Well I meant to pay attention to the water temp for this report but I completely forgot. It was not a very productive day.
*Buck Creek is currently closed due to the high lake levels*

So change of plans. Since Buck Creek was closed I went with my backup plan at isle du buois. I had not really scouted where I wanted to fish there since I wasn't planning on going, but figured I'd give it a shot.

Temp. 80-84 degrees
I didn't pay too much attention to water temp on my graph and can't for the life of me remember what it was (somewhere between 60-70 I believe)
Winds were pretty constant out of the S/SE at about 14mph which made paddling into the southeast from the boat ramp hell.
Partly cloudy skies, mostly sunny.
Water clarity about 2.5'

I tried to locate a couple of the COE piles according to GPS coordinates. I located a couple, but fishing them was extremely difficult due to the wind, but at least I put eyes on them. I made my way past the island just south of isle du buois campgrounds and into a small cove with a bunch of standing timber. Even there it was difficult due to wind, but I was able to tie to a couple of trees and jig a little bit. I got maybe 5 bites total. I was fishing tandem rigs with combinations of straight tail minnows, curly tail grubs, and tubes. All bites came on a black/chart tube and a curly tail grub on 1/8 oz jig heads.

I fished for about 5 hours. I caught one white crappie @ 10.5" and a small freshwater drum. That's it. It was a ton of work for very little reward, but a reward none the less.

I would love to get back out when there is less wind/current. It just beat me up today.

I would also love the chance to go out with someone and sort of learn the ropes so to speak for crappie fishing. I have the idea down, but I'm a hands on learner. If y'all know of anyone or a good guide to learn from I'd really appreciate the guidance.


Thanks!

Robert

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