Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 8, 2006 Root Admin Share Posted March 8, 2006 We put in at Gage's (Long Creek Arm) at 3:30 pm. The wind had been out of the north for most of the day but it had switched to the south which I thought was a good thing for us. We went up into Bushey first and fished a couple early spots first. Going up- second cove on the left- fished out in the trees and caught one keeper crappie on the bottom in 12 feet of water. Left that spot and headed south past the marina and into the second cove on the left and fished out towards the mouth in the trees- nothing. Went on south and hit the bluff bank on the right- deep water- fished the trees but it was windy- nothing. Went south of Cricket Creek Marina- past the mouth of Long and into Cricket- fished the first mud flat-bank on the right. First fished close to the bank- nothing. Dropped back into the trees- caught 2 keeper crappie, a white bass and several more short crappie. They were suspended about 6 feet deep in 10-14 feet of water. Boated on up in Long Creek- fished the flat on the right alittle. One guy fishing the trees close to the channel said it was slow- he was catching a few. He was fishing real slow. We, again, boated up around the big bend near Yocum and fished the mud flat on the left- caught another keeper crappie and a short. On the way back out, we stopped at a cove just inside MO on the east side and caught another keeper. Way out from the bank 60 feet out- Chuck just got lucky. We (Chuck Puckett, Tom Johnson and myself) used swimming minnows with 1/16th or 1/8th oz heads - chartruese was the best color but did catch a couple on smoke and purple. Didn't have a temp gage but the crappie felt real cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicknbass Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Sounds a little slow for crappie fishing. " Too many hobbies to work" - "Must work to eat and play" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 8, 2006 Author Root Admin Share Posted March 8, 2006 I think the cold front slowed things down. I also think it's been so good up in Long Creek this winter because the water is stained up there but down past the marina, it's clear and cold. It'll takes some time for it to warm up without rain to muddy it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Phil, that's just what we found there a few days ago. The surface water temp was 48-49 degrees, and the crappie mostly weren't biting. But they're in there, we scoped a whole bunch of crappie in all the deep water staging areas near coves. We brought 17 keepers home and didn't catch any short ones - but it was real slow. When you figure that's just about one crappie per hour for each fisherman, that's pretty slow going. As soon as that water warms up a little and the days get longer, I think they're going to turn on real good. It was April when we were really into them at Long Creek last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsfly Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Sunday I had two customers come by they had two limits of crappie, nice big ones, biggest was 13" the caught them on kings river just above sweetwater, about 2 miles or so below the 86 bridge over kings river near Golden Missouri. caught them on white jigs (1/8th ounce) and chartruse, about 10 feet deep, they told me that they had caught 45 total. Tim Homesley 23387 st. hwy 112 Cassville, Mo 65625 Roaring River State park Tim's Fly Shop www.missouritrout.com/timsflyshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKMO Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Sunday I had two customers come by they had two limits of crappie, nice big ones, biggest was 13" the caught them on kings river just above sweetwater, about 2 miles or so below the 86 bridge over kings river near Golden Missouri. caught them on white jigs (1/8th ounce) and chartruse, about 10 feet deep, they told me that they had caught 45 total. Not trying to dispute the geography but it is 9+ miles from Sweetwater to 86. I imagine they did well a couple miles from 86 and quite a distance, not just above, Sweetwater. I guess it depends on your definition of just above, but I would go at least 3 miles above Sweetwater to find the colored and warmer water. Water around Sweetwater is colder and very clear, more toward 86 it is colored and much warmer. I have been seeing a 8 degree temp difference on certain days through this streatch. Hot bite the farther you go upstream as long as the water is warming or stable. If temp is dropping head back toward deeper water but do not get in the clear stuff. Just my opinion and what I see working. Another way to say this is that the colored water starts around Deer Bluff and continues upstream. If it's stable or warming go as far upstream as you can stand and until you get tired of bouncing off trees and think you may punch a hole in the hull. If weather is destabilizing and water is cooling fish back towards Jakie/Deer Bluff. SKMO "A True Fisherman with a Rod in His hand, and a Tug on the Line, would not Trade His Position for the Throne of Any King" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsfly Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Yes you are right they were a couple of miles below the bridge, and were several miles above sweetwater, typed to fast didn't think it thru very well, but they had some nice big crappie anyway. Tim Homesley 23387 st. hwy 112 Cassville, Mo 65625 Roaring River State park Tim's Fly Shop www.missouritrout.com/timsflyshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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