Long Creek Report

[Phil Lilley]

Vince and I put in at Cricket at 4 pm. Talked to Mark and Linda... Mark showed me pics of last year's flood. They had it pretty hard. Hope this season makes up for their loss.

Go by and buy something!

We headed up and found a wind blown bank just above Yocum and started. Water temp was 49 at the dock, 50 on that bank. We caught 2 nice crappie out from the bank in 15 ft of water using a purple swimming minnow/ 1/8 oz head. Went up in Long and fished another flat on the left- found crappie in depths anywhere from 8 to 12 ft around stick ups. Only 3 more keepers and a few black bass. Most came on a small yellow tube jig, 1/16th oz head. They weren't on the bottom this time- suspended 2-6 ft down.

Back out and then up in Cricket this time. Caught a couple of crappie along the bluff bank around stick ups, again suspended.

Locals were fishing off the bank on the right in Cricket. Heard one say they'd caught a few whites. We caught about 6-8 small male whites scattered in all locations.

Left at dark.

Ramp wasn't crowded at all- surprised. Water color was great! Several boats came out of Long Creek about 5-6 pm... couldn't figure out why??? Did they limit on whites? Got tired- no bite? I'd think that was the time to head up the creek for the late evening bite? We were after crappie so we didn't mess with it.