Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 7, 2006 Root Admin Share Posted April 7, 2006 Bill Babler and I got a wild hair... needed to get out of the house. He's been cleaning out his garage and me doing taxes. So at 4:30 pm I called him and we planned to meet at Bridgeport. We put in about 6 pm and went under the bridge to the right and started at the bluff bank there- fished to the flat. We caught a couple keepers off some trees and a couple of short fish- no real pattern. We headed upstream into Flat Creek and fished another bluff and caught a couple more- again no pattern. We'd catch one close to the bank and then one out 25 feet from the bank and 12 feet deep. We were swimming swimming minnows with 1/8th oz heads. Went back to the first place and caught a couple more. In the mean time, a small storm system pasted and we got little rain and wind- not bad at all. Jst before it started really getting dark, we wanted to try another spot. We headed down past the bridge and around to the right. Didn't like what we saw and turned around. I pointed out the bluff bank, ramp side of the lake just down from the ramp. I noticed the bluff turned into chunk rock and then back to ledge rock- 3 times over. So we pulled in and started- and they were there. We caught 8 keepers in short order and they were right on the bank. Got too dark to see so we called it an evening. 14 keepers including one I haven't measured yet but I bet it goes 16 inches. Pic to follow- may be tomorrow before I clean them. Thanks Bill for the boat ride and the fellowship. Oh by the way- 2 cars at the ramp when we put in. Rain must have scared eveyone off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 7, 2006 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 7, 2006 Biggest crappie was 16 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Were the Whites holding different from the Blacks? Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 7, 2006 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 7, 2006 Not really. But may be. Really didn't notice. But we may have caught the blacks early and they were deep off the banks. I know some of the bigger crappie came late and they were on the banks and most of the bigger crappie are white. BUT I think they were on the bank cause it was late and getting dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicknbass Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Phil is the grease hot yet... Nothing better than a crappie fry. " Too many hobbies to work" - "Must work to eat and play" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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