Brushpiles Around K Dock

[Sam]

"Thanks for the imput, but what I looking for was the depth of the brush piles around the K Dock area on some of the other Bull Shoals maps thats on this thread."

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Continuing from another thread. The thing about crappie fishing in Upper Bull Shoals is that it mostly isn't about brushpiles. Sometimes it is, and I've spent a lot of time locating them - but more often it's about areas along a bank or at the edge of a flat with flooded stumps, brush, and trees.

The water level on Bull Shoals fluctuates a lot, and crappie-bearing brush is at all levels. Sometimes when the water is low I can see some of my good crappie cover sticking out of the water, or even up on the bank. Those are the times to find and mark such places, because the water will come up again sooner or later. Other than during the spring spawn, I mostly catch crappie in 16-20 feet of water - but sometimes that's in places that are usually in 40 feet, and sometimes that's places that are usually up on the bank. For me it's toughest when the water is so high it's way up in the land bushes, because then there's just too much cover for crappie to hide in.

I figure the "normal" lake level is 653', so when I mark crappie brush on my GPS I do a little arithmetic and add a note to the coordinate with what the depth WOULD be when the lake is 653'. Then when I go fishing and I know the lake is at, say, 665' - I visit the spots I've marked where I've noted that the depth is around six feet. Does that make sense?

[Trav]

The k docks area is yet another subject to flood debate. Upper Bull Shoals is accustomed to the high water due to it's use as a holding tank for rain. Yet it is used to it to an extent. I would however avoid the main body including the k dock area most of the year. If you like the upper lake , stick to beaver and the area from powersite down to swan creek. Granted, there is fish but the best bet is going to be a couple miles south of k docks.

[Sam]

I would however avoid the main body including the k dock area most of the year. If you like the upper lake , stick to beaver and the area from powersite down to swan creek.

Yeah, I'd avoid that K Dock area at all costs.

I can't even guess on how many trips over the years I've caught limits of various species around there. Lots of 'em! Crappie and white bass mostly, but also bass, walleyes, and there were even a couple of good catfish trips.

I guess we're all most comfortable in an area of a lake we concentrate on, and I'm usually to be found somewhere between Cedarcreek and Mincy. Last year I had a bunch of good trips within sight of my pickup right there at the K Dock launch ramp. That's just me, and I like that area better than up around Beaver, Swan, and the dam.

[minnowhooker]

That's a catch to be proud of. Thanks for the advice.