Members bigdub Posted April 19, 2010 Members Posted April 19, 2010 Sorry, just got to a computer. Put in about 10:00AM, fished Swan and on my first 3 casts, 3 really nice whites. I was thinking I was really onto something because I was the only boat in the creek. Well, I ended up catching 10 nice whites in about an hour and 2 16" walleye, they didn't want anything but a white slider with an 1/8th oz jig head and I threw the kitchen sink at em'. Everything came right off the edge of the flooded field. I decided to see what all the fuss was about below the dam so I headed up to the pothole. Gave it about 30 min and NOTHING, honestly though, I really don't know how to fish it very well so my report shouldn't really matter!! My father and I decided to take out and go to K Dock, GREAT DECISION!! We each caught our limit of crappie in about 2 hours with the smallest being 14" and 3 monster 17-18" and didn't catch one short all day. Caught a couple more walleye, one keeper, also mixed in with the crappie. All were caught on 1/8oz white jigs except one came jigging a gulp minnow. It turned out to be a good day. A lot of boats parked at K Dock, but we didn't see anyone around so I don't know where they were fishing. It is getting good out there if crappie is what you are after, go get em', I won't be back till next weekend so they are safe for now. Good luck out there!! A fool with a plan is always better than a genius with NO PLAN!!!!
Sam Posted April 19, 2010 Posted April 19, 2010 bigdub - That's sure a lot better than I've been doing on crappie. Were they up by the banks on nests, in staging areas, on brushpiles, or what? I've been trying all the above and striking out - congrats on finding them!
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 20, 2010 Root Admin Posted April 20, 2010 No spots... just general details needed! I'm sure glad they're there. No one has found them. Hopefully they're on Table Rock too. Thanks!
soggyfeet Posted April 20, 2010 Posted April 20, 2010 We fished somewhere around the Gainsville area(I dont know that lake at all I was just along for the ride)and caught some, no limits though. First day we had a bucketmouth, smallmouth and crappie hitting a 1/8oz roadrunner with a swimming minnow. We would throw to the banks pearch would hit within the first foot or so, lmb and smallies would hit at the edge of the buck brush and the crappies were out about 15 ft 7 to 10 ft deep. Sunday caught a real nice 21in eye along with some nice smallies, lmb and a few crappies. Real soft bites the only thing hitting hard was the pearch. After awhile if it hit hard we didnt set the hook cause we knew it was a perch and why waste a cast on a pearch. Brian
Members bigdub Posted April 20, 2010 Author Members Posted April 20, 2010 I don't think that they are all nesting quite yet. The first few did come in shallow water, probably off of nests and then they quit so we started throwing a little deeper just kind of working our way furthur out from the bank. I would say we never caught more than 6 or 7 at one depth, but they all came from about the same general area, just kept working back and forth. We just started throwing close to the bank and then worked our way out into deeper water. We never fished anything more than 10' though, so I wo uld dsay another week and they should be up shallow for the most part, but you r guess is as good as mine. Good Luck!! A fool with a plan is always better than a genius with NO PLAN!!!!
Predator1 Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 Where do you launch in order to get to K DOCK AREA? I run a 15hp envinrude. SO I i would need to launch close buy. Is K DOCK A boat launch?
BrianS Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 Where do you launch in order to get to K DOCK AREA? I run a 15hp envinrude. SO I i would need to launch close buy. Is K DOCK A boat launch? Yeah just unload right there at K-Dock. HOOK 'EM HORNS
Predator1 Posted May 21, 2010 Posted May 21, 2010 Yeah just unload right there at K-Dock. Thanks Brian. I will try to HOOKEM FISH. Texas fan I see. Awesome...It's OK one of my Best Friends is a TEXAS FAN TOO. We are TIGER FANS...NOT MIZU...BUT LSU...GO TIGERS. Gets crazy during football season around here. I never new Springfield had so many Texas and LSU FANS here. You ever fished TOLEDO BEND? I miss the lakes in the South but MAN these lakes are just as awesome. I wouldn't doubt it...that the next WORLD RECORDS IN FRESH WATER FISH come from Missouri Soon...ALL SPECIES. Good Luck and Safe Fishin
BrianS Posted May 24, 2010 Posted May 24, 2010 I never fished Toledo. I fished Lake Medina near San Antone once. Would really like to go to Falcon HOOK 'EM HORNS
Predator1 Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Texas and Louisiana have some AWESOME LAKES....I am definitely thankful I get to fish the lakes of the Ozarks. THESE ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAKES I HAVE COME ACROSS YET.... I seem to be carrying on AN old family tradition...Next year is ALASKA AND CANADA. Hopefully. My brother n law and I are going to Bull Shoals this weekend I get to learn how to Walleye FISH....HOPE it all works out. I see all the lingo on here and the different rigging. .I will sure let ya know how I do.
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