Tuesday Out Of Beaver Creek Ramp

[nxs]

Our first trip down this year. Water was low. Temp was running about 49* Not many out, only 2 at the ramp and they left just before us.

Graphed lots of fish but was hard to get them to bite. We only had 4 keeper crappie, 2 just over 13" and the other 2 were just legal. several shorts. Ralph did catch a really nice white late in the day. Between us we probably had a dozen black bass most around the 12" range. Sure chunky.

The swimming minnow worked best for us but they wanted to short hit it so we missed alot of fish. Should have had a lot more in the livewell.

What we thought were whites chasing shad on the surface turned out to be big crappie, probably should have tried something top water but just wasn't thinking about it at the time.

Anway we had a super day for this time of year.

Merry Christmas and a better New Year to everyone!!!!!

[Phil Lilley]

You didn't get down as far as Snap did you? Did see a couple of boats go by us.

I heard last night that in some places down lake the crappie were being picky--- they were only taking small jigs if they were drop straight down and vertical jigged, no swimming action at all. That may have worked for you all. I didn't try it where I knew crappie were over brush.

We were getting bit short too but they were blue gill. Lost lots of tails off the swimming minnows.

We'd catch a white and I'd think - here they are!! But not so...

Great day to be out!!! Can't complain about that!

[nxs]

WE never got down as far as Mays Bend mostly up around Cedar. I just don't get down there enough to know the lake. Know I've seen Snap Hollow on a map somewhere but can't find it this morning.

Wife and I drove down to K dock ramp one time a few years ago and it looked pretty short on parking at that time and there was no dock like I understand they have now.

It's on the list of places to go hopefully this winter.

One thing I noticed on some of those surfacing crappie that when they went down they just barley had the shad by the tail, (we were pretty close to some of them).

We caught a couple of perch too so sure they were picking at the tails.

Most of what we caught were in less than 14' of water and for the most part wanted the s/m just barely moving just off the bottom.