Beaver Lake- War Eagle Crappie On The Fly

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Ran way up the War Eagle (past the island about a mile) today. We were the only boat up that far. Was a cold ride at 6.45 this morning!

After throwing a mix of clousers/fish skulls/sculpin helmets looking for some early whites or walleye with little luck we decided to start throwing into stumps and brush piles for crappie. Caught quite a few and if we had more time could have stayed all day. Also bumped into a few nice blacks/kentuckys along the way. We ended catching 6 decent crappie and probably 6 or 8 bass. Not bad for February on a fly rod! Was a fun and beautiful morning.

Water was stained slightly but I wouldn't call it muddy. We were working pretty bright colors.

Cool deal: while we were running up the river a bald eagle flew out of the tree and flew right above us for 1/4 of a mile and then landed in a tree. I have never been that close to an eagle before. Really cool deal...saw a TON of ducks.

[Feathers and Fins]

Sounds like a good day. If you want to get real close to a Bald Eagle there is one that is on the south side of prairie creek just past the swim beach that will let you get right under it.

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Sounds like a good day. If you want to get real close to a Bald Eagle there is one that is on the south side of prairie creek just past the swim beach that will let you get right under it.

Thats cool...I went to PC last night. Threw the A rig for the first time. No love. No love on anything last night actually. Did you fish today?

[Feathers and Fins]

Nope im under strict doctors orders to stay on my meds and no outside till monday. I have a major upper respritory infection and he "and I" do not want it to go to pnemonia. I hate hospitals!!!

I did talk to a couple friends today who said they were in PC and had a couple bass but a very slow day. After im over this thing the next cloudy or overcast day ill be there for sure chasing stripers.

[wc1063]

Hope you get better soon, F & F. Went out this afternoon for about 4 hours, caught a small striper about 8 lbs freelining shad. It was the only bite we got at PC today.

I was wondering how come I didn't see your boat out today, thought you might went to chase walleyes in the tailwater, now I know.

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Forgot to mention that it seems like EVERYONE at PC today is throwing A-rigs!!

Maybe we need to figure out how to make one and sell it for 6 or 8 bucks, we'd probably make a killing on it!!!

[Guest]

No fishing pressure, lots of wildlife is a good trip any day.

Just add crappie and its awesome.

I havent been that far up the war eagle in years.

Did you run a river jon boat up there?

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No just a regular jon- 1648 with a 40 hp. The water is high enough that you could almost get a bass boat up that far right now...