Crappie On Fire!

[Crappie5]

3 of us went down today and had our limits totaling 45 nice crappie in 6 hours. These fish were all on the banks and were really black so they were ready to do their thing. We fished the Cape Fair area for these. Probably 35 of these came out of 2'-3' of water right on the banks. We were using red/white tube jigs on a 1/8 oz jig head and then tipped with a small live minnow.

[Phil Lilley]

Not good for the spawn. They're dropping the lake pretty fast.

Hate to say it but we need more rain and for the lake to stay up for a couple of weeks.

[Phil Lilley]

Thanks for posting the report!!!

[Bill Babler]

Great report and I agree with Phil. If they are up there to spawn and in two feet of water, they are in big trouble as the lake is dropping at a rate of 4 to 6 inches per day.

Our guide that is catching them is still on a deeper pattern, fishing shallow, but in deeper water up to 30'.

On the lake level issue I may be wrong, but I believe they will just keep it creeping down after they hit the 915 mark. I think there even with the policy they like to hold, there is somewhat a fear that has been put in them after the past two high water events. I believe April is our high water month.

[Crappie5]

Bill, 2 days prior we were catching them in 23-30' of water about 7-8' down and we started out there yesterday with only a handfull so we went to the banks and there they were. I also agree with them dropping the water may hurt the spawn on some of these fish.

[Bill Babler]

The 23 to 30 deal is where Buster has been catching them. Man they can move in a hurry. Thanks Again and super pic's.