Fishing Report 4-3

[waterpossum]

What a great day just to be out.on the lake. A slow light rain started when we put in at Mutton Creek at 7 a.m. Found fish about halfway back in larger coves around Hawker. Gravel banks were definitely the best. Crappie fished till about 11 concentrating in 6-10' of water. Had 25 crappie and 3 walleye on jigs and roadruners. Crappie still had eggs, Switched to bass fishing using baby brush hog(green pumpkin) in the same water and had a blast until we left at 2 p.m. Saw two osprys (fish hawks) that flew directly overhead carrying big branches to their nest, a big tom running across the parking lot at Ruark and for the first time the eagle on its nest just S. of Ruark on H highway. Passed that nest for years,but this is the first time I have seen him standing on that nest. At one time during the day I caught in succession a walleye,crappie,black bass, smallmouth bass, kentucky bass, and a drum. In between those my partner caught a white bass.

[Lifes2Short]

Sounds like a great day on the water! There is a bald eagle on her nest in the cove that's just south of Mutton Creek on the main lake, same side of the lake as Mutton Creek. Go to the back of the cove and you can't miss her!

[waterpossum]

That's some great quality bass you had. The bite as you said slowed down when the clouds broke up. The bass I caught showed no sign of spawning, but it should happen real soon, especially in the southern most parts.

[justin scobee]

I was down at aldrich today from 9am to 130. My wife got 1 crappie that was short and 2 short bass and about 20 bites.......Me not even a bite. dont no what i was doing wrong. lol