Crappie Report 3/15

[packersooner]

Fished the area from Nemo down to L9. Tough day! Started off fishing deep brush piles (20-35 feet) with no luck. Switched to shallow brush piles (8 -15 feet) and managed a dozen shorts and 3 keepers. I tried some timbered areas/coves and nothing.

Used jigs with pink, green, and white being the best colors. Water clarity was about 18" and the level was falling...fast. As was mentioned in another thread, this may have been part of the problem. Water temps started off in the 42-43 degree range around Nemo and warmed up into the middle 40s in the afternoon. I did find some water in the lower 50s in smaller coves.

Talked to a conservation agent at the launch and it sounds like everyone was having a tough day.

Jason

[MrGiggles]

I also tried my luck on the same day. Launched at Coopers and fished the surrounding area towards Lightfoot. Didn't catch anything, water was murky everywhere. Tried spoons, jigs, and chicken livers. My finder was picking up groups of fish on drop-offs ledges in 8 feet of water but none of them were hungry.