Mitch f Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 I fished Saturday on a small private lake in southern IL. Plan was to fill the freezer with crappies because the lake is absolutely full of them and they are mostly 9-10 inches. Was surprised to catch the biggest crappie of my life. 16 inches. Weird day of fishing for sure, windy mid 50's and tons of terrestrial and aquatic bugs on the surface and crappies sipping them all over the lake. Caught them on the fly rod with tiny jigs and drifting minnows 2' feet deep directly below the boat over flats and points. I let the big one go and kept enough to keep me filleting for a couple of hours. Great day to be out. Huge Crappie! "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Goggle-Eyed Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Went to Lead Mine CA, on Saturday around 11am and walked the bank.... It's kinda a Spring Time "flood stage thing" Normally I do this with a buddy of mine and it is a saturday afternoon "booze cruise" with his wife driving. Anyway, he is out of state and I am only here a few days this spring... I parked at the lower access and started fighting the mud down the Peninsula fishing the deeper/slack water along the cut bank... Only caught 1, but it was about 14" and it was my first Smallie of the year... Unfortunately, it will be my last until the end of May or first of June. I will be back in China until then and only thinking of my smallie passions.... I only had about 4 hours of extra time during this trip home and managed to actually fish 3 hours so I am HAPPY!!! I will be home again around May 20th and plan to spend at least a couple of weekends on a river bank!!! Joe
LittleRedFisherman Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Dandy Crappie siusaluki, holler at me at the fish fry! Was suppose to go Saturday, but my fishing partner canceled on me, so i stayed home, but I'm heading out tommorrow, been getting my boat ready while it's spitting snow, wind chill suppose to be in the teens in the morning in Southern Missouri where I'm headed. I'm not crazy, just crazy about fishing, there is a difference.... There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
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