Long Creek Area Report 04/26/14

[Nitro 750]

My wife and I launched the boat at Long Creek ramp at about 6:45 and headed towards Brushy. Started throwing the black and char tube jig on 1/16 oz. head, the wife was fishing minnows under a float about 6 foot. Neither one of us had any bites, threw different color of crappie jigs with a float and without a float. Finally caught a 12 inch crappie on a yellow jig under a float set about 6 foot. Fished for crappie till about 10:30 or so and had only the one crappie to show for it. The water in the area has really cleared, about 10 to 12 foot of visibility, I don't know if that could of moved the crappie out deeper or the crappie may of spawned already. With the cloudy skies and light wind we started to throw the Red Fin, good bite on the fin. Fished the fin for about 30 minutes or so then the sun came out and that was the end of the fine bite. Started to throw texas rigged 7 inch Berkley Power worm motor oil red flake. The bite on the worm was pretty good. Bass fished for about 2 hrs. caught about 15 all the bass were spots, had 4 keepers with the biggest one 16 inches, rest was between 12 and 14 inches. Had the boat setting in about 20 to 25 fow and throwing to the bank. As they say hind site is 20/20, if I had the day to do over would of started throwing the red fin first thing!!!! (Love the Red Fin Bite) No pics this time I forgot to take the camera, my bad!!! Can't wait to get on the lake again!!!!

[Quillback]

Good deal, I love it when the top water bite gets going.