Crappie Fishing, Watching Birds And Striper Fishermen

[Lance34]

Well I was able to sneak away for a couple hours this afternoon. Fished from 2:30 to 4:30. The report earlier about birds in the Monte Ne area is still happening. Seen a few boat trolling the area, falling the birds and from what I could tell as I fished only two boats caught one each.

For me, I fished the timber along a bluff line and different areas I have marked in the past. For the first hour I could only get light nibbles and couldn't get any swung over the boat. I was trying different colors and depths to figure what they wanted the best. Finally after about the third time coming back and fishing a brush pile that I've had my most success on this winter catching crappie I started catching them. I had five in the kitchen in matter of twenty minutes and then the wife called and has already picked up the girls and is heading home. So had to shut her down.

I fished down about nine feet just over the top of the brush pile that was in 30 fow using Bobby Garland Baby shad electric chicken color on a 1/8oz chartreuse head. The only thing I can figure that maybe turn them on was the sun started to move around and that area became shaded. ???

Fish where all around the 12"mark and there is one happy striper fishermen out there to have a small mess of crappie to take home.

[Feathers and Fins]

Lance you are going to make people cry with Crappie reports, Sounds like a good trip and nice to know the slabs are still shallow.

[Dan the fisherman]

When were u out fishing Lance. Tuesday or Wednesday? I might have see u. I was trolling Tuesday from 2:30-5:00pm.

[Lance34]

I was out on Tuesday. Where you in the two motor transom setup

Thanks F&F it's been a great and fun year fishing. I'm really glad I found this forum to chat with others and pick up on tips. I'm mostly a one pole fishermen, I just enjoy the thumb and setting the hook. Nothing against trolling. I push every now and then, but due to time restraints, that being a six month old and a 2 year old I hate wasting time setting everything up. I wanted to start chiming in every now and then and give some kind of update with how I've been catching them and maybe learn knowledge/areas from others about fishing Beaver. Hope my updates help others and look forward to hear others reports and tips. 4 months and counting until April, just hope water levels are up high by then so I can pull them out of buck brush.

[Dan the fisherman]

I was in the blue bass boat. Did u give some guy crappie? ... Some nice fella offered me some crappie that I gladly accepted. Was that u?

[Lance34]

Cool man, yes that was me! Glad to hand to them over. Wife called and had to get on back home and didn't have time to clean.

[Dan the fisherman]

Oh man. Well nice to meet ya on out there.. Very nice jester. And thank u again.

[Dan the fisherman]

If u like striper meat, I'd like to return the favor.

[Lance34]

Thanks, I'll take you up on that offer if it's not too much trouble on you.

[Dan the fisherman]

No sir. No trouble at all. I'm on the water 3-4 times a week n e way. I'd love to take u out. If luck is on our side, maybe we can land one (hopefully more). Im free all weekend. U tell me when and I'll be there.