Crappie and White Bass

[Middleton369]

Fished up Long Creek from Cricket today. Crappie fished 4 different spots and managed a good limit. About half on 1/16th oz Bobby Garlands and half on minnows under a slip bobber. At 8AM water temp was 55. By the time I left at 4 it was 58 with water temps way way up Long Creek at 62. Crappie were anywhere from 4-10 feet deep. Still relating to structure but inching closer to the banks.

After the crappie I decided to follow the nearly 30 boats I saw running way up Long Creek. Left with 18 BIG whites and threw back at least 20 more. Just didn't feel like cleaning that many fish. Even with all the people the fish were very active. Caught them all on Yumbrella Flash Mob Jr rigged with 4 pearl Zoom Fluke Juniors and a chartruese one in the middle. A few of the whites went 3.5 lbs and were some of the biggest I've ever caught. Caugbt them in the same spot I found them last Tuesday. Run seems to be in full swing and the crappie are about to really bust loose. Fun day and great weather!

[hunter_3780]

I fished up long creek yesterday afternoon. And found the same as you on crappie. Fished from 2-5:30 with a limit of crappie and 4 big whites. Caught all the whites up yokum. Most of my keeper crappie came from up yokum as well. You can catch short crappie any where you want right now. It is a chore though to weed through all the shorts to catch 10 inch fish or bigger i did have a 15 inch crappie yesterday. It was my new pb.