Going to crooked creek in the morning

[Vinsott]

Probably posting this too late, but will give it a shot. Going to be in the Long creek arm of the lake in the morning with my new ozark finesse heads and zinkerz and would love to catch some bass.Trying to put my neighbor on some fish. Any of the fingers and coves any better then others. Not too familiar with spots, only fished the lake once last week. And don't seem to be experienced enough to tell where gravel bottoms are, or look like. Anything would be helpful.

Thanks

[Vinsott]

Sorry, I meant cricket creek.

[m&m]

I'd start on the flats on the right side up from cricket creek. Then fish the pocket at the end of the bluff. Good luck.

[dtrs5kprs]

Gravel...

[gitnby]

that point looks familiar?

[jackman724]

I found I didn't have look too far from the main lake/arm to find productive flats or pockets. The farther back we went, the less success we had. Mixed rock and gravel both worked well for us.

[dtrs5kprs]

that point looks familiar?

Gobblers. I use it as a reference for folks who are not familiar with the lake, when explaining the gravel deal. Obivously, there are other types of gravel.

[Vinsott]

We had a very nice day compared to our first outing. Fished almost exclusively with the ned. Daves jig heads are nice. Only lost one to the bottom compared to about seven the first time without the weed guard. Thank you for the gravel picture. We didn't see any banks that clean where we were but did find some spots. Between the two of us we caught about 30 fish most small in size. Mostly Kentuckies, a white bass, one mean mouth, keeper crappie and a keeper smallie. Let the keepers go. I am amazed at how much better the small mouth fought compared to all the other fish. Thank you everyone for your input and advice. I came home feeling relaxed and happy which is what it is supposed to be all about.

[Champ188]

With the lake at 917 (or thereabouts), you'll have a hard time seeing any gravel because those type of points are generally flat, meaning they are underwater right now.

[dtrs5kprs]

With the lake at 917 (or thereabouts), you'll have a hard time seeing any gravel because those type of points are generally flat, meaning they are underwater right now.

True enough. I'm sure COE is planning to fix that. A good two foot drop would make for an awesome Oakley, on top of the debris making the rivers hard to fish.

You can eyeball some of the gravel places by just looking at the bank. As Champ said, they tend to be flat. Look for flat banks with water heading for the bushes and you should be about right.