Fishing Report

[slab slinger]

Fished yesterday with me wife. Put in at Mutton Creek and headed to the flats looking for whites. Nothing surfacing at all. Graphed the flat and found several schools of bait but no bigger marks present. Headed to mouth of SONS and graphed alot of bait balls and fish in 35fow but couldn't get what ever it was to bite. Trolled jigged and vert fished with no bites. Had enough searching for whites so went to my best PVC site and started catching a few crappie. It was slow for as many fish showed on graph. Got 3 keeps in 1 hour and moved to my 2nd best PVC trees, same story there as well. Headed to some big MDC piles and marked several crappie just started to get on the fish when the pleasure boaters and jerks came out of the wood work. Got feed up with rough water from a boat pulling a tube. Took up the whole cove and came between use and the bank twice when i Just gave him the cove and left.

We both got hot so decided to break out the umbrellas and do some trolling on the flats. Picked up a double right away, both small eyes. Continued trolling in 15 to 25 FOW. Caught several more small eyes no keeps. Switched locations and got out the BB and Crawler Harnesses on a long point in 20fow. Again several small eyes. Talked to MDC agent doing the spotted bass servey and he said hasn't seen or heard much about the whites surfacing yet.

Gave up on the fishing at noon and spent the rest of the day swimming and hanging out in the party zones. Not a great day fishing but it's tough in the summer month fighting the heat and boaters. Ended up with 8 keeper crappie thats it.

*Water temp 87

*Best crappie bite 25fow on glow chart southern pro tube 1/16 oz. and Mike's custom jigs glow chart same head.

*Walleye caught on size I flicker shad chart pedal and purple fire tiger. Some on BB and Crawler as well.

Good. Guys, I didn't hurt them any! Haha. Guys

[slab slinger]

Auto correct Really makes me sound stupid sometimes. Haha

[brother dave]

very nice report.

[slab slinger]

Ment size 7 flicks and chart pearl color. Have been questioned about water temp already. We fished daylight till noon. Last time I looked at temp was 87 around 10:30 or 11:00.

[brother dave]

I like the size 7 flicker shad

[slab slinger]

Yes sir. Me 2. Have ran 2 rods with 5s and 2 with 7s in late spring for suspended crappie and the 5s out fished the 7s but not many times. I carry both sizes and try both that time of year. When they're on the trolled crank bite the 7s fill the meat box in my boat.

[brother dave]

Yes sir. Me 2. Have ran 2 rods with 5s and 2 with 7s in late spring for suspended crappie and the 5s out fished the 7s but not many times. I carry both sizes and try both that time of year. When they're on the trolled crank bite the 7s fill the meat box in my boat.

exactly! we do well with the same tactic late summer thru winter too. sometimes adding weight to go deeper. purple tiger is another goto color. sometimes its fast and many fish, other times its seems theyre all woppers.

[LoweSTX175]

exactly! we do well with the same tactic late summer thru winter too. sometimes adding weight to go deeper. purple tiger is another goto color. sometimes its fast and many fish, other times its seems theyre all woppers.

I troll with the 7s and jump to 9s. The eyes this year had a flavor for the 9s. I don't have a favorite color, I'll change them out frequently to find out what color is most popular that day.

[Smithvillesteve]

Thanks for the report. I'm thinking about heading down mid week. Looked at the weather and it is

supposed to drop down into the high 80's. Also looks like lake level is dropping down slowly. I'd like to target some eyes but tough to do there with sunny skies. Looks like the guy from Stockton Guide Service has been on some lately. Also like to fish for smallies. Any advice on that would be appreciated. I will try and hit some bluff ends with plastics, Ned and drop shot.

[slab slinger]

Brother Dave...Sounds like you know your stuff. I'll be looking for your reports.

LoweSTX175...I have been wanting to try the 9s and looks like I'll be picking some up friday. Thanks for the info.

SmithvilleSteve...It was sunny skies last Saturday when we went and didn't bother the small eyes but didn't catch a keeper eye one. On the smalljawz I would concentrate from the mouth of the Little Sac Arm from Edge Island down to Price Branch on the north side. Just my input but I have had good sucess there on the smalls. Good luck Hope you slay'em!