White River 3-10

[Champ188]

Fished a pretty full day Thursday in the rain and later the wind, starting at Eagle Rock and fishing down to Rock Creek. Babler was on Taney playing with the slick fish, so had all day to pillage and plunder his stuff rather than find my own fish. It's just easier that way. 

Ended the day with 24 but only 5 keepers for about 12 pounds. Nothing over 3 pounds. Threw a jerk bait, crank bait, spinner bait, shaky head, crappie jig and a lure that shall remain unnamed because of upcoming derbies (not the OA gathering Saturday). 

 

[Bigmo]

Good day on the water Champ. At least you caught fish on such a dreary day. Was any part of the day better for catching them?

[Champ188]

Bigmo, they seemed to bite pretty well all day for me. I wasted the first hour or so in some really stained water but after that, it was steady. Not fast and furious, but never a really dead period.

[Bigmo]

The Rock Creek area had some great green tint to it wed. when we were fishing it. We noticed several bass chasing schools that afternoon.

[m&m]

Champ, thanks for the report and pictures.  Sounds like the fish were at a buffet with everything you threw at them.  If yo don't mind me asking, what WT did you find?

Mike

[dtrs5kprs]

Nice crappie jig work. People would be shocked if they would ditch the 20' F&F rods and corks, and just tie those great little jigs to some 4# mono on a light spinning rod.

[abkeenan]

Nice work Champ. Don't you think it's a little extreme to use whiteout all over that jerkbait or pealing the paint off to conceal the brand? 

[mjk86]

1 hour ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Nice crappie jig work. People would be shocked if they would ditch the 20' F&F rods and corks, and just tie those great little jigs to some 4# mono on a light spinning rod.

This exactly.....

[Bill Babler]

Got the feeling that jig was on a floater.  Champ has been known to use one.  Yes you can cast a jig and catch them, but the floater will just kick its tail for suspended early season fish on structure.  It keeps the fly in the correct part of the water column and in a position right in front of their mugs.

He might have been slinging a jig on its own.  You all think that Champ just power fishes.  He can get a bit finesseie at times too.  Just cause he like to power fish does by no means mean he can't fish the little stuff.

[Champ188]

4 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Got the feeling that jig was on a floater.  Champ has been known to use one.  Yes you can cast a jig and catch them, but the floater will just kick its tail for suspended early season fish on structure.  It keeps the fly in the correct part of the water column and in a position right in front of their mugs.

He might have been slinging a jig on its own.  You all think that Champ just power fishes.  He can get a bit finesseie at times too.  Just cause he like to power fish does by no means mean he can't fish the little stuff.

LOL, yes that little Shineee Hineee jig was under a floater ... was trying to find a school of crappie on some of those big standing trees in Panther. No luck. But the conditions were certainly right.

Mike, water temps ranged from 51 to 55 for me yesterday.