Fishing Report

[Phil Lilley]

Mr Babler had a trip this am with Mr Steiner and I tagged along. We put in at Yocum bridge up in Long Creek and fished the east bank across the mouth of Yocum, the north bank of the mouth, out north or downstream in Long toward the dock we fished the left or west bank where the house burned a few years ago and then back to the first bank. Water was 57-59 degrees. We found crappie scattered mostly in 6-10 feet of water and well off the bank, all but one which was right on the bank. One male white bass mixed in and several k's and l's and one mean mouth. Fished with smoke, motor oil and chartreuse swimming minnows on an 1/8th oz head. Started at 8:30 and quit at 11:30 am. Fish have already been aten.

[pvspmo]

sounds like a good trip... all you need now is an afternoon nap with a full belly of crappie

how was the wind?

[Phil Lilley]

Wind wasn't bad till about 11 am.

[techo]

We went out yesterday, but had to leave at about 3:30 PM. Tried the rogues and Eakins jigs without much success. We did manage to catch nine or ten short fish on a spinnerin in about fifteen to eighteen feet of water. Water temps ramged from 55 to 59. We put in at Cape Fair and went to marker 13, We then went back north past virgin bluff and up into the river. Lots of folk trying to snag spoon bills. The water turns brown just north of Cape Fair and doesn't clear up again until up past marker 15.