Little Dixie 3/12/17

[Johnsfolly]

I was snowbound yesterday and decided to not fish on Saturday. So I really wanted to get out today. I didn't want to go far, so decided on fishing Little Dixie lake again hoping that the cold snap wouldn't have pushed the crappie too far from the bank. I started on the dam close to the parking lot and fished the 1/64 oz jig under a float. I spoke with a fisherman that had been fishing minnows and only caught a couple of small bass and didn't have a single crappie bite.  The wind was pretty cool, but the dam protected me from the wind, mostly at least. I started with a white/chartreuse jig. I got a white crappie on the first cast. That one was followed by a mix of both white and black crappie. All of the fish caught on this stop hit within 16 to 20 feet from shore and were tight to the cover. I landed 9 crappie and then headed to the other end of the dam. I fished a couple of different spots and caught a few more white and black crappie with some other colors (purple pink or green and black). None of the areas or the baits resulted in catches as consistently as I had in the first location. These crappie again were all within 12 to 18 feet from the bank and were still tight to the cover. I did catch one black crappie that was no where near any added cover.

Eventually the cold wind forced me off the lake. I left at 6:20 and had landed 14 crappie. Not too bad when I had expected far fewer fish after the cold snap.