April

[Fish24/7]

4/19

3-6pm

Caught 18 crappie ,11 were over 10".  One big gill.

Found some white and black.

 

 

[Johnsfolly]

40 minutes ago, Fish24/7 said:

4/19

3-6pm

Caught 18 crappie ,11 were over 10".  One big gill.

Found some white and black.

 

 

Nice basket of crappie! Should be a nice fish fry.

[Fish24/7]

4/20

11-3

Took a little while to find them ,but I did. 

Kept 15.

[Johnsfolly]

25 minutes ago, Fish24/7 said:

4/20

11-3

Took a little while to find them ,but I did. 

Kept 15.

Nice gills! I love eating bluegill. Congrats on a great meal in the making!

[Ham]

You still sticking with the 8 inch rule? 

[Fish24/7]

4 hours ago, Ham said:

You still sticking with the 8 inch rule? 

Not today, hand size was the limit. These were hard enough to find. I looked for about 2 hours before I finally did. Didn't get any Jumbos. 

[Ham]

I think the extended High water in both lakes has given the Bluegills a population surge. 
im catching a bunch of Big ones on Norfork.

you’re killing me with the crappie though.

[Fish24/7]

On 4/21/2020 at 4:33 AM, Ham said:

I think the extended High water in both lakes has given the Bluegills a population surge. 
im catching a bunch of Big ones on Norfork.

you’re killing me with the crappie though.

Absolutely no doubt!   you probably have some long crappie rods. Get over the top of the brush in 12-14' on a flat and drop a jig down 4-6' where you see them up suspended. I found a  mother load of crappie. A bank about 200' long with hundreds of them staging. They are waiting for the water to warm up a few more degrees or the lake  to crest maybe. none have spawned yet that I have cleaned. Also found some shallow in 4-6' in the grassy weeds,just not as many. Same thing dipping a jig. 

[JMCat]

We went to 125 last weekend.  Fished Friday and Saturday.   25 + bass per day on jerkbaits and swimbaits.  

[Ham]

I've been jig poling every time I go and I just can't find em