It’s been a fun week

[Lance34]

It’s nice that the employer I work for gives me Wednesday afternoons off and Friday’s basically off….  Just go in early for a couple hours…. 

Since the days are getting longer.  I took advantage of the 70 degree day on Wednesday…

Wednesday…. Got started about 2:30…. Was seeing most fish from 6-10 feet down in 14-15 fow…. Anything below that didn’t seem interested…. After the big surge of water that came down the river after last week’s big rain…. I was expecting seeing a ton of fish flushing in the creek arms…. It’s good fishing afterwards…. You just have to give them time to adjust…. It gets good because a lot of fish get out of the main river current and get thick up a creek arms…. 

Fishing started slow but once the wind calmed down I was able to control the boat and line up on fish….  They weren’t too spooky like previous trips…. Maybe the water color helped…. But still wanted it on them and slow

I fished all the way to dark and was 2 fish shy of my limit…. Shorts ate me alive…. Most fish were still relating to the creek channel or a big long rise…. Just how the bottom of the lake shapes.  

Setup was slow vertical trolling BnM 16ft BGJPs with 1/2 BnM C&C minnow rigs and rigs I tie up using Pico Lures/Vanguard Tackle….  All my keeping size fish came off straight meat…

Lake elevation was 1121.5, WT was 54 and water was stained…. Pretty perfect…

Friday…. Got started about 11:30 and finished a main river mud flat off a channel swing in 10-11 fow and about 6-8 feet down…. These fish bit better…. I had 8 in no time…. I let that run settle for about a hour and moved shallow…. 7-8 feet seen a ton of fish pressed in the mud but getting them to participate wasn’t happening…. They wouldn’t come up…. So flipped the boat back around went back to my first run sealed the deal…. 

WT Friday was 43, water clarity was closer to that pea green tint…. 

Still my same minnow rigging setup…. Only difference is a tube jig.  I’ve noticed yellow/white tube and chart 1/16oz jig head works well on sunny bright days in cold water…. They ate it up yesterday…. 

Lake level is up almost 3 feet after all the rain…. Fish won’t leave yet they’ll just adjust in the water column…

Wanted to also add this too…. BnM poles and Bass Pro team up together for Bass Pros annual crappie madness sale…. I’ll be at the Rogers, Arkansas location all day on Saturday the 25th….  Speaking and answering questions at 11 and 2…. Be nice to meet some of y’all 

Looking at the 10 day…. It’s back up to 60 Sunday…. Whacky weather…

Good fishing and God Bless

Lance Hughey Crappie Guide Service 

 

 

 

 

 

[Quillback]

That's some good fishing!   I might stop by BPS Saturday, if I do, I'll swing by and say hi.