Past couple weeks have been about the same pattern

[Lance34]

I tell you what.  I’ve caught more deformed fish this year on Beaver Lake than I ever have. I don’t know what’s causing it but, their head keeps being too close to their tail….  

It’s gonna be insane in about a year or so though.  

Previous trip got started about 7am.  Had to head up a feeder creek to escape a 15mph northwest wind.  Tons of small fish are there and you’ll find a keeper mixed in between.  Hopefully quality fish will start to show up in the coming weeks.  Started out in 10 fow and caught a keeper right of the bat.  That was the only keeper caught for several hours.  At about 11am keepers started showing up more steadily but I didn’t want to keep them….  Then it happened I set the hook on something big that stayed down.  It took several seconds to get it to come up.  First thought a huge gar but then it didn’t fight like gar.  Thrashed more like a catfish, than it was on the service.  WALTER!  A big walleye!  I said to fellow angler that I know Wade that was fishing across from me. Well he’s going home with me.  Just don’t catch much of them and they taste delicious.  

At about around noon the clouds broke and the sun started shining.  I got on a run in 7-8 fow and started catching keepers.  Had like 5 in a flash with one of those being a 2 pound white crappie.   I started keeping some fish then to go with the walleye.  That sun breaking through on and off seemed to help.  I had plans to quit at noon but once the keepers started showing up I stayed at it for a couple more hours to get a little mess plus most importantly I ran out of minnows.   I had a fun time and caught a lot.

Set up was minnow rigging BnM 16ft BGJP’s with half ounce Capps and Coleman style rig tie that tie up with Pico Lures/Vanguard Tackle.

Water clarity was stained, WT was 64-67 and lake elevation was 1114.85.  It’s getting down and just a heads up to start tying your boat off at the ramp.  It’ll slide right off that mud and float away.  A man drowned one winter trying to in go after his one winter when the lake got this low.  

Be safe,  Good fishing Lance Hughey Crappie Guide Service