Crappie 12/20

[grizwilson]

Had some chores in the morning and it was cold. Launched at Bridgeport (Cape Fair) the new truck has steps for short fat guy to use bed to access boat, at 1215, water temp 50 a bit windy. Some person put a dock on top of my best brush pile..... too far under to shoot. Found fish on the LS scattered in tree tops in 25-30 fow, tried vertical jigging, no love. Moved found more fish no go. Backed off, threw a monkey milk body on a 1/16 road runner head, not fast and furious but enough bites to keep me there until 1600. 5 nice keepers, smallest 11 1/4" wind let up great day to be out.

 

[Lvn2Fish]

10 hours ago, grizwilson said:

Had some chores in the morning and it was cold. Launched at Bridgeport (Cape Fair) the new truck has steps for short fat guy to use bed to access boat, at 1215, water temp 50 a bit windy. Some person put a dock on top of my best brush pile..... too far under to shoot. Found fish on the LS scattered in tree tops in 25-30 fow, tried vertical jigging, no love. Moved found more fish no go. Backed off, threw a monkey milk body on a 1/16 road runner head, not fast and furious but enough bites to keep me there until 1600. 5 nice keepers, smallest 11 1/4" wind let up great day to be out.

 

I don’t understand the tree fish right now . A month ago I had 15 huge ones that just knocked slack in the line. All on the jig . Swinging by the trees . A month later there are still trees with plenty of fish . But they have zero interest in the jig now . I managed 5 today also . All early 

[Bill Babler]

Good buddy one of the best crappie guys on TR said he can’t even get them to bite a minnow much less a jig right now. 

He is doing about the same 1/2 dozen a day but he won’t keep them under 12 inches. Said he is catching maybe 15 total on a good day currently. 

I don’t have that kind of patience with Flat Creeks, fish lunch special under 10 bucks. 

 

 

[grizwilson]

blackened crappie tacos for supper

[grizwilson]

Went back today, similar pattern and results, but more folks.  Only guys that I seen do better was a gentleman slip bobbing minnows and a local kid (I did not witness just heard him bragging to his buddies) got 13, in a dock stall....with a cast net.....😁The money I could have save on FFS.