Good crappie fishing
The last two weeks have been only fair for most species of fish. I have yet to find a fish bigger that the four lb bass that I mentioned in another segment. However the crappie are improving in size, not as many, but bigger. I’ve been catching some in the 10 to 12 inch range with this one at 15 1/2 inches. Not a good picture I know, but it gives you an idea. The smaller crappie seem to have gotten off the nests and have scattered all over the lake. The bigger crappie are hitting where I couldn’t buy a bite before. They are in water a little deeper and not right next to shore like the small ones were before. Of course, the deepest part of this lake is only around 5 feet.
I’m finally catching some bass. Most of them are small, between 1 and 2 lbs with an occasional 2 1/2 lb fish. I caught six of these fish just the other afternoon. I was using the hard shell craw baby fly for three bass and the Shaw Grigsby baby craw plastic jig for the others. Using the fly though also catches some nice bluegill as a bonus. I got six of them at between 8 and 9 inches. They fight like crazy and are really fun when you hang onto one. The hook on the Grigsby is too big for the bluegill to be caught. Crappie will also hit the fly but I have better luck using the clouster minnow fly for them.
Tight Lines
Jim
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