Fishing shallow lakes in hot weather
Written by Nimrod   

Here on Nimrod the heat takes it's toll on fish and fishermen. The surface water temps go into the 90's and as everyone knows hot water holds less oxygen. This causes the fish to shallow up looking for more oxygen. They like to stay deep enough to find cooler water but shallow where the oxygen content is higher . The bait fish (here mostly Shad) feed shallow or on the surface as plankton type growth is there. I have been told at times Crappie feed on it as well.

 

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Two limits
Written by Corker   

Two limits by 10:00, that is!

AnchorMan & I decided to try out the new & improved launch ramp at LCR today--very nice work! The ramp's now paved to the water line (at least 10' below full pool.) A couple of loads of small rocks were dumped off the end and spread toward the channel, allowing trailers to ease into the deep water (rather than take a nose dive off the end of the ramp.) Launch & retrieval were a piece of cake.

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Summer Crappie Tactics
Written by Rat   

Once the Crappie Spawn is over and the “weekend warriors” have left the lake, die-hard Crappie anglers know this is just the beginning of great fishing. Many of the Crappie anglers I know also don’t mind catching a few White Bass or Perch either and these species can usually be caught by ‘accident’ while fishing for Summer Crappie.
The key to catching Summer Crappie is finding the fish. Easily done in the Spring when Crappie go shallow to spawn or use traditional staging areas for pre-spawn; that is why so many people fish the spawn for Crappie. Admittedly, looking out over a large expanse of deep, open water and guessing where they are can be a bit disheartening. In the paragraphs to follow you will learn how to “narrow” the water and then use good techniques to find the fish.

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Beating the Heat, or My Approach to Slop Fishing
Written by Fishaholic   
It was a hot, humid afternoon in Mid-July when the phone rang . . . it was a friend of mine who had just returned from Viet Nam. A few brief salutations were exchanged and then the words that brought a smile to my face - "man, it's been a long time since I wet a line, want to take a run down to the river?" "Sure, how soon you want to go?" I replied. "I'll pick you up at 4:00 a.m., got a new concept I wanted to show you . . . make sure you got some Johnson Spoons, OK?" he said. "OK Bud, see you in the morning . . . I'll be ready!"
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A Little Fun in the Summer Sun
Written by Crappie Buster   

What is more enjoyable than catching a mess of crappie for the dinner table? I can’t think of much. One thing that does comes to mind is catching a mess when few others are. The 50-60 crappie anglers that are at the landing in March have now dwindled to 2 or 3.Why most people don’t fish for crappie in the summer is beyond me. I say this as someone who has just started fishing for them this year. In years past I’ve been a winter and a spring time fisherman, following the fish from the deep depths till it’s time to beat the bank with jigs. When they quit biting on the banks, we quit also, but not this year. If you get the chance this summer go out and give the crappie a try, you might like the results. 

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