Hello everyone,

I am going to be fishing East Fork Lake this week/weekend, and this is the first time I have ever fished this lake. Can anyone help and giving me a good portion of the lake to catch crappie?

Any color better than another? and is there anyone that can tell me what the conditions of the lake are? I looked on the Corps of Engineers site and know what the lake level is, but any information other than that anyone is willing to share, or PM me, I would truly appreciate it!

Thanks in advance!

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Jim Raymer
Crappieking1

Well I can give you a little help. I guess you are fishing the crappie usa tournament... so cant give you much. Water is currently stained to murky, Water temp should be in the 60's tournament time some females are being caught with bellys full of eggs. It should be prime time this weekend! get a map then head to big coves lots of standing timber in these coves. hope that helps some, good luck

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Scott
BoatingSwapShop.com

Thank you so much for the info. I didn't expect much help, but when you have never been to a lake before, it is helpful to just know where to start!

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Jim Raymer
Crappieking1

jim

if you get a lake map look up some of the tributaries on the east end of the lake like barnes, clover, poplar creeks as well as the east fork of the little miami. all of these areas have an abundance of standing cover, sometimes it
seems there is almost too much cover. as the other post said the water is still pretty murky but fishable, i myself seem to have better luck moving around alot almost like bass fishing i seem to get one or two decent crappie out of a spot and then thats it. as far as colors chartreuse is always a good standby as well as cotton candy color and i also do well on black and white.
good luck and let us know how you do in the tournament.

dave

Jim

If you get to fish this week/weekend it shouldn't take you long to find a pattern. The lake is not very big, you should be able to cover it in two days.

Doug

Thank everyone again for all the assistance. I just have never been to the lake before, but with the weather we have this week, sounds as though there shouldn't be a problem. Good Luck to all who are fishing the Crappie USA Tournament this Saturday!

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Jim Raymer
Crappieking1