Thread: Lake Bistineau help

Hey gang. Thanks for all the updates and helpful information! I've been reading for awhile trying to learn as much as I can and was wondering if someone could give me a bit of advice. I live on Lake Bistineau and while mainly I fish for bass I'm trying to get more into crappie. My question is this, for those of you that fish the Port (or any Bistineau area) what is the best/easiest technique for a newbie to try and catch some slabs? Slip bobber and minnows, slow rolling a jig? A buddy and I are going to run some yo-yo's to put a few catfish in the grease for the game but we'd like to try our hand at some perch jerking this weekend. Any advice is appreciated.

thanks,

DBO

Run those YoYo's with shinners. That should be an easy way to catch some crappie. Put em about and inch or two below the surface. A friend of mine is telling me he has been doing better right after dark. So have em baited up before dark and come back and hour or two later. Goodluck.

We usually run our yo-yo's in pretty shallow water 3-5 ft and with our secret catfish bait can guarantee an ice chest full of cats but I might put shiners on about half of them and see how the crappie bite is. I'll still try the Port so if anyone has any info on how to get on them there please let me know. Thanks for the info.

DBO

DBO I have fished there several times this year but only got on em earlier in the fall. I have not been in a few weeks but my sources have told me they are very slow, that don't mean you cant catch, never know when it will happen. I fish the channel and along the edges of the channel. Tight line jigs works best for me. I would try from Burges all the way to the point to where it turns into the big lake. Also you can go to Diamond T and try that area, I have caught some nice ones in that area. If you catch em let us know-"so I can go"! :D

STEVE

Thanks Bama fan, I'll let you know how we do. How do I rig up for tightlining a jig? Just use a decent weight a few feet up from the jig?

DBO, I think bamafan rigs the jig on top of the weight. Aslo the way that some of them do it, is to have 3 to 4 jigs on one line. May want to ask> down here in south La. we are lucky to have enough water for one jig.

Originally Posted by BistineauDBO

How do I rig up for tightlining a jig? Just use a decent weight a few feet up from the jig?

I use 3-4 jigs tied about 20-22" apart and try to keep the bottom one 1-2' off the bottom. Most people at the port I have seen fish 1 jig and do very well. Depends on the current as to what weight jig but I like to use the 1/16 oz jigs. A good jig is the electric chicken w/a orange or pink head, that has worked well for me. Also a black head w/motor oil tube w/black pepper works good also.

Good luck,
STEVE

but I'd forget bist for pole fishin - try dorcheat, believe you'll have better results. no one can figure out what's goin on on bist - normally this time of year everyone is ketchin fish from kinks to diamond T. as 'kingfisher' would say, "it's a dead sea"

good fishin'

Originally Posted by BamaFan

A good jig is the electric chicken w/a orange or pink head, that has worked well for me. Also a black head w/motor oil tube w/black pepper works good also.

Good luck,
STEVE

Could you describe this electric chicken? I use Sandys hair jigs from the bait shop in Sibley. How do these compare.

as i recall electric chicken is a red and charteuse jig. i think it is made by bass assasin. it is a solid body jig with a strait single tail abouit 1/2 inch long. someome correct me if i am wrong, but i have some and i like em too.