Lot of fun today!

Had a great day on the Caney Fork. My nephew was wanting some crappie.....and I just wanted to fish.....no matter the specie. We hit the water at 8:30 a.m. and left the water at 2:30 p.m. The fish counter read 225 when we left. Most of those were 11-12 inch brook trout. My nephew took home a limit of 15 nice crappie...the majority being black nose......all being 11-13 inches. We probably had about 15 crappie that were just short.......those black nose are chunky fish but not being legal back they went. I was using the Ice Cube 6’ 9” Mebaru UL rod spooled with SOS 2# test with a section of Phantom 2# test fluorocarbon leader attached to a 1/16 ounce ball head jig with a #6 hook......with a Bison Colored Trout Magnet. My nephew had the Trout Slayer Series UL rod with the Ballo spinning reel spooled with SOS 2# test line also but was using a Midnight Blue ThunderHawk Dancer body on a 1/16 ounce Dancer jig head with a #6 hook. Water temps were 49.5 degrees. It was my kind of day....lots of action. Those Brookies are extremely aggressive and don’t give up. The majority of the Trout were caught casting. The crappie were all caught single pole trolling.....at a speed between .9-1.1 MPH.........through a spot they were holding on all day.....see sonar image. Many times trolling through we would double up. All in all a fantastic day! Life is good!

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Another great day, and another great report! Love that combo of fish....can’t do that just anywhere! I had plans to go, mainly to get out. We pulled the boat to three ramps, and couldn’t get in because of ice. I envy you!!

Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing ! Congrats on another great day!

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Another great day, and another great report! Love that combo of fish....can’t do that just anywhere! I had plans to go, mainly to get out. We pulled the boat to three ramps, and couldn’t get in because of ice. I envy you!!

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Thanks....we had a blast. The older I get the more I detest the winter. I had to get out today too, even in 15-20 MPH winds. As you know you are somewhat protected in there if it is a southerly wind....which it was.

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Great report Alpha, and you make me jealous. I crossed the Caney many times but never fished it. Looks to be a wonderful fishery. Thanks for yet another great report.

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Great report Alpha, and you make me jealous. I crossed the Caney many times but never fished it. Looks to be a wonderful fishery. Thanks for yet another great report.

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Thanks for your kind words. Catching crappie out of the Caney is special. That water is gin clear and you know you have a good fish on, but when you can see it 7 feet down and even see the black stripe down the back it just makes the heart pump faster....LOL.

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Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing ! Congrats on another great day!

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Thanks much.

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Great catch why can't you keep the black nose crappie. Those little Brook trout are the best eating trout. Can you keep them. Thanks for the post and pictures

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Great catch why can't you keep the black nose crappie. Those little Brook trout are the best eating trout. Can you keep them. Thanks for the post and pictures

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Oh we kept 15 of the black nose. I was referring to the short fish....less than 10 inches.....we had to release those. In our clear waters here.....which is where most of the black nose are......they get really thick. Many say they fight better than other crappie but there is no real evidence of that.....I think that comes from the fact they get rather large in these clear water reservoirs. I fully expect in about 4 weeks to get into a bunch of 14 inch black nose. Yes you can keep the brook trout. I did not want to clean any fish today and my nephew does not eat them. You are right they are good eating....I just have to remind myself not to eat the skin....LOL.

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Sounds and looks like an excellent day,way to go.

Wow. Sounds amazing. Great report and good job on getting the youngster on the water!


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Sounds like a great day to start the new year. But were is Caney creek?

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Sounds like a great day to start the new year. But were is Caney creek?

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The Caney Fork River in eastern middle TN. A great trout fishery but is also full of black nose crappie....which many overlook.


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The Caney Fork River in eastern middle TN. A great trout fishery but is also full of black nose crappie....which many overlook.


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Were you just below the Center Hill Lake dam ??

I'm thinking you were, and those Blacknose came thru the dam from Center Hill Lake ... also a clear water, Blacknose Crappie haven.

Are the Brookies stocked, carryovers, or natives?

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Were you just below the Center Hill Lake dam ??

I'm thinking you were, and those Blacknose came thru the dam from Center Hill Lake ... also a clear water, Blacknose Crappie haven.

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You are correct Pappy. As for them coming through the dam that is my theory also. But those spill gates have not been open in years. I figure that when they were open the population became established there and has flourished. I got out of kayaking 3 years back. But I would float down the river and fish the deep holes during periods of no generation.....those black nose would be stacked in those hole. No one else at that time did that......and I don’t think many do it now.....everyone is after trout.

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Are the Brookies stocked, carryovers, or natives?

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It is my understanding from TWRA that no trout truly spawn in the Caney.....they just go through the motion. But all of them hold over....no native trout. Some of the Brookies we caught today were stockers and some were carryovers. We didn’t really get any of our best Brookies...several 13-14 inches. When it is absolute mayhem you just want to make another cast....LOL. Come February I will be concentrating on the crappie. All the crappie in that river come to the Pond to spawn...imagine that. There can be lots of folks vying for what they think are the only spots.....but in reality very few fish where I caught those crappie today.

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It is my understanding from TWRA that no trout truly spawn in the Caney.....they just go through the motion. But all of them hold over....no native trout. Some of the Brookies we caught today were stockers and some were carryovers. We didn’t really get any of our best Brookies...several 13-14 inches. When it is absolute mayhem you just want to make another cast....LOL. Come February I will be concentrating on the crappie. All the crappie in that river come to the Pond to spawn...imagine that. There can be lots of folks vying for what they think are the only spots.....but in reality very few fish where I caught those crappie today.

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Thank you! You’ve sold me on a trip, probably February or March! I love that area, so it is an easy sell!

Wow! Nice catch.

A big congrats great looking fish and the screen shot is just awesome.
LittleJohn

Way to go! Outstanding!!

A fine catch and report. I'm envious! Still got another 2 - 3 months before we can wet a line here. Great pictures!

KABOOM ......sounds like a great day and looks so in the photos as well ....congrats

Thanks for a great report. Congrats on a special trip.

You sure know how to make our cabin fever even worse up here.

What an awesome trip.

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Thanks for a great report. Congrats on a special trip.

You sure know how to make our cabin fever even worse up here.

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Thanks for the comments. I hear you about cabin fever. The older I get the more I dislike the winter and cold. Hoping this weather will break soon for everyone.

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How are you liking that new Trout Slayer rod? I’ve got one of the trinity series and several of the SOS series 6’6’s but have been eying that trout slayer rod as I’m a fan of split grips.


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How are you liking that new Trout Slayer rod? I’ve got one of the trinity series and several of the SOS series 6’6’s but have been eying that trout slayer rod as I’m a fan of split grips.


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I field tested that rod. It was designed very similar to JDM rods. For years I used the Sore Lip Series and own a couple of Trinity rods for fishing the float. But for years now all of my rods are out of Japan. The Trout Slayer rods have a very high graphite content.....are very sensitive......very light. I would say it is a great rod for the money. This past spring my nephew and I were crappie fishing but had to deal with spawning buffalo......catching 15 in the 5-10 pound range. The Trout Slayer rods handled them just fine. We had those rods bent into a big U and they did not fail. I would certainly recommend it as an UL rod.

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Nice mess of fish! I think it would be awesome to catch brookies and crappie in the same place... the like I primarily fish has a good supply of rainbows and sometimes in the spring I’ll get into a mess of those on hair jigs mixed with the crappie... brookies however are my favorite trout and they don’t stock them a whole lot in my area... really cool place you have to fish! Great pics!

Thanks for the post and pics looks like some cold fun.

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Thanks for the post and pics looks like some cold fun.

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Thanks Jackie.....but it got up to 65 degrees....although it was low 30’s when we started. I just never bothered to take off the coat and head cover. I have fished that river a lot and have almost always caught a lot of fish...but I guess it was a perfect storm so to speak.....approaching front.....south wind....and started out with cloud cover. We were catching them so fast just did not want to take a stop for anything. There was a howling wind though....but we were down in a gorge...somewhat protected. I remember remarking to my nephew I hoped no one was on the other side of that dam in the lake with all that wind. Got home and found out a fisherman had drowned up in the lake while we were fishing. He either got knocked out of the boat or fell out...but was not wearing a PFD...sad.


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Nice mess of fish! I think it would be awesome to catch brookies and crappie in the same place... the like I primarily fish has a good supply of rainbows and sometimes in the spring I’ll get into a mess of those on hair jigs mixed with the crappie... brookies however are my favorite trout and they don’t stock them a whole lot in my area... really cool place you have to fish! Great pics!

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Yeah the Caney is a pretty special place. Black nose crappie and trout.....a lot of fun.

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