Thread: Carl Blackwell archives

Got out on Blackwell on Saturday with my Niece and my mom. The wind was howling and a cold front had moved in. We still gave it a shot. A lot of my marked spots were not fishable due to wind so we headed to Turker Hollow and fished the trees where the wind was a little lighter. We were able to pick up a few on the trees. My Niece had never fished before and so she missed a ton of fish by not being used to jerking when feeling the thump, but she was excited even after every miss. Once she able to connect on one, she had it down. It was a great time being out with my mom and Niece. Here is her very first fish she has ever caught.

First fish a keeper! You are a good guide Uncle Swollen!

I know it is not crappie, but has been a while since I have posted so I figured I would toss something on here. For the last couple weeks I have been tearing up the hybrids and sand bass on Blackwell. Most days I am using two 1/8ounce yellow crappie pro jig heads and Silver Glitter/Pearl Mikes Custom Crappie Baits. Fish were holding for days in the 10.5-14' water and then wind picked up good one day so they were up in a cove in 2-7foot so I used a Silver/Blue Arkie Lure Crankbait to mimic the shad. Sat they had moved out a little deeper and the bigger fish were in 16-18' of water. Been having to cast out and drag back along the bottom with an occasional jerk of the baits. When they hit, they hit hard. Water temp was dropping down around 66, but with the weekend temps we just had, I am sure it pushed it back up a couple degrees. Here are a few pics from some recent trips out with friends. Attachment 177452Attachment 177453Attachment 177454

nice fish!

WTG! Nice fish!

Wow that's awesome! I wonder how you guys fish from a boat in theses winds

I just put the nose of the boat facing into the wind and it inst that bad. I am fishing from a fiberglass boat too, sure helps a lot compared to fishing from aluminum boat. they blow everywhere with a light wind.