Thread: Kayak Trip Report, In the Snow

ditch when i left ya , you had 6 so what was the total, nice set up you got going too.

I fished Beaverdam Creek from 8AM till around 1:30PM today. It was very windy and cold, cold, cold! Water temp was 38 degrees and had drop a foot since last week. The wind was really bad, steady from the Northwest at about 15MPH to 20MPH. I was about to give up and call it a day when I finally found some fish. The Crappie were scattered in about 24 to 30 inches of water and chasing shad. Best bait was a black and white Bobby Garland on a 1/16oz jig head. I was spider rigging 6 rods. I ended up catching 73 and kept half a limit. I also threw back a dozen bass including a 6 ½ pounder. The Crappie and bass were both hitting shad that were being pushed into the area by the wind. I would have stayed longer but couldn’t feel my hands any more!

One more thing, every Crappie was 13 or 14 inches, I’m not sure I’ve every caught 2 pounders all day before! They always seem to bite when the conditions are at there worst!

Photo's tomorrow when I clean them.

I caught about 40 nice ones this morning in about 2 hours. I had to put one rod up with the capps and coleman spider rig se up on it because I already had a limit and it was rediculous how they would hit that one so fast. I did not want to waste minnows since I had already caught a limit. I threw some back and kept some for a friend and I was done catching them by 7 AM. I was not cold but deicided I had caught enough and headed home.

you must have been in the deepest spot in the creek? i might go tomorrow. holla at me.

Originally Posted by Ditch Basser

One more thing, every Crappie was 13 or 14 inches, I’m not sure I’ve every caught 2 pounders all day before! They always seem to bite when the conditions are at there worst!

Photo's tomorrow when I clean them.

13-14" crappie that weighed 2 lbs? Them must of been FULL of shad!! I was not man enough to go out today myself, spent the day with the family again.

Originally Posted by callshy

13-14" crappie that weighed 2 lbs? Them must of been FULL of shad!! I was not man enough to go out today myself, spent the day with the family again.

stayed in and got some maintance done on boat and truck but them would be some healthy 13" crapp.ie wow

congrats on the fish and braving the weather. bbbrrrrrrrrr,......