Watkins Mill Winter Fish ???

[keeferfish]

Anyone ever fished for crappie in the winter at Watkins Mill and if so any tips up there? I know there are brush piles and have some on my GPS but I have only bass fished it one time. Thanks

[mduncan62]

I haven't ever fished that lake, but camped up there a couple years ago. I hear there are some good crappie in that lake. If it were me and no ice, If you are on the bank I'd use a slip bobber so that you are just over the brush and move real slow. In a boat I'd start out jigging right over the brush.

If they are in there, you should be able to get them to bite.

Let us know how it goes.

[APKape]

Here are the locations of their brush piles: http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/17694.pdf

When we were at the Beer and Burger night, I asked MoFishMgr about the lake. He said there were some big fish there, but most are small. There is no size limits, but the state fish limit applies.