Smithville 5-13-13

[es1758]

On the water by 7:30 ran up to the left of the dam slow start but we had 4 shy of two limits by 11:30 bite started to slow around 12:30 all caught on the banks in about 3-5' FOW about foot and a half deep, mostly on minnows . Trying to learn to fish jigs so I switched over running a jig under a cork to get the feel of it and it seemed to work out pretty good but at this point I think they would have bit anything that moved. Water was 62 when we took out around 1:30.

[keeferfish]

GREAT Job!

[Joedog]

Well done and thanks for the report!

[got crappie]

Got out at 8:30 could of had limit by 9:15 , decided to play till about 12:00 caught and released 50 t0 60 fish. Come home and cleaned fish!!!!! 20 or 25 of the fish were small blacks!!

[JealousFisher]

Congrats on the great catches today boys! My husband and I couldn't pay a fish to bite for us today. So sad! Fished several areas from the bank, but just couldn't find them. Any suggestions for bank fisherfolk before the spawn is over. Used just about every color and size of jig in the box, green/chart., red/chart, minnow looking things, tubes and jigs. Fished depths from 6"-3', nada! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Dee

[Downsea]

Great report ess! Sweet day for Dave! Maybe tomorrow after work I'll be able to have some fun.

[MOJON]

Fished camp ranch above W 5:30-8 finished with 18. Caught ours in 3-5 fow blk n pink YUM or a basspro blue n pink twister tail seemed best but also caught fish on blk n chart too but the others seemed better.

[Birddogs54]

Fished camp ranch above W 5:30-8 finished with 18. Caught ours in 3-5 fow blk n pink YUM or a basspro blue n pink twister tail seemed best but also caught fish on blk n chart too but the others seemed better.

LOTS of vehicles parked at the W bridge on the camp branch side last night....

[Kemper654]

Great report!

[Birddogs54]

On the water by 7:30 ran up to the left of the dam slow start but we had 4 shy of two limits by 11:30 bite started to slow around 12:30 all caught on the banks in about 3-5' FOW about foot and a half deep, mostly on minnows . Trying to learn to fish jigs so I switched over running a jig under a cork to get the feel of it and it seemed to work out pretty good but at this point I think they would have bit anything that moved. Water was 62 when we took out around 1:30.

Crows Creek has given up many a crappie...good report!