Originally Posted by
gator36
I fish the salamonie just about eveytime I go out. I have gone to Summit Lake near New Castle a few times but the drive is too far. Also fished Carr Lake, up by Warsaw and Long Lake for bluegill near Laketon. I caught my biggest black crappie (13") on Carr Lake near the small boat docks. I have been fishing for crappie for about 4 years now and love the challange. I'm still a rookie but learning a lot through the years. I have stayed on salamonie for the last couple of years. I myself have noticed the average size in the boat have grown a couple of inches. I have also noticed the amount of shad in the past couple of years have increased, which is a great sign. I mainly Jig, when the fishing gets tuff I will spider rig. Actually last year I did no spider rigging, the water temp didn't seem to get above the mid 70's in spots low 80's. Did you happen to notice if any new trees had fallen with the ice storm. I really need to get up there and check things out. I have yet to land a monster slab. The biggest one was from Carr Lake. I know I'll get one I just have to find them. Maybe you can answere this question. I caught a mess of summer crappie. I fillet, clean and fill a ziploc bag with water and freeze. I do this with all fish I clean anytime of year. I'll get to the point; the meat was mush. This is not the first time this has happened with crappie I catch in the summer. Last batch was like eating mash potatoes. I have heard that crappie caught in the summer, when the water is really warm to put them back or if big enough put it on the wall. Have you heard of this happening with the meat. Do I need to do anything different with what I catch in the summer. I was sickened about all those slabs I couldn't eat. Anyway, I think salamonie is great, there is plenty of structure and fish to catch. The only thing I hate about it is the non-fishing boats, they tear it up. I have a 1983 Skeeter bass boat just under 16' long with a 52" or so beam. It is not the most stable thing when the water is rough but I deal with it. Thanks for the update on salsmonie.....gator. I think I messed up and sent this message instead of replying to your message. Was I suppose to hit the reply on your message?