Beaverdam 3-27...I finally did it

[PanMan_VA]

I got my chores done and checked the weather. It looked like the rain was going to hold off long enough for me to get in a little fishing. I got the boat in the water at Beaverdam Swamp around 11:30 and went to the north end where I started trolling. I had some new Kalins in the John Deere pattern that Dave ad Brad turned me on to and I wanted to try them out. I put one on and tipped it with a wax worm. I had the usual tube jigs I use on four of my other 5 rods and an acid rain Kalin on the last rod.

At the intersection of the main reservoir channel and the Route 606 channel, the rod with the John Deere Kalin bent back and started bouncing. It fought like a nice little bass and that is what I thought it was when I saw the huge mouth come out of the water. Then she rolled and I saw the silver speckled side of a slab crappie. She was 16" long and weighed 2 pounds 4 ounces. I caught two more nice crappie, 11" and 12", within the next half hour by trolling up the route 606 channel. One was on the acid rain Kalin and the other was on a green/chartreuse umbrella tube jig.

The 606 channel is usually the warmest water in the lake since it is shallow and is at the north end. The water temperature was 52 degrees there and 50 at the boat dock. All three crappie were females full of roe. They are definitely in the pre-spawn pattern and should really turn on within the next couple of weeks.

The quantity was less than desired, but the quality more than makes up for it. Here are a couple of photos.

[Barnacle Bill]

Way to go Keith! Nice fish!!

[dave]

Man Look At The Two At The Bottom They Are Ready To Spawn They Are Jet Black.you Should Be Able To Wear Them Out This Week.good Job

[papermouth scaler]

good catch pan, some sure beats none =), but like you said good quality.

Mike