York Hill 10/20 and 10/21

[ncnat]

10/20
Water was stained by Yadkin River standards and 61 degrees. Caught 22 crappie all on jigs, mostly 1/16 oz purple/red flake. Most were small.

10/21
Started out at daylight fishing a nasty mess called a crappie hole, no takers. Got a call from greenchicken that he was almost to the ramp so I started that way fishing an under water hump on the the way, got one bite when I saw GC backing down the ramp. After exchanging pleasantries we got back to the under water hump and I get a few more bites but no fish. We moved down river to a favorite spot of mine (GC, you're under a gag order). My favorite hole was really slow, I caught a couple of small crappie then moved to see how GC was doing, worse than me. GC decided to head to Lake Lucas, I thought I would stick it out for another hour or so then move to the lake. I didn't have to move to the lake, I got them figured out before long and started catching crappie after crappie in 12'-14' hugging the bottom. All but 4 crappie were caught casting 1/16 oz purple/red flake or john deer 2'' tubes with an injection of crappie nibbles. The other 4 were caught tightlining, 3 of the 4 were on minnows and the other on a 1.5'' john deer curltail. Water was 59 degrees. Final count 33 crappie, 2 green carp and 1 carp. These are 2 worth mentioning because they were caught on 2# Fireline Crystal with a 4# leader in a river current from the rocks.


Sorry I couldn't get it worked out sooner so that GC could have caught some.

[Iamfishing]

When you solve a puzzle there are only a few things that make you feel better....great show and tell....iamfishing.

[dedawg1149]

what you did catch is nice

[ncnat]

What I took pictures of was nice, those last 8-10 crappie left a lot to be desired.

[C-More Slabs]

nat, when are you going to take keeper and myself on one of those river cruises?, good catch

[SIMPLEMAN]

way to hang in there nat. i understand thats the way the "pros" do it. makes you feel good when ya figure them out. i just wish i could figure them out before it was time to go home. nice fish there sir. what kind of depth is up there?

[ncnat]

Most of the water is 10'-15', if you look hard enough you can find water as deep as 22'.

[ncnat]

nat, when are you going to take keeper and myself on one of those river cruises?, good catch

When you get back and get caught back up with the work that you put off to go the coast.:D

[pete]

hummm nat now a CARP fisherman??

nice catch

[poppop]

thanks for the report Nat....