Blind hog finds an acorn every once in awhile

[Hoosier Hog Daddy]

Ok... braved the wicked wind today. 6:30 air temp was 62 deg...water 44.5. By 2 PM , air temp was 75, and water where I was at.... 50 deg.

Wasn't that long ago I was standing on ice.

HHD

[Ken Kinser]

nice catch

[whackmaster]

nice looking fish Hog....wish I was out there...I hate wind, but love fishing....

[jimdiana]

Those are some nice looking fish. I haven't been out this year but I'm hoping to get out to West Boggs or Glendale in the next few days. Looking at today's forecast didn't look to promising.

[PapermouthLegend]

I guess you wind adverse folks can catch them as well. Before long we'll have you so windburnt people will think you live in the Bahamas! Nice mess of fish!

[High Tide]

Looks like giving you a fire to go fish, wind or not, was a bad idea.... for the fish :D. Those are some nice looking black crappies (and one white). What was the magic set-up and what depth did you find em in?

[Hoosier Hog Daddy]

Here's the scoop for what it is worth. These fish were caught at Hardy Lake for you Southern Indiana folk. I started the day fishing river / creek channel timber and was catching one-offs. As the day warmed up, I switched to shallow water and found them in 2-4 ft. I went loaded for bear...even had my ice fishing tackle with me and was prepared to bobber fish if I had to (I never bobber fish ). I ended up catching them on my homemade hackle jigs and homemade pony jigs. (first time I have used pony jigs). The homemade hackle were glow heads with black hackle and I tip them with bee moths. The pony jigs were flame red or black heads, with various plastic tails...eg used a lot of chartruese tails, etc. . All were 1/32 ounce and I was casting. If the wind wasn't so bad, I would have even gone lighter. I tried 1/16 oz pony jigs...they were too heavy, falling too fast in the shallow water...went back to 1/32. In shallow water fishing I have often found that it is the fall rate of the jig is more important than the color sometimes. As HT said , these were all black crappie except one. I lost a lot of the ponies to the brush...so today, I am busily making some more of 1/32 size. On the hackle jigs...didn't lose many as I am able to pull them out with the green 4 lb. fireline I am using. One tough line. If you fish the timber , be prepared to lose some baits.

[Rairdog]

Great job HHD, keep on em.

[Yates]

good report thanks

[Bob # 1]

Good report, glad it is secret between you and me:D:D