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Reply With QuoteJust left the Shute. Caught a few small ones but it was bad slow. There were about 10 boats up thru there and everyone had the same story. We longlined, spidered, tried minnows below shad balls and jigged some brush but had fun hunting them.
Trophy King
Someone told my Dad a couple weeks ago that they had been catching big Crappie in a creek near the state park. I assume Mill Creek. I wouldn't expect them to be there this late in the year but it has been mild so maybe the shad haven't gone deep? This is second hand so take it for what its worth
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Just left the Shute. Caught a few small ones but it was bad slow. There were about 10 boats up thru there and everyone had the same story. We longlined, spidered, tried minnows below shad balls and jigged some brush but had fun hunting them.
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Thanks for that report, Slab Dave. Maybe it will get better.
My wife keeps saying I never listen to her....... or something like that!
Trophy King
I don't know what is goin on around here.. a couple of years ago it was easy to catch a limit of big fat ones in the Piney chute or the strip pits---or Lake Atkins during this time of year.. This year nothing is happening. Lets keep reporting until they start biting !! Happy New Year and I hope you all catch a bunch in 2015
Slabmaster II
A buddy that lives on piney bay has been fishing the chute says he can see the fish stacked in the bait fish about 20 ft but he so far has had little success getting them to bite. Not a normal year for him .
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Biologist told me numbers were down at Atkins and Dardenelle was bad about Crappie populations being cyclic. We may have seen the hay days for a year or two. Temps are warmer than usual this winter , it could change with cooler weather.
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Takeum Jigs
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fished there on sunday , caught several crappie and catfish but most of the crappie were small , think its just about spending time over there and fishing different areas until you can put together a pattern, its seems to be another off year but may just need to fish it different than past years
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With 35,000 Acers, 50 miles long and 315 miles of shoreline...there is always a bite going on... on Dardanelle. Just got to find Em.
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