Kayak Trip Report, Madison County Lake

I returned to Madison County Lake today. The fish were scattered again and a little deeper, about 8 feet. I kept a limit and returned a limit plus of Crappie that were 13 to 14 inches. All fish came spider rigging 1 inch sliders on a 1/16 oz jig head. Visibility was about 12 inches and 83 degrees at daylight. The water had warmed to 88 degrees by 2PM. I had a Thunderstorm roll up so I kept two larger Crappie to finish my limit before leaving. Very few people out today, I did meet a gentleman in a kayak that I think is a Crappie.com member. He was picking up a few long lining. I found some schools of baitfish that were 50 feet by 20 feet and solid from 6 to 12 feet. With the addition of the threadfin shad there's an amazing amount of food in the water.