Thread: PICO Cranking at Lake Lemon

First time out as been busy and launched at 8 am. Water temp started out at 55 and ended at 2:30 pm at 58. Wind started out at 5 to 8 mph and at 10:30 am it was 12-15 with a gust at 23 making the fishing serious work. Tried shallow 5-9’ and was seeing nothing on the mega 360 or SI/2D and moved out to 10’ to 12’ ft and anything other than that depth didn’t catch fish or see much fish. I tried creek channel as fish were there and did pick up a 12” but the bays at 10-11’ depthis where I would find bait balls and schools of crappie. Speed had to be 1.4 mph or they just wouldn’t hit as some hits were light as I lost 3 nice fish as they topped the water they were so light hooked. Caught couple 13” bass, couple of gills, 6 yellow perch hammering PICO Crome Clown as well as several crappie. I found 2 large schools of yellow perch in 11’ of water and as I would pass over each I would pick one up keeping a 9” one. Kept 16 crappie 10” to 14 3/4”. Most were 12” females with 2 being males when I cleaned them. Ran the cranks about a foot to 3 ft off the bottom and thru bait balls picking up one each time I would see fish on the screen of the mega 360 and SI. But they were finicky as a hour later pick another one up in a pass thru. Not a lot of fishermen on the water today, but the guys fishing the banks were catching dinks as well as one boat spider rigging with minnows would have to cull fish to get keeper fish. Water was really nice blue green and had cleaned up and hate to see the rain in the next few days as weatherman is predicting 2” or more so it will muddy alittle. Slow day,,but,,it will get better as I saw lots of schools of crappie out in the middle picking one or two at a time and they haven’t really busted up yet. Hot colors today, Chrome Clown, Blue Boogie, Killer Bee, and Yellow Jacket.

Id love a cooler full.....some of the best eats

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