Thread: Cedar Creek Lake report - 3/30/2006

Indeed, I caught several 12" crappie last year my first few times at Cedar Creek across from the dam ramp along the standing timberline. I was throwing a 2" white grub on a 1/8 white jighead and my Dad and 2 of my uncles were throwing live minnows. I caught more on the white jigs than they caught with minnows, though not a huge gap. We had probably 6-7 keeper crappie and a few huge redears that day. The other days I can't remember as fondly, as I didn't do as well on those days, but that was probably around the first of July last year. I have yet to match the success I had on that first day at Cedar Creek.

I took my girlfriend to a local pond and she caught a 13" inch white crappie on the same white jig combo I used last year. Quite impressive, and it was a killer first crappie for the year. I was using a beetle spin, no luck. She caught two others that were about 6" and probably 9". She caught these fish in about 2-3' of water on the bank. I didn't clean any of them to see if they had eggs (threw them back), but it is apparent that these fish are spawning. Keep in mind, this is a pond, but it's a pond owned by a coal company with a big pump in the middle of it. The pump pulls water out of the pond and pumps it about a mile away to the coal camp. They use the water to wash coal.

Anyway, I'm rambling. Yes, crappiepappy, sounds similar to the crappie situation on Cave Run. Shad = bad. This is very disheartening. I had high hopes for Cedar Creek, but this might be a nail to the heart for this young lake.

Will continue on the results whever I happen to go, but I think I'm gonna try to hit some places closer to home. Hopefully I'll get to go to Carr Fork soon with slabseeker, and maybe the river with crappiedude. I've got the digital camera ready to go, just need to catch some fish! :D

I've never really noticed if I have caught a Blacknose. Guess I'll try to pay more attention next time I catch a blackie.

*Note: I caught 12" crappie LAST YEAR at Cedar Creek. I haven't caught a single one yet (been twice... if you count the first time when I got rained out after 30 minutes). So, don't get too caught up in running down there just yet.