Thread: Cave run

Caught 9 crappie today. All dinks except one 15inch. Oh try again tomorrow

Keep in mind I am not a pro or expert by no means. But supposedly the Musky have moved out of the bays back into the main lake around weed beds in the flats. See a lot of people fishing them. They are reports of a few being caught. Most of the crappie fisherman are on the fish attractors with a few being caught. But again a lot of smalls being reported. Now I like to troll. The last three weeks I have made 5 trips. Earlier on I found found some crappie in the middle of Warix run. Then the cold front came in and they moved out. I haven’t been back there this trip. I am marking a lot of fish along the river channel in about 24 to 28 ft range. Especially where there is a sharp contrast change. By the way around 24 ft is where I have been catching them for the last 5 trips. I am not catching big numbers but a few each trip. The best day by far was around 50 fish. A mixture of types. But again the crappie were small. It’s amazing how big of a bait a small fish will hit. This doesn’t have to be by the river edge any change in contrast in 24 - 26 ft in open water works for me. I have caught black bass, white bass , crappie and one 41inch musky with this method on crank baits. . Caught 10 white bass all 14-16 inches one day. If you see osprey, eagles and cormorants fishing an area. Go check it out. That’s how I found the white bass. They were chasing the shad up to the surface and the birds were feasting.
Probably not the information you want but that’s about all I know right now.
If you should wish to try this you want the crank baits to pull about 16 to 18 ft deep. Try different colors each day to see what colors they want that day. They do Change their minds on what they want to eat. Lol I am sure there are people on here that know more about than me. Maybe they will come aboard and share their experiences. Hope it helps you.Good luck