Howdy MO members ! It's been over a month since I've caught a crappie, so, I have a proposition for y'all …..

PROBLEM : Finding, and catchin the elusive summer crappie on my home lake.

PROPOSITION : The chance for you to come out and fish my water, and (hopefully) catch some nice slabs, while helpin me with some tips, and techniques on locating, and hookin these summer fish.

DETAILS -

LAKE : Private, 140 acres
Average depth - About 20 - 25 ft
Max depth - 42 ft
Water - Clear, with visibility around 6 to 8 ft plus.
Structure - Rocky, with some steep drops - Rocky mud flats … Used to be corn fields / livestock pasture until the early 60s, when it was flooded. VERY little topo info available, besides what's in my head !
Cover - VERY few brushpiles, with floating docks. The area was logged, and cleared prior to flooding.
Location - Warren / Montgomery county line, 4 or 5 miles off of I-70.
Private dock, with trailer and bunkhouse, AC, restroom, and full kitchen and BBQ.

BOAT : 16' Grizzly, 9.9 Mercury, brand new Terrova with I-pilot, 3 year old HB 999 with SI and DI, transom mounted ducer. 4 holder spider rig on bow, with 4 adjustable holders along the gunwales. Also have 2 green led lights for night fishing capabilities.

There is an option for you to bring your boat if conditions warrant. There is a ramp less than 100 yards from my dock.

FISHING HISTORY : Excellent bass, bluegill, catfish, with good crappie in the spring.

My personal best from this lake …..
Crappie - No weight, but was 14 1/4'' with a few 15"plus caught by others.
Bass - 12lb 2oz, with many in the 7 to 10 lb range.
Redear - 2lb 2oz, many in the over 1lb range.
Bluegill - 1lb 1oz, with many in the 13 - 15 oz range.
Channel Cat - 14lb 10oz, with a new lake record caught this year by someone else, weighing in at 19lb 6oz.

OTHER DETAILS : This lake used to be an excellent crappie fishery, but declined about 12 years ago. Thankfully it has rebounded in the last several years, but still is not as good as it once was. Crappie are fairly easy to catch in the spring, mostly bigger fish over 10", VERY few small ones, but daily limits are rare, even in the spring.

MY DETAILS : I am disabled/retired, with back, and hip injuries, and have trouble sittin in the boat for long periods of time. I just really started getting serious about crappie, and have very limited experience with this summer crappie fishin thing. I fish nearly everyday, (usually bass and bluegill) normally start pre-dawn, and fish till the sun hits me, movin around till the last bit of shade disappears. Then I go out again in the evening, and fish till after dark, sometimes droppin the lights and fishin till whenever …..

If any of you want to take on this challenge, I will adjust my schedule and meds as best I can to accommodate your schedule. Weekdays are best, as on summer weekends, the jet skis, and sightseers come out. This is by no means set in stone, though.

If you are close enough, even just come out for an evening or whatever, as I'm about 50 minutes from either St. Charles, or Columbia, or an hour or so from St. Louis.

Post here, or PM me if you have any interest in helpin me out, or just fishin !

Thanks,
Steve