Thread: Falls Lake 3/17/2012

Got to Barton's Creek Ramp at 1:30PM, Talked to a guy at the ramp who showed me his livewell full of nice crappie - probably 70 or so. He said he caught his fish on woody structure in 12' of water on the main lake. tried a few main lake sunken trees with no bites. Obviously I did not find the right tree. Went up a creek where I caught fish last spring. Went way up into 2-3 feet of water. Caught 2 small bass and watched giant carp jumping every where. Went back downstream to a stump field in 5 feet of water. Drifted minnows under a cork among the stumps and caught 1 in an hour. Decided to change up and put a 1/16 ounce chartreuse jig on my 12' jig pole and went from stump to stump dipping the jig tipped with a minnow right beside each stump. The fish were right beside the stumps on the bottom 5 feet deep. I mean 2 inches from the stump. Caught 10 or so dipping. When my arm got tired from dipping that pole I went back to a couple of stumps where I caught several and caught a few more on minnows under a cork right beside the stumps. a slow day compared to the guys who knew what they were doing, but not a bad day for me. Had a great time on a beautiful afternoon in a real pretty spot. Got back to the ramp at dark and loaded the boat in the dark. Got home too tired and hungry to clean fish. Cleaned the fish this morning before church. I hope I posted the pictures right.

I figured most Falls regulars might recognise that creek. It is not exactly a secret hideaway. I had company off and on all afternoon but never felt crowded.