The dam was way definitely slower. I caught only 1 off the dam with it being a keeper. This was around 6:30am. My friend showed up around 7:00am with his boat and we went to fish around the water tower area. All the rest of fish were caught there within the next 1 1/2 hours. Then the wind started to really pick up, started white capping pretty good and the bite went away. After that we tried north, south, east and west spots with no luck. Even doubled back on dam and water tower but no luck, Wind was too much and fish just wouldn't bite for us anymore. I believe crappie had moved to deeper water but I'm still too new at this and need to learn their patterns as well as lakes I'm fishing at. I need to figure out where brush piles are there. Are they marked?
Eggs were still yellow in what females we caught. Mostly males caught this time but they were way bigger than before. Probably should have fished a few more feet out and deep than them to catch the females.
I used same technique as before except I had two 1/16 once jigs tied to the line. One at around 18" and the other at around 36". I used a fixed bobber this time with it right up on the swivel and a foot off of it at times. Caught all fish off of Yum Wooly Bee - Belle Star (Red/Chartreuse). I'll be back when wind slows.
Hefner is next on my list because 3 weeks ago when I went I only managed 3 perch. Need a little redemption. Plan on hitting it later this week by bank when wind has died down and not out of the south. Probably Thursday if it does what they say it will. Will be hitting the dam. Also looking to slay Wes Watkins. Bank fishing blows there because of being too shallow but keep reading stories of crappie monsters caught by boat jigging the timber and as well as dam fishing. Hope this is true because I'm only two miles from this lake.