HaHa HaHa:  0
Page 1 of 16 123411 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 155

Thread: Oologah Lake Report 2018

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Location
    Talala
    Posts
    1,005
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Oologah Lake Report 2018


    Reaper's Home!
    Common sense isn't always that common!
    Likes redfin00 LIKED above post

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    oklahoma
    Posts
    977
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Name:  20180113_143046_resized.jpg
Views: 5248
Size:  91.6 KBNot many people out yesterday due to the cold, but you could catch as many you wanted to catch. Nothing big, but most were 10 to 13 inches. Bonked a few small ones on the head and made a new fishing buddy.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    oklahoma
    Posts
    977
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Almost forgot, water 37. Fish on edges, ledges, piles, wood, bottom, rocks, suspended and just swimming around. From 15 to 30 feet deep in 15 to 40 feet of water. Best concentration of feeding fish were at 18-22. Kind of boat shy, but you could just follow the school around if you pushed it off the pile or whatever they were stuck to, they were still willing to bite.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    harrison ar
    Posts
    45
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Like your photo of the Eagle and thanks for the post!

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Lake Eufaula, OK
    Posts
    190
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Fishers View Post
    Almost forgot, water 37. Fish on edges, ledges, piles, wood, bottom, rocks, suspended and just swimming around. From 15 to 30 feet deep in 15 to 40 feet of water. Best concentration of feeding fish were at 18-22. Kind of boat shy, but you could just follow the school around if you pushed it off the pile or whatever they were stuck to, they were still willing to bite.
    Thank you for the report. Always relaxing to be out by yourself in nature and see those gorgeous sights.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Lebo.Ks
    Posts
    1,980
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    What ramps you use or are they all open.
    Thanks drdlongshot thanked you for this post

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    oklahoma
    Posts
    977
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    south end was all open, may not be after this cold snap next 2 days

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    oklahoma
    Posts
    977
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Lots of people out yesterday for a "winter" day. Lots of people going to and fro, trying here then trying there. I dont think they were catching much. The fishermen I saw didnt notice that the crappie are mostly schooled up and suspended. If you have decent electronics, you can see them around the masses of shad. Most of the schools of crappie that I saw are between 20 and 40 feet wide and about 15 to 25 feet deep. The shad are in much larger schools (or layers if you will), 100 plus feet or more in size. The shad schools start deep and kind of creep up to about 20 feet if the bottom contour is pushing them up, making points that extend out into the deeper water prime places. The schools of crappie are just lazily meandering around the points slowly, not moving away from the point they are on, even if you are pushing them around with the boat. I watched one boat go down a shoreline scanning piles looking for fish from the point all the way back to where the ice started. They drove over several schools of suspended crappie looking at the piles that were void of fish. They left without dropping a line. I went over there and caught numerous fish right after they left. Every point that I checked that extended out to deep water had schools of crappie, only 2 piles that I checked had schools of crappie. Water was 35 to 37, vis was 3 or 4 feet. I ended up adding 6 feet of 6 lb fluoro leaded to my braid. It really helped add more bites. I settled on a small 1/64 ounce hair jig that was grey, black and sparkle chinnille above a small shad imitating spoon. Caught as many as I wanted, even left early LOL.
    Thanks dusty_allen thanked you for this post

  9. #9
    Redge is offline Crappie.com Legend - 2017 Man Of The Year
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    OK
    Posts
    27,548
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Nice report Fishers! Enjoyed it while I sit here drinking coffee, watching 2 eagles have breakfast.
    Would have went fishing, but I listened to the weathermen!


    Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
    Proud Member of Team Geezer!
    Likes Fishers LIKED above post

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Ok
    Posts
    1,721
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Thanks a lot for the detailed tutorial Chris. I have found the same patterns as you mentioned-never seen fish so boat shy as they are right now, especially when they’re on brush but that’s ok- just makes it easier to work my jigs through them with the wood out of the way.


    Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
    Likes drmdr2001, Fishers, Bigskyfisherman LIKED above post

Page 1 of 16 123411 ... LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

BACK TO TOP