Thread: Is my neighbor right? + a fish report

I saw ya out on the pondtoon Friday I think it was. Jus across the water from your ponderosa.
I agree the bite seems way off but still enjoyed the time out on the water!!
I never found a spot that I caught more than 3 fish in either.
Atleast the smaller fish gave me a break this weekend.
I need to stop in and holler at ya sometime.

Originally Posted by ShowmeCrappie

I saw ya out on the pondtoon Friday I think it was. Jus across the water from your ponderosa.
I agree the bite seems way off but still enjoyed the time out on the water!!
I never found a spot that I caught more than 3 fish in either.
Atleast the smaller fish gave me a break this weekend.
I need to stop in and holler at ya sometime.

Yes, that was us. We picked up a few there and moved on. Fish are scattered. We covered a lot of water.

Nice report tom,been seeing Asian carp everywhere south of bigsandy

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Jamie, I believe the fish will be spawning deeper again. The water is clear and the water temp has zoomed into 70s. I don't believe the spawn is on yet in full force. MHO.

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Jamie, I believe the fish will be spawning deeper again. The water is clear and the water temp has zoomed into 70s. I don't believe the spawn is on yet in full force. MHO.

Tom,think it was full force down this way ,lots of gubers catching them shallow,I fished deep though

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Tom, the carp may not be 100% responsible, but I think they are forcing the crappie/gills/redears to spawn deeper and stay out of their traditional spawning areas in shallow water. Lots of the 3-4 foot deep areas we were catching fish pulling planer boards 2-3 weeks ago are now wall-to-wall carp. There are tons of dead silver carp up this way and whatever is killing them I hope it keeps going.

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

A feller at Country Junction Store told us (billbob inc) that he suspects the Asian carp are the problem with the crappie. Things have gone to pot since these critters moved in.

Usually this time of the year fish are spawning all around our area. However, the last three years has produced very little action. We usually catch good fish around our dock, but not the past few years. I saw a lot of large fish hanging near bottom in the West Sandy and we also spotted a dead Asian carp.

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How cool is that, I did not know Billbob started his own company called Billbob Inc. I suppose he's gonna want royalties on the Billbob Koozies now! doh

tons of them floating around eagle creek area also. Dont know whats killing them just glad something is. We been catching good fish this way. I do believe they are spawning in deeper cover with the clear water. lots of big males and females coming out the 9 ft zone on wood cover. Ran down to Big Sandy area Thursday and got into a ton of little ones, I mean a ton of them. Came back north that afternoon and went back to catching quality fish again in mid range depths.