OH crappie

[hotwielen65]

Got out a couple hours last night to see if I could find some crappie for the freezer. Its been about a month since I've been on OH so I went to my notes from last year and was pleasantly suprised, they were in the spots I fished last year this time. I put 8 nice fish in the well. I was tightlining a 1/16 oz tube (1.5") in downed trees just off the main channel, seamed like the prefered depth was around 8 feet deep and the fish were about 2 feet off the bottom. The color of choice was blue/black/chart.
I read an article a couple years ago about keeping notes when you go fishing and would recommend doing so to all who love the sport. I use a note pad/calender, there is enough writting room to put at least a couple pages of notes, the days change from year to year but like last night I had a notes from 2 years ago in the last week of May, the color was different but they were it the same spot, finding them is 2/3rds the battle. If your retired and can fish everyday (like some on here...Alphahawk) you can keep up with where the fish are. I on the other hand get out in streaks, a month of no fishing use to leave me spending more time on the water trying to find where the "Wyllie little wascales are". The notes will help you get the most out of the little time you have, in fact I can't wait for 4th of July weekend, its been my best outing for crappie on OH the last 2 years in a row!!!! Go figure

Happy fishing to all
Ray

[titansfan2104]

So I need to follow you around on the 4th??!! Lol

[hotwielen65]

Thats it! But you'll have to find me first..... look for me fishing docks with lots of shade in around 8 to10 feet of water, tight lining minnows with a 10 and 8 foot pole, depending on the ceiling height I have under the dock. Especially docks with empty boat lifts, they are like money in the bank. The hot weather and sun drive them to the shade, docks close to a drop off are prefered but I have one dock thats back at the end of the cove with no deep water around but its big and closed in on the sides and has a brush pile or two under it. The only down side is you need to keep lively minnows on the hook. I put a frozen bottle with ice in the minnow bucket to keep them lively. Another thing I've noticed is they seem to bite lighter so it would be to your benefit to have a net, I lost a bunch of nice fish not having a net with reach in the boat, more so during the summer months than the winter.

Good luck,
Ray

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by hotwielen65

Got out a couple hours last night to see if I could find some crappie for the freezer. Its been about a month since I've been on OH so I went to my notes from last year and was pleasantly suprised, they were in the spots I fished last year this time. I put 8 nice fish in the well. I was tightlining a 1/16 oz tube (1.5") in downed trees just off the main channel, seamed like the prefered depth was around 8 feet deep and the fish were about 2 feet off the bottom. The color of choice was blue/black/chart.
I read an article a couple years ago about keeping notes when you go fishing and would recommend doing so to all who love the sport. I use a note pad/calender, there is enough writting room to put at least a couple pages of notes, the days change from year to year but like last night I had a notes from 2 years ago in the last week of May, the color was different but they were it the same spot, finding them is 2/3rds the battle. If your retired and can fish everyday (like some on here...Alphahawk) you can keep up with where the fish are. I on the other hand get out in streaks, a month of no fishing use to leave me spending more time on the water trying to find where the "Wyllie little wascales are". The notes will help you get the most out of the little time you have, in fact I can't wait for 4th of July weekend, its been my best outing for crappie on OH the last 2 years in a row!!!! Go figure

Happy fishing to all
Ray

Actually Ray I do keep notes and have reminders in my phone calendar to let me know when and where to go....to fish for what at what time of year...day....what lure...what color....conditions and so on. I recommend everyone do that.


Regards