I fished a couple of hours today from 5:00 til 7:00 PM. I targeted Crappie the first hour in the Island Cove/Waconda Bay area and caught 6. 3 Keepers and 3 throwbacks about 9" long. Shifted gears and decided to go fish a bream bed that I found yesterday in the Harrison Bay area, while fishing with my 6 year old granddaughter. I kept 20 large bluegill, 1 shellcracker, 1 yellow perch and threw back 1 bass, and 1 shad.
I told myself that I wasn't going to make another cast after 7:00 PM and boy was it a lesson in discipline as I was catching fish on every cast. I caught 1 shellcracker and 1 large bluegill in the last minute before 7:00.
Here's how: Caught the Crappie on a Southern Pro 1 1/2" white worm that I dunked the tail and about half of the body in chartreuse spike it. Bleeding hook 1/32 oz jigs and the fish were over 15 feet deep. I was counting down the little jig and had a couple hit it at the 15 count, so I concentrated about that depth.
The sunfish and others were caught in the back of coves in less than 5 feet of water and were caught on 1" squirming grubs in the pumpkinseed color and 1/32 oz jigs. Oh, btw, I never use more than 1/32 oz jigs for Crappie or bluegills. I'll probably go again on Thursday, the good Lord and the weather permitting.emoAngel
I told myself that I wasn't going to make another cast after 7:00 PM and boy was it a lesson in discipline as I was catching fish on every cast. I caught 1 shellcracker and 1 large bluegill in the last minute before 7:00.
Here's how: Caught the Crappie on a Southern Pro 1 1/2" white worm that I dunked the tail and about half of the body in chartreuse spike it. Bleeding hook 1/32 oz jigs and the fish were over 15 feet deep. I was counting down the little jig and had a couple hit it at the 15 count, so I concentrated about that depth.
The sunfish and others were caught in the back of coves in less than 5 feet of water and were caught on 1" squirming grubs in the pumpkinseed color and 1/32 oz jigs. Oh, btw, I never use more than 1/32 oz jigs for Crappie or bluegills. I'll probably go again on Thursday, the good Lord and the weather permitting.emoAngel