04-27-2018, 11:46 AM
[quote RockyRaab]I keep thinking they ought to be staging up out around the "you know whats" but not a blip on the screen today. Did see some shaddy looking clouds out there, so that's a plus.[/quote]
[#0000FF]With the higher water last year the crappies were able to find spawning structure and stickups all around the lake. So "Rocky's Reef" was not the big draw it was during lower water. The water levels are even higher this year and crappie numbers are down. That is going to make it better for the crappies and worse for anglers.
The only guys who did well outside the harbors last year focused on fishing flooded brush...with vertical presentations. I suspect that will be the pattern again this year. Gonna be a lot of hunting between fish.
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[#0000FF]With the higher water last year the crappies were able to find spawning structure and stickups all around the lake. So "Rocky's Reef" was not the big draw it was during lower water. The water levels are even higher this year and crappie numbers are down. That is going to make it better for the crappies and worse for anglers.
The only guys who did well outside the harbors last year focused on fishing flooded brush...with vertical presentations. I suspect that will be the pattern again this year. Gonna be a lot of hunting between fish.
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