drumking, chickamauga, crappie, 12/14/09, Bassert

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Pat and I got out on this very foggy morning for some scouting and crappie fishing. The water was raging. 110,000 cfs or so and falling water. The fish have been treated like a yo-yo for the past 2 weeks and they are scattered and timid. We didn't find a concentration of fish, but only loners here and there. Very difficult fishing conditions.<br /><br />We didn't catch many in the short time that we had, but we caught some quality fish. We had 5 at least 13 inches up to 13.75. One on a bluff, 3 in a creek, the rest on docks. Water is stained. We used 1/16 oz jigs and panfish assassins on the deeper water and I used 1/32 oz on the docks and had success with that weight jig. Pat also caught my pet drum, but wouldn't let me take a pic of it. emoBig One more tiny yellow bass and that was it. I think that we had 12 crappie total. Better days are coming. emoBig emoGeezer