Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Air Temperature: 70 degrees AM - 82 degrees afternoon
Water Temperature: 68 - 72 degrees
Lake Level: 582.12' - Very high for conditions and muddy.
Weather Conditions: Moderate Winds from South,SW 10-16 MPH . Sunny to overcast.
Today was my first day on the water for spring crappie. I figured it may be a bit early but the 80+ degree weather this week had me itching to give it a try. I launched at Britton Bridge and fished log jams, tree tops, cyprus trees, and bushes all in about 3ft to 8ft of water. My main goal today was to see if the fish had moved into the bushes.
I picked up a good mixed bag today with 1 white bass, 7 yellow bass, 6 largemouth bass, and 6 crappie. Only 3 of the crappie were big enough to keep. All fish were caught on minnows under a bobber. My first crappie of the season was a beautiful black nose.
It seems all but one of the crappie were males and were just beginning to move up in the shallows. I think we are a week plus before the shallow fishing gets good. The surprise of the day was finding the live cyprus trees in 3-5ft of water and finding fish holding to them on the north bank east of Britton bridge. I will definitely be back to this area.
I cleaned the 3 keeper crappie and we ate them for dinner. Sure was nice to enjoy fresh fish again!
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