Cedar Creek Reservoir
Time: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Air Temperature: 61 - 77 degrees during trip
Water Temperature: 63 Degrees
Lake Level: 576.54
Weather Conditions: Mostly Sunny. Winds West 7-12 mph
I headed over to Cedar Creek this morning to kick off crappie season. I put in at Britton Bridge and hit my normal spots. For the most part, tree falls and bushes from prior years looked rough and dilapidated. Most are now unfishable and some good spots on the levee had been cut down by utility crews. I had to look for some new stuff... Water was a little low and this actually helped to spot some structure that would soon be submerged.
I managed to find some new deeper water stuff and started off by jigging white and chartreuse tipped with a minnow and had good luck. As the day warmed up, I slowly began working the shallows with minnows and bobber and picked up scattered fish. For the most part, I was catching substantial numbers, but the fish were very small.
I fished my typical spots around Britton Bridge area and caught over 40 fish, but only 12 keepers. Most were males, which is a good sign spawn is just starting. Every tactic I used (vertical jigging, casting jigs, minnows under bobber) produced fish. Had a great day and glad its Crappie Season!
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