Time: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Air Temperature: 58 degrees AM - 75 degrees afternoon
Water Temperature: 62 - 67 degrees
Lake Level: 582.63' - Very high for conditions, starting to clear.
Weather Conditions: Light winds to Calm. Sunny.
Day two of my 2020 COVID crappie season 😂. I ran minnow traps all week to try to stock up bait just in case. I tried several creeks around the house and even let the traps soak for a couple days in the swampy pond beside my work location in Hartselle. Only caught 4-5 creek chubs, but caught 50+ small bluegill around 2-3" long. Also caught two crawfish and one bullhead catfish. After all the effort, I was able to buy minnows in Hartselle on Thursday afternoon. I think the bluegill are a little big for the crappie, so I will save them for a trotline.
I fished bushes exclusively with minnows under a bobber. The lake was very busy, but most people were spider rigging. Fishing was slower that my last trip. I only caught 3 crappie, but all were big enough to keep. I caught 5 largemouth and 1 yellow bass. Going to let it settle down a couple days and see if the water will drop a little. I will try again on Monday.
