slow with salad

Apr 15 2016

Neil Walker

Fry

Member Since :
2013
Number of Posts :
8

Fished JJJ from 7-11am on 4/15.  Foggy morning with temps in the upper 50s.  Fog broke mid-morning with a little sun, then clouds came.  Warmed up quickly into the 60s and humid.  Winds were light from the ESE.  Water temp was 65-67.  Seemed like a perfect morning to get bit….....but it wasn't meant to be.  Caught 10 bass or so, but all were under 3 lbs.  Most on frogs.  Tried to find some crappie to get some action, but nothing.  Property description says they are in there, but I couldn't fine em.  Thick salad everywhere, so weedless baits and patients are a must.  Lots of bluegills roaming around, but doesn't seem like very many bass to eat em.   Also, some of the biggest, and most plentiful bullfrogs I've ever seen!    

Posted By: Neil Walker

Apr 15 2016

Jack DeVaney

Fingerling

Member Since :
2012
Number of Posts :
70

Neil,

I have caught plenty of big crappie at Triple J in years past.  Over the past several years the lake has been taken over by vegetation.  It is hard to imagine but just a few years ago you could toss crank baits at most locations on the lake and never encounter weeds.  That is near impossible today. I am not sure if the proliferation of weeds would adversely affect the crappie.