So I got out to lake this morning around 9:30 or so figured the overcast wouldnt hurt sleeping in a lil. I was right. The water temp was 63 right when i got their and quickly raised to 66.8. I fished the cove just North of Yellow cliffs launch ramp. I started deep around 30ft and graphed bunch of fish no bites moved in to 15ft nibbles... looked over by big rock in 2.5ft of water OMG!!! crappie already in spawn or picking a bed out for the lil slabbers to come. I tied on a chartreuse 1/8 oz jig with a green/sparkle twin tail. I threw out towards rock and saw slab turn to get but nothing. I tried for this fish for like 25 mins. I tied on same jig but in 3/8 and boom fish on. Was the biggest crappie I have ever caught 1.9 oz. Caught a couple more 1 very pregnant female. Besides the big slab all other fish came out of 10Ft. Also caught one off a 1/8 oz chartreuse road runner with a blue slab daddy with salt. ill post a few pics of big Slab and prego female.
P.S. All fished were released with now harm. Even big boy. We need more big Slabs in bartlett only way to get them is to release them. Big fish have good genes.
Nice report! Kudos to you for the catch, pics & release....
LLL
Nice report, ditto on the kudos!
Very good, thanks for the report.
Thanks for the report, wow fish moving up with the lake stil comin up
Quote from: Fishless on March 20, 2013, 09:41 PM
Thanks for the report, wow fish moving up with the lake stil comin up
Ya it was crazy. Lake is about 3 ft from being full and clarity on main lake sucks still but depending on current the and wind coves were starting to clear up. I could see about 2 ft down along shores. Oh ya today is first day of spring. :headbang:
Nice job out there, and congrats on the PB.
nice day dude. roseys crappie should average 1.5 for crappie fest and were shooting for three lbers. got a pin for you if you can pick one up. much respect for returning fishies back to the water.
I might have to met you guys out their and check club out. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what kinda crappie that big slab is ( black or white)? I heard that it is number of spines on back. Whites 5-6 and Blacks 7-8. Also if is speckled or has striped up and down like small mouth. Figured you guys would be good to ask.
Congrats on the PB and great job on hunting and finding them. :headbang:
The one on the cooler looks like a black crappie. Or at least what I've always thought black crappie looks like. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. :ecomcity:
A white crappie has more vertical stripes on it and I don't see any in that picture. Black crappie looks more solid spots - I wouldn't say more horizontal but more solid and I don't see vertical stripes on a black crappie. My vote is black crappie but let's see what the rest say. Also depends on where you fish. Lake Pleasant has white crappie. I don't think Bartlett, Roosevelt, etc. have white crappie or if they do, not many.
Quote from: mrokusek on March 21, 2013, 04:02 PM
A white crappie has more vertical stripes on it and I don't see any in that picture. Black crappie looks more solid spots - I wouldn't say more horizontal but more solid and I don't see vertical stripes on a black crappie. My vote is black crappie but let's see what the rest say. Also depends on where you fish. Lake Pleasant has white crappie. I don't think Bartlett, Roosevelt, etc. have white crappie or if they do, not many.
I'm with you on this. I only recall catching white crappie out of Plez, and maybe the northern trout lakes. Everything has always been a crappie like the large one on the cooler.
Quote from: mrokusek on March 21, 2013, 04:02 PM
A white crappie has more vertical stripes on it and I don't see any in that picture. Black crappie looks more solid spots - I wouldn't say more horizontal but more solid and I don't see vertical stripes on a black crappie. My vote is black crappie but let's see what the rest say. Also depends on where you fish. Lake Pleasant has white crappie. I don't think Bartlett, Roosevelt, etc. have white crappie or if they do, not many.
+1
Koo at least now I can tell. My buddy and I are headed out their tomorrow. Ill give yal report when we get off water.
Great report. Good work ArZFisher.