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Species
Crappie
Season
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Species
Crappie
Season
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Fished in the White River today from the mouth all the way to shell knob. Caught crappie out of deep trees with live scope. The wind made it tough and had to sort thru a lot of blue gill but there are some really nice crappie hanging in the deep trees right now! Bobby Garland baby Shad on 1/16 and 1/8 ounce heads.
Species
Crappie
Season
Winter
Technique
Crappie Dock Shooting
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
We targeted docks on channel banks that had Shad around them. The pattern has held up for the last several weeks and yielded a tournament win out of Cape Fair where we had a 7 fish limit for 12.88 lbs. Play with the weight of your jig heads depending on the depth of the fish. We also found a few fish in deep trees but the majority of the fish in those trees with the Shad were blue gill. The fish are on the move right now and they may not be where they were yesterday. Understanding your electronics is a giant plus!
Species
Crappie
Season
Winter
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Today I ran a trip in the James River arm, the fish are finally making it out to some of the deep trees and still on a few docks. We covered from Cape to Piney and caught fish on the entire stretch. 1/16 and 1/32 oz heads and Bobby Garland baby shad. Good Luck
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
53°
Finding lots of fish eating a crankbait on bluff ends on the main lake. Finding transition areas is key right now. Medium retrieve on the wiggle wart seems to be the ticket.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Majority of fish are suspended in deep water in 70-100 feet of water. You can target these fish using forward facing sonar and vertical jigging techniques. HOWEVER, if you want to do something different, there is a good smallmouth bite on a wiggle wart on pea gravel banks on the main lake. Retrieve at a medium speed in 10-12 feet of water.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
1. Find the places with the most bait. 2. Find the places with the fish in the bait using side scan. 3. Drop the live sonar down and whack them.