Barkley Friday

[beavercreek]

Did anyone catch any crappie on Barkley Friday? I fished Little River and got skunked. I caught two bass on accident. The only place I graphed fish were right in the channel. While I know there are techniques for cathing them in the channel, I wasn't knowledgeable enough to be successful. It was a beautiful day on the water but I sure had higher expectations. I didn't know if I was doing the right thing or if that storm really messed things up.

[kc]

I fished Friday and did catch several crappie. I was primarily out for bass and late in the day after only catching 1 12" fish I started throwing a curly tail around brush and picking up a few crappie. Then I pulled up on a spot and caught 12 in about 30 minutes. I was fishing south of the bridge so I can't compare to Little River. I wouldn't say the crappie are biting great but there were a few to be found if you hit them right.

kc

[fishboy]

I fished Barkley on Saturday for several hours. Fished for bass the first 3-4 hours and the bass won! Then got some minnows and picked up several crappie in 8-10 feet of water on a brushpile in a creek channel. I should restate that...MY WIFE caught several crappie. the wind was blowing so much all I could do was keep her near the brushpile. It was still fun. Water temps started at around 52 and was 56 at the warmest part of the day.

Happy Fishin'
Leave your Mark...Not a Stain!

[beavercreek]

I had a very difficult time finding cover. I never left Little River. I did go up Blue Springs and found a tree top in good water. I was perplexed that I didn't catch a fish out of it. I fished Barren today and caught a limit of crappie. I guess if you don't spend enough time on a body of water the catching is more difficult.

[kc]

It's more than that. I have fished Barkley consistently for nearly 20 years and they just weren't biting well this week end and I don't quite understand why. It was like the fish weren't in on the banks at all which is unusual for mid-March and mid-50s water temperatures. The crappie I caught we out away from the bank which isn't real unusual for crappie but the bass just weren't on the banks at all. But knowing some spots can make a difference.

kc