Taylorsville crappie

[gofishdave]

Went to Taylorsville today, water temp. 62-64 degrees. bass were tough, caught a couple on a chrome and blue trap in 2ft of water. caught 8 croppie over 11 inches right up on the bank, fishing less than 3ft. deep. Also caught a little bit of everything 15 small channel cats, several small hybrids, evn some bluegills. Got a great deal on minnows at the gas station by Settlers Trace ramp.

[dldoss80]

Was the 8 crappie the only ones u caught or did u get some smaller ones too. thinkin bout tryin to get out there this weekend n look for some crappie myself, thanks for the info

[gofishdave]

lots of small croppie and channel cats, 7-8 inches long

[etcfishin]

What was the water color? Stained? Muddy?

Thanks
Eric

[FishFry]

I was out there for a while yesterday afternoon also. Water was muddy in some areas and stained in others. Caught a few bass in the creeks where we could find the clearest water.

[artcarney_agr]

Are the crappie still being caught? If so, where and how? I went last Saturday and struck out....but I think I was doing it wrong, as I spent more time hung up in those tree branches than actually fishing! D'OH!

I think my error was not having a slip cork, I've never used one, but I'm thinking that's a must have at Taylorsville instead of the good old spring corks I've always used.

[crappiepappy]

Are the crappie still being caught? If so, where and how? I went last Saturday and struck out....but I think I was doing it wrong, as I spent more time hung up in those tree branches than actually fishing! D'OH!

I think my error was not having a slip cork, I've never used one, but I'm thinking that's a must have at Taylorsville instead of the good old spring corks I've always used.

Definitely a "must have" if using minnows !! But, in all my years of fishing T-ville, I've had better luck casting a jig to blowdowns, and alongside shallow stumps. A 1/16oz weedless jighead w/1.5" blue/char tube works well for fishing "in" the cover ... while a 1/16oz marabou Roadrunner (chartreuse) works very well if fishing "between" or "over" or "outside of" the cover.

With the cooler weather we've had, it's possible that the Crappie have moved a little deeper & farther off the banks ... waiting for more favorable water temps/clarity. Even so, I'd probably start off shallow (4-6') and work my way out to the 10-12' depths (but still keep fishing 4-6' deep).

... pappy

[Ranger492]

Definitely a "must have" if using minnows !! But, in all my years of fishing T-ville, I've had better luck casting a jig to blowdowns, and alongside shallow stumps. A 1/16oz weedless jighead w/1.5" blue/char tube works well for fishing "in" the cover ... while a 1/16oz marabou Roadrunner (chartreuse) works very well if fishing "between" or "over" or "outside of" the cover.


... pappy

Hey Pappy, good info and I agree with the slip bobber being a must. On the jigs, which I prefer to use almost exclusively also, here's a trick I use. I always use an unpainted horsehead jig with a little blade (buy them from Ken's Jigs down at KY Lake..very similar to a roadrunner though). They have a light wire hook and I always take my pliers and bend the hook at the middle of the "U" 3-4 times before tying on to weaken it. I fish it right through brush piles and it will get hung up, but you can pull it to straighten the hook and get it loose without going into your brush pile and disturnbing with the trolling motor, etc. I fish em on 6 lb test and can sometimes pull one loose many times without losing it. Just have to check line each time and maybe re-tie occasionally. No worries about losing fish with the weakened hook either, even the biggest slabs won't bend the hook (a 4 lb largemouth is another story, but that's rare ;-)

[crappiepappy]

Ranger492 ...... I don't worry too much about losing my RR's --- I'm fishing them on PowerPro Braid 10/2 !! As slow as I'm retrieving them, they don't get snagged deep enough that I can't (usually) shake them free or back them off the wood. And if not, the PP will easily bend the hook open.

But, thanks for the tip, all the same !! It's a idea that's proved itself worthy, as many of my Crappie angling friends (on another website) have mentioned doing just that, with success. Members here should take note !!

... pappy

[artcarney_agr]

I caught nine keepers yesterday. All in about 3' of water. It was very slow until about 7 pm, it was like they moved up from deeper water and stacked up to feed...6 of the 9 were caught in about 5 minutes around 7 pm

How do you go about catching during the day, when they haven't moved up to feed yet?

[fishinfreak]

When I fish for them they are usually right on the bank in the morning and evening and mid day I hold about a cast and a half off of the bank that way my bait can go deeper.