01-25-2012, 10:00 AM
Two folks who said they wanted to fish with me today changed their mind so I got to do a &quot;peace of mind&quot; solo trip.<br /><br />Messed around and got to lake about 8:30 or 9. Wolftever Creek was MUDDY! It&#39;ll clear up quickly however with so much flow in river. I caught three crappie in the creek but all were short.<br /><br />Headed out on lake to find clear water and fish some docks. Somebody was already fishing the first two docks I went to. Fished a road bed and a bluff... nada.<br /><br />Catfished at Harrison Bluff for 30 minutes... one hookup but the fish came off. Changed locations to a hump I suspected would be good with the heavy flow. It was... got bit in a hurry... caught two, biggest 15 lbs... and missed several little fish in a 45 minute sit.<br /><br />Left there and crappie fished three boat docks. Caught several, mostly small. Had five keeper crappie (two 13-inchers) and a spotted bass. Probably caught about ten short fish. All on 32nd oz. blue/white Fin-S.<br /><br />Tried trolling a while in Chester Frost... I caught five crappie in one run, unfortunately all were short.<br /><br />Barring any extreme cold snaps, I think the pre-spawn crappie bite is close.