I think I'm done.....

until fall. It's just too hot for my old body. Fished twice this week and caught 50-60 fish each time, mostly small, but was totally bored. Maybe in a couple of months the bigger fish will start biting.

I hear you on that heat Ernest. I only fish at night now. It's just too hot and I don't get around fast enough to go early.

Same here, I have been working on my boat almost everyday since the beginning of April and now that it is just about ready to go, it has gotten to hot. I only have a couple of more things to do to the motor, then check out the bearings on the trailer and I be ready.

That Sun has no doubt been brutal.

Sunscreen and lots of water!

Ditto!

Lavon is 25:1 dinks

Ernest,Ernest, Ernest. No need to quit just run over to Home Depot and get one of those porta-cool air conditioner units for the toon. Thinking about puttin one on my toon.

The AC unit might work but will it make the bigger fish bite?

Then Ernest all you'll need to step up to Larry's level is a Blender for the Frozen Margarita's and a 32" color TV to displace the boredom!

This will definitely take care of boredom. Just think of all the company you will have.

Point one of the vents towards the water. Those fish be following you around to cool off.

Ernest - sounds like a great mod. Let me know when you want to pull the trigger! But, we got to work in the morning only.

Quitter

Tom: Let me know when you get that boat fixed. We'll go find some docks with mercury lights holding lots of fish.

I agree. They're a bunch of quitters. I'm not quitting. I can cool off in November.

PK, sounds good to me. Looks like it will be done as soon as the temp hits 106°.

Can I barrow one of your two Bimini Tops....I can stand the heat. It is the sun that is kicking me in the rump.

Here is what I have been doing to beat the heat. Fish, swim, swim fish

She doesn't know we are parked on top of a brush pile

Unless one fishes for black bass or fishes at night, the heat sucks the life out of you!

I enjoyed going out with you last Thursday morning, even if they were smalls. One more evening shift tonight til midnight, then off Tues/Wed. May head out to the slips one of those mornings.

Can't blame ya on the heat and smalls, but smalls are better (and funner) than nothing this time of year. I need a break from this job and storms (again) too when I can get it.

Same with Lewisville, and just about anywhere I'm sure outside of Grapevine and Texoma, which have a ton of deeper, cooler water.

Now this is a good idea, but not sure about morning trips. LOL

Heading to the Office first thing Wednesday morning most likely if anyone wants to fish around the slips (or if brush pile enthusiasts need a partner).

Either way, just being away from the rat race at home and work will be therapeutic.

Eric - I'm putting my boat back in water today, so probably will not make it Wed. Weather indicates possible rain. What do you think?

Yes, rain chances will increase Wednesday, then again Friday into the weekend. That said, no severe weather is expected and this will be your more generic showers with maybe a few isolated, weak thunderstorms embedded in there from time to time. Outside of a few lightning strikes, it won't be a big deal at all compared to what we've since since March.

Seems to me from the post I read it confirms what I said awhile back. The lakes around Dallas, Ft.worth, the over fishing has left mainly small fish. We need a limit of 15 or 12.Maybe a 11 or 12 in.size limit. IN two or three years you would see a bigger avg. fish.

Seems to me from the post I read it confirms what I said awhile back. The lakes around Dallas, Ft.worth, the over fishing has left mainly small fish. We need a limit of 15 or 12.Maybe a 11 or 12 in.size limit. IN two or three years you would see a bigger avg. fish.

Sorry for the double click

There are still plenty of keepers, it's not at all bad like you are saying. There are far more small fish because of the spawns the last few years, the higher water prevented a lot of people from catching a lot so there was way more reproduction. But, small fish tend to school with small fish and bigger fish tend to school with bigger fish. Mixing still occurs but mostly holds true. If you're only catching small fish you need to move, even to a different part of your pile. You may have one spot on a pile where you pull off 15 keepers and anywhere else on the pile you get dinks. Just move til you find the keepers.

Eric

True if you're in a boat and on brush piles, Eric. In my case, I'll be wandering up isle "M" at the office just happy to get anything.

I agree about the good spawns,however were I fish you pull up on a pile you catch bigger fish first. Then if you keep fishing the smaller they get. and at the end of summer if you keep hammering the pile all you catch is dinks.So I only catch 5 or 6 and move. the pile stays loaded all summer.Not as hard to catch either.This works for me, you might try that on one or two of your spots and see what happens.I can always tell if someone has found them, smalls forever, Owell it is still better than Bass, throw and throw------ect.We all have a Good God that has given us a places to fish,AMEN Good Fishing to all.

I agree with Ernest. It is just too hot for my Old Bald self.
Got my boat fixed up and ready but I ain't... Stay cool y'all...😓

It has been nice lately for the time of year. Take advantage of it.

The dinks tend to be worst on bridges and brush... Get away from those and you will find better fish.

This ^^^^

He's right. This is going to be one of the Top 10, if not Top 5 wettest Summers on record. The unusual upper level pattern has kept the usually intense upper ridge well west of here over the West Coast (see highs in CA, OR, and WA).

It's also helped with some cooler days, especially the more rainy ones. Enjoy it while you can, because I doubt we'll see this anomaly two Summers in a row.

I guess I might be willing to give it a try.

Yes Mr. Paty, it does not take to long to get even more bored sitting at the house, reading about everyone else catching fish.

I agree, there is a lot of things that are worse than fishing on the lake for crappie! Heat - fish the morning! Too many dinks - try other locations! I found the big ones on LL in 12 FOW, close to the bottom, and about 20 away from a brush pile! Who would have thought the 15" ones would be in 12 FOW this time of the year. I was using large (4") white roadrunner style tails to catch the big ones.

I think it is about persistence! Have fun and enjoy the Texas summer weather!

I'm still new to crappie fishing in general and I know they tend to stack vertically on the graph. When you locate them away from structure like you described, are they typically in a vertical pattern out in the open water?

Since I fish out of a kayak these days, I have limited water I can cover and therefore I want to maximize my success by thoroughly fishing the water I can cover on a given outing.

Thanks,

Greg