Well I have spent most of the week bank and dock fishing parts of J.P.L. I must say I am not havin too much luck. Started out on Tuesday night at the Barge it was real slow. I caught a small bass some bream and no crappie. Fished from 4:30 till 10:30 and only saw a total of two crappie caught at all . Both went under 9" Wednesday eve in a south end creek I fished a jig and bobber 18-24 " deep. I caught 4 in 2 hours 1 keeper but she was a big slabber going 14.25" . Thursday I returned to the south end creek with some minnows in tow. In 3.5 hours I caught 12 with 2 keepers but they were only 10.25" and 10.5" respectively.

I just bought Ernests video on Tuesday so I hope to get that very soon. Also bought a 14' boat and hope to get her on the water in two weeks, anybody got some evening boating suggestions for Joe Pool crappie???

Keep your hook wet!

HEY, THATS A REAL GOOD MONTH THERE AT JOE POOL. AND KEEPERS.... WAY TO GO... JUST KIDDIN YA. I KNOW THERES KEEPER CRAPPIE IN JOE POOL. EVERY BODY TELLS ME SO. I EVEN SEEN ONE ONCE. BUT PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE SEEN PEOPLE JUST WEAR THEM OUT THERE, BUT IT WAS THEIR COUSINS UNCLES FRIEND WHO ALWAYS WORE THE RED SHIRT, IT WAS HIS NEPHEWS FRIEND WHO ACTUALLY CAUGHT 'EM AND WAS NOT SURE WHAT HE WAS USING OR WHERE.
YOUR PROBABLY READING THE WRONG REPLY CAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD LUCK THERE.

Try launching at Lynn Creek Marina and fishing the Great SW PKWY bridge pilings.

Does the john boat have a motor? If so then I would put in at the dirt ramp at Loyd and head uo the creek.

David, thanks for the reply. Yes the 14'tri hull has a motor. a 40hp johnson and a trolling motor. It also has a fishfinder and a depth finder so I will be in serious bussiness. I think I might get me a year pass to Loyd.

Keep your hook wet!

Anybody saying JPL has no or only small crappie ..tell a friend that means there will be less people fishing for themm..back afew weeks when we had two days of real cold weather ...I witnessed 2 nice stringers of crappie come out of creek on south end...last dec, same thing several nice stringers taken about 2 throwbacks for every 15 caught out of same creek....was there this Thursday had good jig bite but no keepers out of 11 fish....they are in this lake..just have to hit it at the right time and place

Hey, guy's went today for a couple hours it was a little cool and windy, but did catch 7 w\ 5 keepers in between 12in and 14in. They were 30ft. to 35ft. deep under schools of shad, caught them on jigs w\ crappie nibbles. Good Luck CrappieMaster

its actually lake ridge rd not great sw pkwy

i was at lynn creek thursday from 2pm-6pm it was empty that day, they wouldnt touch minnows caught 1 and lost alot of eye balls. but they were hot on jigs all day caught like 20 and 2 keepers one at 10" and the other 12" (males) their tails and fins were tore up, maybe coming in for prespawn?

i was out on a boat sat around same time at the bridge pilings closest to lynn creek marina found(18-22ft)/caught a few small ones on jigs but nothing more.

-crappiefed

have you tried fishing at lake alvarado? if so what is your opinion of that lake?

Ben, lets start a new thread on alvarado park lake so this thread doesn't get hijacked. I'll adress your question over there.

Kevin.
Keep your hook wet!

Anyone been to the barge lately? Saturday was supposed to be a good fishing day. I didn't get a chance to wet a hook. I think I might go try tonight and see if I can do any good. Anyone want to meet up at the barge let me know.