Drove out to Denton creek at 377 last Monday and the water was higher than I've seen it in years. Where we were wadding across this past spring you would have to swim against a pretty swift current.

sandies will not be in Denton creek right now.

Drove by the creek yesterday and the water is still pretty murky/dirty . And the flow was still fast. I'll give it about another 2 or 3 weeks. Hopefully the rain stops and the creeks get to settle down..... Then it'll be on!!

All this rain we are getting is surely going to stack the crappie up in my honey hole!

Now I just need it to stop raining for a couple of weeks lol

I may know where your honey hole is (East of the bridge at the corner?). Too deep right now.

If it rains like this throughout the winter than the sandbass run is gonna be crazy

I was just wondering, how much does rain affect bank fishing during the fall/winter? Also I thought crappie and sandbass only
went up the creek during spring.

crappie follow the shad up the creeks in the winter. the creeks are warmer due to they are shallower and heat up faster. sandies dont start the run till February. you will catch a few scouts (males) all year in he creeks..... but the crappie are the ones to target in the creeks around thanksgiving.

Thanks for the heads up, I am not an experience fisher. But I am always looking for time to fish.

Man I cant wait. come on the cold.

you can find crappie real close to the outside part of a bend in chocolate brown running water they will be hugging the bank . dont be afraid to try them a foot to 2 foot deep there . as the water recedes they will go back into the deeper parts of the creek .this applies for winter crappie in creeks i cant tell you about lake bank shorelines because i will be in the solely in the creek in winter

its true.....

less than a month and it should start to happen.

what about marys creek in west fort worth

is it connected to a lake?