[flyakker]

Wow, what a day of crappie fishing today! Headed out to Reedy Creek Lake for a couple of hours this afternoon before the big storms hit. Wasn't expecting much because I thought it was a little early in the season for spawn on that lake, and the water was still muddy from recent rains.

After catching 30+ fish in water <4 feet deep, it was obvious I had underestimated the current lake conditions. Except for 1 small LM bass and one bluegill, all the rest were a mix of white and black crappie. Some were decent slabs. I only used two lures.......a pearl swirl tale grub on a small jibhead, and a white Gulp 2" minnow on a jighead. At one hole I caught a crappie on every single cast until it was fished out. Didn't have to work too hard for them today!

 

[Scott Hobbs]

some days it just pays to go fishing

tight lines <*)))))>{

 

[Topsail Angler]

Great report, thanks!

 

[sundrop]

Nice day!!!!!!!

 

[BassAngler1]

Sounds like an excellent day of fishing.

 

[mrurbina]

nicceee.. for a minute there i thought you where talking about reedy creek park here in charlotte jaja...

 

[backlash]

Congrats!! Sound like you had a great time.

 

[brad h]

where can I buy these lures, can I buy them at outdoor world at concord mills mall?

 

[brad h]

are you talking about the lakes at reedy creek park off of rocky river rd. and wich lake?

 

[flyakker]

It's Reedy Creek Lake in Umstead State Park (Raleigh).

The lures were put together, you can find the components at any outdoor store. It was just a standard ball head jig with either a plastic grub or the Gulp minnow attached. At Bass Pro look in the section where they keep the smaller plastics for the panfish.

 

[BassManMartin]

Congrats on the good fishing...you can't beat a white jig head with a smoke/metal flake grub for crappie when they are actively feeding

 

[flyakker]

That was the winning combo for that day. The jighead was white for both setups. The way they were feeding, they probably would have hit anything that moved.

 

[lefty]

It's Reedy Creek Lake in Umstead State Park (Raleigh).

Which side of the lake? Kelley and I took our boys down there last year - the side near the dam was much more steep than we wanted to fish with the boys... we wound up bushwhackin' our way over to a point closer to the camp... it turned out to be a lot more hiking and bushwhackin' than we'd hoped...

 

[backlash]

Interesting that you used Berkeley Gulp. I have never tried in freshwater but it's the first thing that I reach for when fishing salt.

 

[Topsail Angler]

Interestin the that you used Berkeley Gulp. I have never tried in freshwater but it's the first thing that I reach for when fishing salt.

They make a freshwater version of Gulp! Not sure if the scent is different but they have the more traditional freshwater shapes like worms, frogs, gobies, etc.

 

[Mechanic Bob]

WOW that is great. Congrats!

 

[brad h]

thanks for the info Iam going to try it.

 

[flyakker]

I have tried both the freshwater and saltwater Gulp baits. For freshwater the larger minnow and grub patterns work pretty good for white bass. The Gulp seems to provide an advantage over plastics on those days when the fish have a little more lock jaw.

 

[flyakker]

Lefty,

Bushwacking is mandatory to find the good spots. I'll give you 2 hints.....coves and structure. And wear light colored clothes, the little ticks are already out.