Warmwater creekin

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mrpossumtail

Discussion Starter · Jun 4, 2014

Scenery exceeded expectations.

Glutonous Crappie hit a #2 dungeon.

The stream was full of starved redbreast. Caught at least a 100 of them. The bass were not too impressive. The largest seen during the course of the day was around 15"

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wademaster

· #2 · Jun 4, 2014

I've yet to catch a crappie in moving water.....haven't really put forth the effort to specifically target them in moving water but they'll hit a plethora of baits.....did you float this or only wade? Nice.

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mrpossumtail

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 4, 2014

Mostly waded. Did bring the yak to carry gear.

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wademaster

· #4 · Jun 4, 2014

mrpossumtail said:
Mostly waded. Did bring the yak to carry gear.

I'm game anytime/anywhere dude. Wading or taking yaks. Either is fine. I've been wanting to get some smallmouths on the long rod. I've finally gotten over this ailment for the most part it seems. Trout/bronze whatever as long as it's in a flow.

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Fish Whisperer

· #5 · Jun 4, 2014

I wish I could say I know this spot from experience, but I don't think I do. Looks great Ken, particularly that bend with the large boulders. Shoot me a PM with the details

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Wademaster, crappie in the moving water are very common in the warmer streams to your east. I got bit by a crappie using a weigthless lizard last time out and ended up catching it on an inline spinner with a followup cast. I catch plenty trolling cranks upstream and downstream, usually small ones.

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wademaster

· #6 · Jun 4, 2014

Fish Whisperer said:
I wish I could say I know this spot from experience, but I don't. Looks great Ken, particularly that bend with the large boulders. Shoot me a PM with the details .

Wademaster, crappie in the moving water are very common in the warmer streams to your east. I got bit by a crappie using a weigthless lizard last time out and ended up catching it on an inline spinner with a followup cast. I catch plenty trolling cranks upstream and downstream, usually small ones.

Right, it seems they're usually from that direction. I've had guys tell me they've caught crappie in the Y but I've never tried for them. As mentioned, I've fished moving waters quite rigorously in my life and still have never hooked up with one.

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Fish_Fiend

· #7 · Jun 4, 2014

Same here it is hard to believe there are no crappie in the deep. Ive just never founf them.

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

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Fish Whisperer

· #8 · Jun 4, 2014

Gene, there definitely are! I've caught many downstream of you.

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Fish_Fiend

· #9 · Jun 4, 2014

Can you PM details maybee?

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

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Mack in N.C.

· #10 · Jun 4, 2014

wademaster said:
Right, it seems they're usually from that direction. I've had guys tell me they've caught crappie in the Y but I've never tried for them. As mentioned, I've fished moving waters quite rigorously in my life and still have never hooked up with one.

Hello Wm.....there are crappie in almost every water with redbreast. Just maybe fewer west.....I was catching crappie in the Pigg river north of you and also catching smallies a couple years back

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Mack in N.C.

· #11 · Jun 4, 2014

Fish Whisperer said:
Gene, there definitely are! I've caught many downstream of you.

shhhhhhhhhh............

many crappie in the upper deep as well....

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wademaster

· #12 · Jun 4, 2014

Mack in N.C. said:
Hello Wm.....there are crappie in almost every water with redbreast. Just maybe fewer west.....I was catching crappie in the Pigg river north of you and also catching smallies a couple years back

I figure as much. I'm not familiar with the Pigg but I am with most others relative to my location. No crappie that I've seen. In still waters I've caught them on everything imaginable from a fly to a crank to a spinner to a topwater. Not the first one in moving water yet......

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mrpossumtail

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jun 4, 2014

FW, this section was just downstream of the lower dam bracketing the "heavily patrolled" water. There are right many rock bluffs and such for the first 1 mile below the dam. Downstream a bit, the streambed gradient eases up some and the water averages a little deeper in depth. This is mostly rock and gravel bottom stream with lots of skinny water. The bass were mostly in very shallow(3"-6") water in the AM hours thus easily spooked. I had planned on working submerged rock structure with large streamers but that plan was DOA. I tied on a hopper pattern and the gentle dry fly like presentations did not send the bass into hiding. I think this would be a great place to go when other streams get blown out, but other than that, I really have no use for this water unless some bucket stocked it with Roanokes at some point. I was just intrigued by this stretch because I just happened to cross over on my way to a job site.

WM, some dude told me the Y was full of them around Elkin. I've never caught any but that does not mean they are not there. He told me to anchor a boat near wood cover in Feb and cane pole the wood with minnows.

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wademaster

· #14 · Jun 4, 2014

mrpossumtail said:
FW, this section was just downstream of the lower dam bracketing the "heavily patrolled" water. There are right many rock bluffs and such for the first 1 mile below the dam. Downstream a bit, the streambed gradient eases up some and the water averages a little deeper in depth. This is mostly rock and gravel bottom stream with lots of skinny water. The bass were mostly in very shallow(3"-6") water in the AM hours thus easily spooked. I had planned on working submerged rock structure with large streamers but that plan was DOA. I tied on a hopper pattern and the gentle dry fly like presentations did not send the bass into hiding. I think this would be a great place to go when other streams get blown out, but other than that, I really have no use for this water unless some bucket stocked it with Roanokes at some point. I was just intrigued by this stretch because I just happened to cross over on my way to a job site.

WM, some dude told me the Y was full of them around Elkin. I've never caught any but that does not mean they are not there. He told me to anchor a boat near wood cover in Feb and cane pole the wood with minnows.

I always figured they had to be there due to Kerr Scott. Maybe one day I'll encounter one in a flow....

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jerry condrey

· #15 · Jun 4, 2014

Gene
Crappy are common in the Deep.City Lake and Randleman are full of them, so it goes to figure. We used to catch them in the river below the old Oakdale Cotton Mill in Jamestown.

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Scott Hobbs

· #16 · Jun 4, 2014

all great catches on the long pole.

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