Big Crappies - OH MY!

The lake at Pinchot is seeing a lot of action the last few days with the warmer weather. One angler brought in a crappie this morning (4/1) to be weighed. It was 15 inches long and weighed in at 1 lb 13 ounces. Another angler stopped by our tackle shop with a pair of 16 inch crappies. Fathead minnows and small shad darts in red/white are catching most of the crappies now. Most of the larger crappies are being caught off of any type of wood cover such as lay down trees, stumps and brush.

The largemouth action on the lake is picking up slightly with anglers reporting 8 to 10 bass in an 8 hour fishing trip so they are starting to get a little more active. Most of the bass are being caught on hard jerkbaits with an olive or green back. The best baits lately are olive backed Rapala X-raps, Lucky Craft Pointer 100's in Pearl Aju, Mat Pumpkin and also Laser Rainbow. Chartreuse Shad Pointers are always a good bet for Pinchot largemouth too!

The river level continues to drop. Anglers are reporting that hair jigs and the same hard jerkbaits mentioned above doing well for them. Other river fishermen are using 2 1/2 inch Right Bite tubes in either Green Pumpkin or Green Pumpkin/Junebug Tail with good success.