We began the day fishing with Nothead jigs and live minnows. Brian and Brian caught lots of crappie and yellow bass, including 6 slab crappies weighing over a pound each. 

The water was dropping and the crappie fishing was slow, but Ron and Lance managed to catch 7 slab crappie and several small ones.

Dale and Greg began the morning catching crappie and ended up with 21 slab crappie.

Arney and Lou caught a number of slab crappie and a couple of channel cats.

The water was starting to warm up and Rick caught several slab crappie and 1 mean wiper.

 

Lake Monroe is high and dropping.  The water temperature hit 59 degrees.  Nate and Jacob took 20 slab crappie home with the largest being right at 2 pounds. 

The morning was windy and rainy with dropping temperatures.  Justin and Cory stayed with it and caught 15 slab crappie and 2 channel cats, along with lots of smaller fish.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

Bob and Nick started out Wednesday morning with light rain and no wind.  The water temperature was 70 degrees and most fish were spawning.  The fishing was slow but as the rain picked up, so did the fishing.  They ended up catching 16 slab crappie and lots of little ones.

 

The water temperature was 69 degrees and the fish were beginning to spawn.  The fishing was slow in the morning and took off in the afternoon.  Dennis and Johnny caught 25 slab crappie and Dennis caught the bonus fish with the 6 ½ pound largemouth pictured below.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

Jim and Bill took home a nice bunch of slab crappie caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  The water temperature at the end of the day was 71 degrees.

Greg caught several nice crappie on a windy chilly morning.  The water temperature at the end of the day was 66 degrees.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.

The day was windy and cold with drizzling rain.  Ben caught 25 nice black crappie, 4 or 5 big red ears, and 3 or 4 bluegills.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs.

Katie caught this 14-pound 10-ounce white perch while fishing with a crank bait, 15-pound test Excel line, and a Bass Pro medium action rod with a Bass Pro bait-casting reel.  She also caught 1 small mouth bass weighing about 2 pounds and a large mouth bass weighing about 1 1/2 pounds.

The water was still rising and slightly discolored with the water temperature in the 70s.  Tanner and Jeff caught lots of crappie, yellow bass, and wipers.  Tanner is pictured below with a nice crappie.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Ed, Evelyn, and Emily began crappie fishing at 8 am and caught lots and lots of crappie, including 4 larger ones that they took home to eat, and 1 small bass.  They saw a variety of wildlife, including turkey chicks that were about the size of a baseball.

Griff began the day fishing for bass.  As temperatures rose, he caught 6 bass of which 3 were keepers and the biggest came in at about 5 pounds.  The water was clear and the temperature of the water was 86 degrees.

Stan and I fished deep for crappie and the fishing was tough.  We switched to shallow fishing and caught  a few slab crappie on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The lake is close to normal pool.  John and Tom caught several crappie and ended up with 8 slab crappie.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The fishing was slow when James and Mary began the day but they managed to catch some nice bluegills.  They finished the day with 56 big bluegills and 2 big redears.  The fish were located out from the bank and were caught on Nothead jigs.

The water temperature was in the mid-40s and water color was dingy.  We caught 30 crappie and brought home 10.  The 3 biggest were 15 inches.  We also had a 4-pound bass and a 3-pound bass.  All fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The water temperature was 51 degrees when Zach and Mike began fishing at noon.  They caught several small crappie along with those shown below in 3 to 20 feet of water on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Slabdaddies, and minnows.

Bob and I started the morning with high winds and cool weather.  The water temperature was 54 degrees.  Bob caught this nice walleye and several small crappie on Nothead jigs.

The wiper fishing in the morning was slow for Brian and Don, but picked up in the afternoon and they caught a double limit of wipers up to 3 pounds.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs.

Mike and Angela fished on a beautiful fall day, but the crappie fishing was slow.  The water temperature was 66 degrees.  They caught a couple of slab crappie and a few smaller crappie.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Kyler and Kyle began the day bass fishing on Lake Monroe and caught 4 keeper bass.  Kyler beat his dad out and caught the biggest bass and biggest fish of the day!  They caught 40 wipers, with the largest being just a little over 6 pounds.  They also caught 4 walleyes, 1 15-inch crappie, and a 5-pound channel catfish.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners and Slabdaddies.

The lake was calm at 8:00 am, but the wind was gusting at 20+ mph by 11:00 am.  Bob and Kyle caught 33 fish, which included crappie and wipers.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The water was at normal pool and averaged 77 degrees.  Seaver caught the 3-pound spotted bass pictured below.  Seaver and his grandpa Bob also caught 2 keeper largemouth bass, several slab crappie, 2 3-pound walleyes, and a 4-pound channel catfish.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The day began windy and cold with a water temperature of 71 degrees. Tracy and Cory caught lots of small crappie early and, as the day gradually warmed up, they finished with 25 slab crappie caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

 

The lake was dropping and the water temperature was 69 degrees. Kevin and Nate caught several short bass. We then went to sight fishing on the beds and Kevin caught one 4 to 5 pound bass, pictured below.

 

The water temperature was 40 degrees, the air temperature was 30 degrees, and the wind was from the east at 10 mph.  We caught a few decent crappie and 1 slab crappe pictured below, along with 1 walleye.  The fish were caught on the main lake using Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

 

We caught several nice slab crappie - some of the nicest are pictured here.

 

The water temperature was in the low 70s and we had clear bluebird skies.  Ethan, James, and Bill caught 19 slab crappie using a variety of baits, including Blakemore Slabdaddies, Nothead jigs, and minnows.

 

Jerry and Ricky fished for bass in the morning and caught several small Kentucky Spotted Bass and 1 about 17 inches.  They switched to crappie for the afternoon and caught 17 slab crappie.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

We began fishing early in the morning and the weather was cool and calm.  Skyy and Zayne bass fished for several hours and caught several small ones.  When the sun came up, we went to deep water and fished for crappie.  We brought home 15 and threw back several of the same size.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The morning was breezy and sunny.  Seaver and Bob caught several bass including 2 largemouth that weighed between 4 and 5 pounds each.  They also caught several keeper Kentucky bass.

Nathan and Kevin caught a lot of crappie on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  Several were nice slab crappie, caught later in the day.

The water temperature was in the high 70s and the bluegills, crappie, and bass were biting.  James and Jacob (Hot Sauce) caught over 100 bluegills, several nice crappie, and the bass pictured below.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The weather at 6:00 am was warm and muggy.  Mary and Dustin caught lots of small crappie and also a nice stringer of walleye, catfish, white bass, and several bigger crappie.  The biggest white bass was 2 1/2 pounds, the biggest walleye was 6 pounds and the biggest catfish was 3 pounds.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

We began the crisp March (no, May) morning with the air temperature hovering around 40 degrees.  The fish were sluggish due to the cold, but Tanner and Jeff perservered and caught 3 catfish and several crappie.  Tanner also had hold of a big channel catfish which he fought all the way to the boat, where it broke his line.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The water temperature was in the mid-60s and the day was drizzly with 20 mph winds.  Bill and Chad caught 31 slab crappie and lots of smaller ones on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The water temperature was in the mid-60s and the day was sunny with light winds.  Tom and Jack caught 6 bass totaling over 25 pounds and each caught a 5 1/2 pound bass, pictured below.

The water temperature was in the high 60s and Chuck and Avery fished hard and caught some really nice fish, including 2 slab crappie and several smaller ones.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The water temperature at 7:00 am was 64 degrees.  We dodged storms off and on all day and had the bottom of the boat covered with hail at one point, but Justin and Christopher caught 2 slab crappie and several that were filleting size on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The water temperature at 7:00 am was 62 degrees and rose to 70 degrees at 5:30 pm.  The day was hot and very windy.  Matt caught a walleye weighing 6 1/2 pounds on a Blakemore Slabdaddy and Doug caught the 2 nice crappie pictured below.  Both also caught several more nice crappie on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies, along with lots of small black crappie.

Skyy and Thairon Todd caught several small crappie, a couple of white bass, and the 5 pound largemouth bass pictured below while crappie fishing.  The fish were caught using Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.  The water temperature in the afternoon was 62 degrees and the wind was gusty.

Brian and Wayne caught several small crappie and 10 nice slab crappie using Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs in 6 to 10 feet of water.  Our largest crappie weighed 2 pounds.  We also caught a 12 1/2 pound white perch.  The day was windy and cool with water temperatures at 62 degrees in the afternoon.

Water temperature at 9:00 am was 59 degrees and rose to 64 degrees in the afternoon.  Jim caught 12 nice crappie ranging from 10 to 13 inches and lots of smaller crappie under 10 inches on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  The fish were caught in 5 to 6 feet of water.  Looks like the spawn may have started - keeping fingers crossed!

The water temperature was 56 degrees at 8:00 am and warmed up to 60 degrees by 4:00 p;m.  The crappie fishing was slow, but Dean and Dan caught several small crappie, 2 slab crappie, 2 nice white bass, and 1 largemouth bass, which was returned to the water.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.

The water temperature ranged from 43 to 48 degrees. The fish and shad were laying low at about 18 to 20 foot of water. We caught a few small crappie and 1 slab, but the fishing was really slow. The fishing is a day-to-day thing right now and could turn on any day.

Water temperature was 44 degrees.  We caught 25 wipers and 15 crappie, with the largest crappie being about 12 inches.  All fish were in 20 to 24 feet of water on the main lake and were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The day began cool with light winds and the water temperature was 65 degrees.  Bill and Chad caught 8 slab crappie up to 15 inches and several smaller ones on the main lake.  Most of the fish were caught on Southern Pro baits and Nothead jigs.

The morning started out cool and windy, and the water temperature was 75 degrees.  Riley and Micah caught several nice crappie on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Slabdaddies, and minnows.

The winds were calm, the water temperature was 80 degrees, and we had clear blue high skies.  The fishing was tough, but Todd and Mel caught quite a few decent crappie and one really nice one.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The day was cloudy and cooler than the previous week with the temperature in the mid-80s and a light breeze blowing.  David, Bill, Annie, and Kate caught 30 white perch, with Kate catching a 10-pounder and David catching 2 9-pounders.  They also caught numerous 4 and 5 pounders.

The water temperature when we began fishing was 89 degrees and warmed during the day to the mid-90s.  The fishing was slow and the weather was super-hot, but Keith and Laura still caught lots of crappie and yellow bass in deep water using Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies. 

We began the day fishing on the main lake for bass and caught a few, but the bass fishing was really slow.  We switched to crappie and caught lots of small crappie, some white bass, yellow bass, and one decent sized crappie.  Clayton and Ross are pictured below with two of the white bass and Clayton is shown in the second picture with one of the largemouth bass that he caught.  We caught fish on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

We began the day bass fishing and caught 1 largemouth that was 16" long.  The bass fishing was a little slow, so we switched to crappie.  Sean, Amy, and Baily caught lots of crappie and cleaned 20.  They also caught 1 nice flathead catfish that weighed approximately 10 pounds.  The fish were caught on the main lake on Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.  Sean, Amy, and Baily did a great job of catching fish!

We began fishing at 8:00 am and the fish were biting, but were small.  By the end of the day, Eric, Andy, and David caught 15 slab crappie and 2 wipers, in addition to several smaller crappie.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The morning began warm and sunny and then changed to windy and cold.  Don and Tom caught 34 slab crappie, 2 channel catfish, a wiper, and several small bass, with the largest being 15 inches.  The fish were caught on grubs, Nothead jigs, and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Skyy shot 8 carp with his bowfishing gear on Sunday afternoon.  The largest was approximately 10 pounds.

The day began warm and windy with the water temperature in the mid-60's and winds of 20 to 25 mph.  Ross and Matt caught 12 nice slab crappie and lots of smaller ones!  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs, Kalin grubs, and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The fishing was slow in the morning, but we caught lots of little fish.  Mike and Ed also brought home 18 nice crappie, caught on Nothead jigs, Kalin grubs, and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The water temperature was 60 degrees and the lake was clear.  Rudy and Don fished 3 days and caught 40 slab crappie, 1 walleye, and 1 white bass, along with lots and lots of smaller fish!  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs, Kalin grubs, and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The rain was drizzly to hard rain all day with lots of wind and cold temperatures - perfect for crappie fishing!  James and Steven limited out on slab crappie.  Their largest was a black crappie over 16 inches long and they also caught several white crappie in the 15-inch range.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Kalin grubs.

The water temperature was low to mid 60s.  Doug and his father-in-law caught 30 slab crappie on Blakemore Slabdaddies, Nothead jigs, and Kalin grubs.

The water surface temperature was 57 degrees in the morning and 61 degrees by late afternoon.  Dave and Steve caught several crappie in 20 feet of water using Kalin grubs and Nothead jigs.  They took 15 nice keepers home.

Water temperature was 57 degrees and the water was dirty.  Buddy, David, and Gary caught several small crappie and a good mess of larger ones.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and grubs.

The water was clear and 58 degrees.  The wind was blowing out of the north, east, west, and south.  Ken and Rick caught a nice mess of slab crappie despite the weather conditions.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The day was cold and the water was muddy.  John and Ric caught 15+ slab crappie on the east end using Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

The water temperature was in the upper 50's.  Lyle caught several nice slab crappie and released them back into the lake.  The fish were caught in several different water depths on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.  Good job, Lyle!

The big crappie are starting to bite!  We caught 8 slab crappie on Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs in about 10 feet of water.

The air temperature was cool and the water temperature was in the mid-40's.  Travis, Cole, and Shayne caught over 150 crappie, with 4 nice slab crappie.  The fish were caught on minnows and Nothead jigs.  Good job, boys!

The day began cold and the water temperature was 43 degrees.  The fishing was slow all day, but Keegan, Dave, and Gaige fished hard and caught 10 slab crappie and several smaller ones.  The fish were caught at 10 to 14 feet deep on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The water temperature at 8:00 am was 39 degrees.  We caught 20 slab crappie and several smaller ones in 18 to 25 feet of water.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The air temperature at 8:30 am was 18 degrees and the water temperature was 39 degrees.  Big Sam and little Sam caught 19 slab crappie, 2 white bass, a small striper, and several yellow bass.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Turbotail Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.

The water temperature was in the mid-40s.  We caught 14 wipers, with 4 being over 17 inches.  We also caught 12 crappie.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs on the main lake in 18 to 25 feet of water.

The weather was cloudy with air temperature in the low 50s.  The water temperature was in the mid-40s.  We caught 7 wipers that weighed up to 3 pounds each and 30 crappie, with the largest at 14 inches.  We also caught around 100 yellow bass, which were all released.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs, Kalins grubs, and Blakemore Roadrunners.

 

The air temperature at 8:30 am was 29 degrees and the water temperature was 48 degrees.  We caught 12 slab crappie ranging from 12 to 14 inches and numerous smaller crappie.  The fish were caught on channel stumps on the main lake using Blakemore slab daddies and Nothead jigs.

Water temperature at 8:00 am was 48 degrees.  The fishing was a little slow at first, but the fish starting biting about 10:00 am and continued until dark.  We caught wipers, yellow bass, largemouth bass, walleye, and 10 slab crappie and 25 smaller ones between 10 and 12 inches long.  All fish were caught on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Kalins grubs.

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Stan and Tom started fishing at 8:00 am in very heavy fog, which lifted about 12:30 pm.  The water temperature was 49 degrees.  We caught lots of nice crappie including 12 slab crappie, four of which are pictured below.  The fish were caught on Kalins grubs, Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slab Daddies.  Put on your toboggans and heavy coveralls because the fish are still biting!

We started fishing at 8:30 am.  The water temperature was 59 degrees.  We caught 8 slab crappie and lots of smaller ones on Kalins jigs, TTI Blakemore roadrunners, and Nothead jigs.  Tom Todd is shown here with 2 slab crappie.

Water temperature was 62 degrees and the wind was out of the northeast at 15 to 30 mph.  The air temperature reached 54 degrees with light drizzling rain.  The fish were not biting real good, but we caught several fish on Kalins jigs and Nothead jigs.

The water temperature at 8:30 am was 63 degrees on both days.  We caught 9 to 10 slab crappies and several smaller ones each day.  The fish were caught on the main lake using Blakemore Slabdaddies and Kalins grubs.  The bite was over about 2:00 pm.  The leaves are turning and there is really a lot of color on the lake!

Water temperature was 78 degrees and the fishing was slow.  Perry caught 4 slab crappie, 10 nice eating size crappie, and several smaller ones, on Nothead jigs, Kalin grubs, and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  Perry also caught a nice catfish on Kalin grubs.

Water temperature was in the low 80s and the fishing was slow.  Malcolm caught 4 slab crappies and several smaller ones on Nothead jigs and Kalin grubs.

We began fishing at 6 am with light winds and cloudy skies.  The fishing was very slow.  Eric and Tyler caught 1 15-inch crappie and several small ones and 2 nice channel catfish.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

We started crappie fishing at daylight with the water temperature at 85 degrees.  We caught several crappie 15 feet deep on breaks and brought 4 slabs home for supper.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Kalin grubs.

The morning started out cool and the fishing was slow.  Amy and Albert caught several crappie including 10 slab crappie.  The fish were caught on Kalin's grubs and Nothead jigs.

The lake was low - if you don't know the lake, be real careful.  Malcolm and his boys caught lots of crappie on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Slabdaddies, and Kalins grubs.  They had 18 slab crappie and several others of fileting size.

The morning was windy out of the east, water temperature was 61 degrees, and the air temperature was 39 degrees.  The day was cold with bright sunshine.  Fishing was slow, but Noble and Evelyn caught lots of small fish and 7 slab crappie on Kalins grubs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The morning began fairly cold in the high 30's with light winds.  The water temperature at 8:00 am was 59 degrees and at 6:00 pm was 69 degrees.  Greg and Dale caught 25 slab crappie, still pre-spawn, on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Kalin's grubs.

Water temperature was 62 degrees at 10:00 am and the wind was blowing 15 to 30 mph.  Wendell and Tony caught 3 keeper walleyes, 1 white bass, 1 14-inch yellow bass, and 2 nice slab crappie.  One walleye, caught by Wendell, weighed in at 5 lbs.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Kalins grubs.

The water temperature at 8:00 am was 53 degrees and at 1:00 pm it was 61 degrees.  Steve and Rick caught 5 slab crappie and lots of smaller crappie on Nothead jigs, Kalins grubs, and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Water temperature was in the mid-60's.  Bill and I launched at 8:30 in the morning and caught 4 keeper walleyes, 10 slab crappie, and 9 nice white bass on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Slabdaddies, and Kalins grubs.

Water temperature this morning was 58 degrees and the air temperature was in the mid-30's.  The wind was east at about 15 MPH.  Dennis and John Paul caught a lot of small fish early and then caught 7 slab crappie, around 15 inches each, later in the day.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Kalin grubs.

Water temperature was 64 degrees and the wind was light out of the northeast.  We caught 30 slab crappie up to 15 inches and lots of smaller crappie.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Kalin grubs.

Water temperature at 8:00 am was 59 degrees and reached 65 degrees by 3:00 pm.  Dale and Ron caught 30 slab crappie and another 14 crappie over 10 inches.  The crappie pictured are between 12 and 14 3/4 inches.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies and Nothead jigs and Kalin's grubs.

Water temperature ranged from 55 to 60 degrees and water color was stained.  Stan and I caught 30 slab crappie on chartreuse and white Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners with red heads and white bodies.

Water temperature was 48 degrees.  The crappie were biting in the afternoon.  We caught 10 slab crappie on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

It was another windy day.  The water was stained and 48 degrees.  We caught 4 slab crappie and several smaller ones on chartruese and white Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies in 10 to 12 feet of water.

The day was extremely windy.  The water was stained and 46 degrees.  We caught 9 slab crappie and lots of smaller ones on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies in 10 to 12 feet of water.

The water color was stained and the water temperature was 48 degrees in the Painter Creek area.  I fished channel edges and caught 1 largemouth bass weighing 6 pounds, 5 slab crappies, and several smaller ones.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The water was high and clear.  The water temperature was 46 degrees.  Danny and I fished the main lake and caught 15 slab crappie, a 3-lb bass, and lots of smaller bass.  The fish were caught on channel edges using Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Water temperature was 53 degrees with high winds.  We fished the main lake and caught 20 nice crappie, up to 14 inches, on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Water temperature was 70 degrees and there was very little wind.  The water was clearing up fairly well.  John Paul and Dennis caught 20 slab crappie and lots of smaller ones on Berkley Powerbaits, Nothead jigs, and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

Fishing was slow and the lake was changing colors with the turnover.  We caught 12 slab crappie and several smaller ones on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Slabdaddies, and Berkley Powerbaits.

Crappie were biting fairly  well early in the day.  Jim, Dick, Gary, and Jack had a total of 25 big slab crappie and another 15 fish of eating size and 60 small crappie that were thrown back.  The fish were starting to move deeper and the lake was beginning to turn over.  Water temperature was in the mid to lower 60's.  All fish were caught in 12 to 13 feet of water on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Berkley Powerbaits.

The wind was calm and the morning cool with bluebird skies.  Mal took home 25 crappie, including one 14-inch slab crappie.  Fish were caught in 12 to 15 feet of water on Nothead jigs, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Berkley Powerbaits.

The water temperature was in the upper 70s.  We fished the main lake and caught 3 good keeper bass along with several small ones in the morning.  In the afternoon, we caught 7 nice slab crappie and several smaller ones in about 8 feet of water on Blakemore Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.

Mark and Shyla had little success early in the morning, but the larger fish began to bite around 11:00 am and we caught several nice slab crappie, four of which are pictured below.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

Tom and Jack fished from daylight until almost dark and caught 5 keeper bass and several smaller fish on a variety of baits.  The biggest keeper weighed 4 1/2 pounds.

TJ Todd fished a local bass tournament and caught 4 keeper bass, then his day turned into a fight with a 47-pound flathead catfish.  He caught the catfish on a flipping stick with 20-pound test line in about 6 feet of water.

The morning started out slow for father and son Nick and Nick.  At around 1:00 in the afternoon, the fishing picked up and they caught 25 nice slab crappie; the largest being 16 1/4 inches.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

The water temperature got up to 86 degrees and the water was crystal clear.  The bass fishing today was really slow, but Chuck and Mike kept at it and caught 5 keeper bass under extremely tough conditions, with the largest being 3 pounds.  The fish were caught on assorted baits.

The lake was still 10 to 11 feet high.  It was a warm day, but the fishing was still slow.  Jacob and Pete caught 6 nice slab crappie with the largest being 15 1/2 inches long.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

The lake was high and the water temperature was in the mid-60s.  The weather was cool, windy, and drizzly.  Jim and I caught a few slab crappie, but the fishing was really slow.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs.

Water temperature was 68 degrees.  There was a light wind and the water was clear.  Fishing was very slow in the morning and picked up in the afternoon.  Jerry took 25 slab crappie - the largest was 2 lb 8 oz and 17 inches long.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

Water temperature was 65 degrees and the day was sunny.  Greg and Dale caught lots of crappie; they finished with 8 slab crappie, with the largest being more than 16 inches long and weighing over 2 pounds.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  The female crappie caught during the last 2 days were still full of eggs and the bluegills have started to bed.

The water was clear, 63 degrees, and the level was high.  Stan took home 12 slab crappie, including the 2 shown below, caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunners.

It was a windy day with drizzling rain and the water temperature was 62 degrees.  Lorell and Rheba caught several crappie under tough conditions on Nothead jigs and minnows.  The two largest crappie were approximately 12 inches long.  They also caught one channel cat weighing about five pounds.

The crappie are starting to bite at Lake Monroe.  We brought home 15 crappie that measured from 13 to 16 inches - some are pictured below with Thairon and Skyy.

The water temperature was 61 degrees and the day was very windy from all four directions.  Karen, Matt, and Matt caught lots of crappie on minnows and Nothead jigs. 

Water temperature was in the high 50s.  Larry and I had 15 nice slab crappie, and lots of smaller ones.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore slab daddy jigs.

Water temperature was in the high 50s.  Mike and Jonathan caught their crappie limit with some being nice slab crappie.  The fish were caught on minnows and jigs.

Water temperatures were in the upper 50s and the water was fairly clear.  Rex and RA caught 12 slab crappie, several medium sized ones, and lots of smaller crappie.  The crappie were caught on Blakemore slab daddy jigs and Nothead jigs.

We started crappie fishing in the morning when the air temperature was in the low 30s, then it reached the low 50s in the afternoon.  We caught small fish until noon and then Caleb, Leonard, and Bill caught 15 slab crappie, with the largest being 15 1/2 inches.  The crappie were caught on twistertails and minnows.  Leonard also had a large catfish on his line and the catfish won.

Water temperature was 53 degrees and it was a partly sunny day with light winds and high temperatures in the mid-70s.  We had a slow start with the crappie fishing and caught a few small ones, but by early afternoon the fishing picked up.  Derrick and Ron caught 15 slab crappie with Derrick catching the largest measuring 14 inches.  The crappie were caught on Blakemore slabdaddies, Nothead jigs, and minnows.

Water temperature was in the high 40s/low 50s and the day was partly sunny.  The fishing was slow, but we managed to catch a good stringer of bass in the afternoon.  Our 5 best bass weighed over 20 pounds total and were caught on lipless crank baits.  We also caught several nice crappie on Nothead jigs and twister tails.

Water temperature was 45 degrees and muddy.  We put in at Walls ramp at 7:00 and fished in the river area for 3 1/2 hours and didn't have a bite.  We then moved to the main lake and caught 35 crappie - 12 were keepers that were 11 to 12 inches and were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  The crappie were in about 11 feet of water. 

Water temperature was 45 degrees and the lake was rising slowly.  We fished for crappie on the main lake at 20 feet of water.  The fishing was real slow, but we had some great sunshine.  We brought home 12 fish, caught on Blakemore slabdaddies and Nothead jigs.

We went on the water about 10:30 in the morning.  The water temperature was 37 degrees with a 25 MPH wind and gusts up to 35 MPH.  Most ramps on the main lake and Walls ramp up the river are now open.  There was still a lot of ice in the back end of the pockets.  The fish were biting fairly well but we couldn't hardly get our bait to the bottom.  Most of the crappie we caught were in 25 feet of water and were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddy and Nothead jigs.

Carl, Stan, and I put in on the main lake and fished creek channel bends at depths of 20 to 28 feet.  We caught 21 nice crappie and 18 white bass with 2 weighing almost 3 pounds.  We also caught 7 stripers weighing 2 1/2 to 3 pounds each.  The fish were caught on Blakemore Slabdaddies.  The white bass and stripers were released.

We caught 18 crappie between 10 and 12 inches long in 25 feet of water on the main lake using Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.  We had to fish really slow to get a bite.

We put in on the main lake.  Lickfork North and Newton-Stewart North and South ramps were open.  We caught 20 stripers up to 2 1/2 pounds and 23 crappie between 12 and 14 inches - all caught off channel edges on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies.

We fished Lake Monroe on November 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2010.  On Saturday we fished the main lake early for wipers and caught one about 5 pounds, then caught 15 keeper crappie, several yellow bass, and 3 14-inch largemouth bass.  On Sunday, we caught 20 crappie between 10 and 12 inches, several yellow bass, and the 4 1/2 pound largemouth bass pictured below.  On Monday we caught 3 keeper largemouth bass about 3 pounds each, 15 keeper crappie, and several yellow bass.  Most of the crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slab Daddies.

We caught these crappie on the main lake using Nothead jigs, as well as about 20 others, on Bryce's 7th birthday.

These crappie were caught in 6 to 8 feet of water on the main lake using Nothead jigs.  We caught 12 big crappie like these as well as several smaller ones.  We also caught lots of yellow bass.

Jim and Larry fished for crappie on the main lake.  The first area of the lake that we tried was turning over and we moved a couple of miles where we got out of the black water and started catching fish.  They caught a nice mess of crappie on Nothead jigs.

Travis and Shane caught approximately 50 crappie on the main lake using Blakemore Standout hooks and an assortment of grubs.  The largest crappie was 16 1/2 inches.

Tal and Jack caught a nice catch of crappie under less than favorable conditions with high skies and high pressure.  They fished the main lake and caught the crappie on minnows and Nothead jigs.

It was a cold, foggy morning.  Mike and Rick caught several small bass and Rick caught a nice largemouth bass on Accent baits.  They also fished for crappie, catching 10 slabs and several smaller crappie on the main lake using Nothead jigs.

It was a very windy, cool day and Rick, Karen, and Steve caught 50-some keeper crappie, mostly caught on minnows and some on Nothead jigs on the main lake in about 20 feet of water.

It was a cold, windy, drizzly day, but Charlie and grandson Evan stuck it out and caught several nice perch - 2 were about 10 pounds.

Tap caught this 7 pound 1 ounce largemouth on an Accent bait.  Tap also caught 20 slab crappies on Nothead jigs.  All fish were released.

Jim from Martinsville weathered the high winds and caught some nice slab crappies on Nothead jigs and 3-inch grubs on the main lake.

Chris, Scott, Robert, Jackson and Ryan fished for crappie on the main lake in 13 to 25 feet of water.  They kept around 50 black crappie, with the biggest being 11 inches.  The crappie were caught on Blakemore stacker rigs.

Brad and Mal began a rainy morning on Patoka Lake.  The fishing was slow, but as the day went on the fishing improved and they caught 30 to 40 crappie on Berkley powerbaits and Nothead jigs fishing the main lake in 8 to 22 feet of water.

We caught 24 slab crappie on the main lake using Berkley powergrubs and Nothead jigs.

Andrew, age 5, won a day's fishing guide trip with Tom's Guide Service at the Fishing Kids Day sponsored by the Bedford Boat Club.  Andrew, shown below with Ashley and David, enjoyed a day of fishing on the White River.  They caught 7 white perch on crawfish, with one being about 5 pounds.  They also caught a flathead catfish weighing about 3 pounds and a channel catfish about 2 pounds.  The weather was extremely hot and we spent some time boating up and down the river, seeing lots of birds and several eagles.

Jan Fisher caught this huge bass, measuring over 26 inches long and more than 10 pounds.  Pictures were taken and the bass was released.

Timm, Nancy, Tori, Audrey, Cole, Ruth and I left at 9 am from Patoka Lake Marina and caught 20 keeper crappie and one channel catfish on minnows with standout hooks in 21 feet of water on a channel break.

Pictured is Thairon, age 4, with some of the white perch he caught on a hot day at the White River.

Tom and Jack, pictured here with 2 largemouth, caught 5 keepers and 2 non-keepers on a tough day of fishing.  The fish were caught using worms on the main lake.

I picked Traci and Jimmie up at Patoka Station at 6:30.  We went to a deep break where they caught their limit of crappie on Nothead jigs, Roadrunners and powergrubs.  The water temperature was 90 degrees when we left the lake around 3:00 in the afternoon.

We got on the water at daylight and it was hot and steamy.  Lyn, Tim, and Charlie caught an assortment of fish on Roadrunners and Nothead jigs.  Lots of the fish were schooling and we caught white bass, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegills and yellow bass.

Peyton, Robbie, and Paul caught lots of bluegill and several nice crappie.  All together, they had over 150 crappie and bluegill for the day.  The bluegills were caught on Nothead squirrel tail jigs and the crappie were caught on white/chartreuse Nothead jigs.

Nile and Marsha caught 75 nice bluegills on Nothead squirrel tail jigs and little skunks.

Dave, Phil, and Miles caught 25 to 30 crappie on Nothead jigs and power grubs.  Miles also caught a nice keeper bass on the last cast of the day.

Larry and Bob started the morning with calm water, not a ripple anywhere and ended the afternoon with lightning and storms.  They caught lots of small crappie and several nice ones, caught on Berkley power grubs and Nothead jigs.

The boys caught 16 nice crappie on grubs and Nothead jigs.  The smallest boy caught the biggest fish, a crappie about 14 1/2 inches.

The lake was murky with rainwater still coming in.  The crappie were slow and had dropped down to 3 to 12 feet.  Tom and Sue from Chicago managed to catch 12 keeper crappie, even with the current conditions.

I met Joe Alexander, Mike Pugsley, Charlie Pugsley, Ken Snyder, Heath Snyder, Josh Bricker, and and Dennis Biele at the Floating Cabins at Patoka Lake Marina and we fished for crappie on a pontoon boat on the main lake.  We caught over 100 crappie, a catfish, and a bass.  All the fish except 2 were caught on Nothead jigs.

Winds were out of the south at 25 to 30 mph.  Jane and Tom caught crappie on power grubs and Nothead jigs east of Hwy 145.

Dick Miller and Jack Johnson caught a total of 28 keeper crappie along with numerous small crappie on grubs and Nothead feather jigs on the main lake.

The morning was windy and rainy.  We caught crappie on grubs and Nothead jigs, as well as a 3-pound channel catfish and a 2-pound white bass.  Darrell McElravy is pictured with the 2 largest crappie.

Drew, Joe, and Donna fished again for crappie and caught 50 fish.  They had 11 crappie ranging from 12 to 14 inches, caught on Nothead jigs and grubs.

Drew, Joe, and Donna fished for crappie in the rain and caught 17 keepers on grubs and Nothead jigs as well as lots of smaller fish.  The largest crappie was 12 inches.

Tom Maibenco and I fished the main lake and Tom caught 2 small stripers, a white bass and a few crappie on Bomber crankbaits.  Tom also caught 1 keeper bass on a Senko, pictured below:

Dale and Greg Justis assaulted the crappie on Patoka.  They had their 50 fish limit before 11 am.  The crappie ranged from 11 to 13 inches caught on chartreuse/white Nothead jigs in the Lickfork area.

Two of us caught 30 crappie between 10 and 14 inches on chartreuse/white Nothead jigs in colored water in Little Patoka.

We fished the main lake around timber and the fishing was slow.  The fish we're catching are small and are mostly black crappie, caught on minnows and blue/white Nothead jigs.  With the nights getting warmer this week, the crappie fishing should really pick up on numbers and size!

I fished for crappie with Jason and Dan Yoder from Madison, Indiana.  We had high winds and cloudy skies.  We caught several small fish, but took home 12 nice crappie, including the real nice slab pictured below.  All our fish were caught on Nothead jigs.

The water temperature was in the low 50s about 9 in the morning and was in the middle 50s in the afternoon.  Water was dirty to stained up the river.  We took home 19 crappie between 12 and 15 inches caught on chartreuse/white Nothead jigs and red/chartreuse Roadrunner Turbo Tails.  We also caught a lot of little fish.

We fished the main lake for crappie, which were slower than the day before.  We caught 12 keepers, with the largest being over 14 inches on Nothead jigs and blue/white Roadrunner Turbo Tails.  The fish were close to the bottom of the lake in 14 feet of water.

Water temperature was 47 degrees.  We fished the main lake for crappie and caught lots of small ones and brought home 14 fish measuring between 11 and 13 inches.  The crappie were suspended in 12 to 15 feet of water and were caught on Nothead jigs and Roadrunner Turbo Tails.

Water temperature was 50 degrees.  The fish were biting good late in the afternoon.  Two of us caught 27 crappie over 10 inches, with the largest being 13 inches.  Our crappie were caught on blue/white and chartreuse/white Nothead jigs.

We fished in cold front conditions, so we struggled to catch fish and the crappie we did catch were small.

Rodger Weihe of Louisville, KY and I went up the river and, even though the fishing was tough, Rodger caught several small and 2 nice crappie as pictured below.  One was caught on a red/chartreuse Blakemore turbo tail and the other on a Berkley 2" twister tail power bait.

The water temperature reached 50 degrees.  We fished the main lake and the crappie really started biting when the sun came out about 3:00 in the afternoon.  We caught several small crappie and 16 keepers on Blakemore chartreuse/red turbo tails and blue/white Nothead feather jigs.

The water temperature at daylight was 43 degrees and at 7 pm it was 49 degrees.  We fished the Little Patoka area and brought home 19 crappie, with the largest being 15 inches, caught on Nothead white/chartreuse jigs and red/chartreuse Roadrunner Turbo Tails.

Water temperature was 42 degrees at noon.  We fished the main lake in deep water for about 2 hours and only caught 2 small crappie.  We then moved into shallower water and caught several small crappie and one about 14 inches on chartreuse/white Nothead jigs.

Water temperature was 39 degrees at 9:00 am and at 3:00 pm it was 42 degrees.  We fished the Little Patoka area and caught a few crappie off the creek channel with the largest being about 11 1/2 inches on blue and white Nothead jigs.

Water temperature at daylight was 34 degrees and at 5:00 pm it was 41 degrees.  There was dense fog in the early morning that lifted about 11:00 am.  We fished the main lake on drops and channels.  We brought home 20 crappie caught on Nothead jigs.  We caught 2 bass - one was a non-keeper and the other weighed approximately 5 pounds.  We also caught 1 white bass weighing about 1 1/2 pounds.

Water temperature this morning at 9:00 was 34 degrees and at 4:30 pm was 38 degrees.   There are still lot of ramps closed - North Lickfork, South Lickfork, and Little Patoka are open.  Three of us caught 25 crappie; 20 were nice keepers 10 to 12 inches long in about 17 feet of water in the Lickfork area.  They were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Roadrunner Turbo Tails.  The fish were just hanging on the baits and not really biting.

We launched at the Lickfork area where there was a lot of ice.  The water temperature was 32 degrees in the morning and warmed up to 34 degrees by afternoon.  We caught 18 crappie using white/chartreuse Nothead jigs and red/white Roadrunner Turbotails on stumps next to the creek channel in 22 to 30 feet of water.  The fish were real sluggish and the bites felt mushy like weeds.

The water was fairly dirty on the main river at Cannelton Pool and the creeks were iced over.  We were fishing for sauger but we ended up catching1 striper weighing about 1/2 pound and 2 paddlefish, 1 about 5 pounds and the other about 15 to 20 pounds, which were immediately released as it is illegal to take paddlefish from Indiana waters on a sport fishing license.

Water temperature was 33 degrees with about 80% of the lake coated with a thin layer of ice 1/2" thick.  We fished the Lick Fork area and brought 20 crappie home, caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slabdaddies, both in chartreuse and white.  The fish were in 25 to 27 feet of water.

Water temperature was 34 degrees and water was clear with some murky spots.  We fished in the Lake Fork area in 34 feet of water.  We caught 17 crappie with the biggest being 12 inches and 2 small white bass.  The crappie and white bass were caught on Nothead jigs and Blakemore roadrunners.

Water was 39 degrees and clear.  We fished in the Lick Fork area and caught 35 crappie in 25 to 30 feet of water on Nothead jigs and Blakemore Slab Daddies.  Happy New Year!

Water was 41 degrees and clear on the main lake.  We caught 40 crappie with the biggest being 12 inches on Nothead jigs and Blakemore roadrunners in 18 feet of water.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We caught 30 yellow bass on Nothead jigs in 21 feet of water.  The water temperature was 42 degrees on the main lake.

Water temperature was 49 degrees on the main lake.  Two of us caught 30 crappie that we brought home, with the biggest being 15 1/2 inches and the smallest being 10 1/2 inches.  The fish were caught on Nothead jigs and Roadrunners in about 14 feet of water.  If you can take the cold, the crappie are really biting!

Water temperature was 53 degrees.  The crappie are still biting on the main lake.  We caught 20 crappie between 10 and 13 inches on Nothead jigs and Roadrunners.

Water temperature was 53 degrees and dingy.  We fished the main lake and caught 30 crappie between 10 and 14 inches long on Nothead feather jigs and 1/16th ounce Roadrunners with tubes.  The crappie were in 8 to 20 feet of water.

Water temperature was 55 degrees.  Dennis Inman and his wife caught lots of small crappie, bringing home 25 bigger ones with the largest being 14 inches.  The fish were caught on minnows, Nothead jigs, and slab daddies on the main lake in about 18 feet of water.

Water temperature was 55 degrees.   Water visibility was 10 inches.  Danny Fortner and I fished the main lake and caught 34 crappie ranging from 10 to 14 inches on Nothead jigs and Roadrunners.

Water temperature was 59 degrees, with 25 MPH winds out of the south.  Ron Emmons from Corydon, Indiana caught several crappie on the main lake using minnows and jigs.

Water temperature was 58 degrees.  We fished the main lake and caught 35 crappie, a lot of which were small ones.  The crappie were caught on Nothead jigs and Roadrunners.  Some of the jigs were tipped with minnows.

Water temperature was 56 degrees.  We fished the main lake and caught 25 crappie on Nothead jigs and 1 wiper weighing 10 pounds on Roadrunner.

Water temperature was 59 degrees.  The crappie were biting early; the wind picked up and the crappie slowed down.  We caught 10 nice crappie between 11 and 13 inches on Nothead jigs on the main lake.

Water temperature was 58 degrees.  The crappie were real slow and the bass were only slightly better.  Loren Cramer of Lima, Ohio, and I  caught 2 keeper bass and 2 short bass on Dr Lures spinnerbaits on the main lake. 

Water temperature was 60 degrees and it was a cold blustery day.  Tom Richardson, Dan Garrison, Chad Massie, Kevin Rock, Chuck Daniels, and Bryan Schorr caught 7 largemouth bass - 3 were 18 inches, 10 crappie, and 25 bluegills on the main lake.  The bass were caught on spinnerbaits, the crappie were caught on minnows, and the bluegills were caught on Nothead jigs.

The water temperature was 64 degrees on the main lake.  We caught 9 to 11 inch black crappie in 12 to 18 feet of water on Nothead jigs.  We caught 40 crappie and brought home 20.

The water temperature was 63 degrees up to Walls ramp; past Walls ramp the temperature was 58 degrees.  Jack Wilkins and Tom Campbell caught the 2 keepers pictured below and a few smaller largemouth bass on worms the day following rain on what proved to be a tough fishing day.  We were fishing on the Patoka River in four to five feet of water.

The water temperature was 68 degrees.  It rained all day.  We caught 50 crappie; we kept 15 that ranged from 12 to 14 inches, on the main lake near the dam.

The water was 69 degrees and the lake was turning over.  We caught 7 bass total, 4 were keepers, on powerworms in the Lick Fork area.

The lake was 67 degrees and the water was clear.  We caught bass in the grass on the main lake in the Painter Creek area.  We caught 9 bass total, 5 were keepers, on powerworms.

The water in the back end of the coves was muddy from the weekend rain and the main lake where we were fishing was clear.  Fishing was still tough for bass; we caught 8 short largemouth bass and 3 keepers that were about 3 pounds each.  We caught our fish on jigs and worms in about 12 feet of water.

Water on the main lake was clear and temperature was 76 degrees.  There was an east wind at 7 MPH.  We caught 7 largemouth bass using powerworms on the main lake - one was a keeper and weighed about 3 pounds. 

Water temperature was 77 degrees under overcast skies with light breezes approximately 8 to 10 MPH.  We caught 30 crappie ranging from 10 to 16 inches on Nothead jigs.

Water conditions and weather were the same as the day before.  We caught and released several smallmouth between 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 pounds.

The weather was bright and sunny at 80 degrees.  We caught several smallmouths, with the largest pictured below weighing in at a little over 3 pounds.  We also caught several spotted bass.

Fred Willis caught about 200 pounds of perch - one was over 10 pounds.  River conditions were the same as the day before. 

The river was about a foot high and the current was normal.  The water color was clearing up and the water temperature was in the high 70s.  Calib and Fred Willis fished for 4 hours Sunday evening and caught a 10 lb 4 oz white perch in addition to numerous perch from 3 to 6 pounds. 

The lake was approximately 1 1/2 feet high; a lot of the grass was dying out.  The water temperature was 82 degrees.  We caught 8 bass on 10 inch power worms and Dr. Lures jigs.  Four of the bass were short, caught on the power worms.  Four keepers were caught on the jigs.  Our largest bass was 5 pounds.  We were fishing the main lake; the keepers were in 12 to 14 feet of water.

The lake was still about 2 1/2 feet high and the water temperature was 83 degrees.  We caught a few bass on Berkley powerworms and Dr. Lures spinner baits with the biggest being a little over 4 pounds.  We were fishing up the river in the grass and the skies were high.

The lake was up about 2 1/2 feet.  Water temperature was 82 degrees.  The sky was bright blue with no clouds.  We were bass fishing and there was no top water bite early in the morning.  We caught a few on worms in the grass on the main lake in the afternoon - the biggest was 3 pounds - the bite was real tough.

The water temperature was 83 degrees.  The morning started off foggy and then cleared with bright sunshine.  We caught 24 crappie on Nothead feather jigs in 3 to 9 feet of water on the main lake between daylight and 12 noon.

The day was sunny with a light breeze and the water temperature was 81 degrees.  We caught crappie in 7 to 9 feet of dingy water in the back end of pockets on Nothead feather jigs.  We caught 30 crappie ranging from 8 to 11 inches long in the Patoka River area.

The day was bright and sunny with a water temperature of 81 degrees.  We caught crappie in 7 to 9 feet of dingy water in the back end of pockets on Nothead feather jigs.  We caught 20 crappie ranging from 10 to 12 inches long.

Water temperature was 79 degrees.  The crappie were in 8 to 12 feet of water on wood and were caught on Nothead feather jigs.

The water color was dingy on the main lake and the surface temperature was 79 degrees.  We caught crappie in 12 to 14 feet of water on blue/white and pink/white Nothead jigs.  We also caught a few nice yellow bass, also on Nothead jigs.

We fished the White River between Shoals and Hindostan Falls, and caught a variety of fish.  Our best bait was a Dr. Lures football jig.  We caught several nice smallmouth bass, several nice spotted bass, and one nice largemouth in the rocks.  The river was 79 degrees and was running real fast.

The day started out cool and dry; when the sun came up, we had high skies.  Tom Campbell and Jack Wilkins fished persistently for largemouth bass and caught 2 keepers and 10 short ones.  Water temperature reached the mid-80s by the afternoon.

Water temperature was 81 degrees and it was sunny and bright.  Our biggest bass weighed 5 1/2 pounds and was caught on 10-inch Powerworms around grass beds in 8 to 10 feet of water.

It was a bright, sunshiny day - we caught a few nice bluegills and a few crappie on Nothead jigs.  Water temperature was in the 80's.  Still a lot of grass floating from the weekend.

Avery Murrah of Spring, Texas, and Stephen Murrah of San Antonio, Texas, caught lots of crappie suspended in 10 to 12 feet of water.  They caught a few on Nothead jigs and some on minnows.  Avery and Stephen worked hard on a rainy soggy day and caught a good stringer of fish.  They also had 3 channel catfish, in addition to the crappie.

The water was clear and hot.  We caught bluegills off the bed on Nothead 1/80 oz squirrel-tail jigs.  Katie Wecht is pictured with the morning's catch.  The fish are starting to get flighty because it's toward the end of the bedding season.  If you want to catch bluegills, get to the lake soon!

We caught lots of bluegills on the bed, on Nothead jigs.  We kept about 30 that were close to 8 inches.  The water was 85 degrees and clear.

We caught lots of crappie up to 12 inches long (most were smaller) in 18 feet of water on Nothead jigs.  We also caught lots of bluegill that were on the bed, on Nothead jigs.  The water was 84 degrees and clear.

Bernard Ma caught 3 keeper bass and 3 non-keeper bass on buzz baits and crank baits.  The one pictured above was 3 pounds.   Another of his bass was 3 pounds.  The last cast of the day hooked a big bass that weighed 5 1/2 to 6 pounds - we lost it right at the boat when we went to lip it.  The skies were high, the weather was hot, and Bernard did a fine job of fishing!

We got on the water at daylight and dodged storms all morning.  The water was clear and there was lots of wind.  We caught 7 largemouth bass keepers and 7 non-keepers.  The fish quit biting in the afternoon after the storms went through.  Our largest bass was just over 4 pounds.  The blue gills are bedding now.

The crappie are scattered and most are in 10 to 12 feet of water.  We caught a few keeper-sized fish.  The bluegills are on the bed.

We caught crappie all day long.  We had 35 big slab crappie on Nothead jigs and spinners.  All the males and the females with eggs were released.

The water is dropping and the big female crappie are spawning.  Today we caught 30 big crappie on Nothead jigs.  The biggest was 2 lb 2 oz.  All fish were returned to the lake.

The big crappie were biting all day - we caught lots that were 13 to 15 inches on Nothead jigs.  The spawn is almost over - better hurry and good luck!

We caught 18 slab crappie on Nothead jigs - most were 14 to 16 inches long.  It was a slow bite, but when you caught one, it was a good one.  We're on the tail end of the spawn; not many days left.

We fished from 2:00 to 5:30 in the afternoon and caught 17 big slab crappie.  A lot of the females still have eggs, and are ready to lay at any time and the males are colored up.  The crappie fishing is great right now and won't last too much longer!

Water temperature in the morning was 65 degrees and in the afternoon it was 78 degrees surface temperature.  We caught 18 big crappie measuring 13 to 16 inches.  Most were females - caught on Nothead jigs and Power Baits.  The next week should be good for crappie fishing, then it will start downhill.

Crappie were located from 1 1/2 feet to 16 feet of water.  The water temperature was 68 degrees.  We spent all day on the main lake and caught lots and lots of crappie -  the biggest was 12 1/2 inches.  We also caught one walleye about 7 inches long.  Can't wait for the walleye to grow up!  Most of the crappie still had eggs and the males were in full color.  This weekend and next should be a great time to catch crappie!

Skyy Shake caught a 2 pound crappie and an 8 pound wiper on Nothead jigs.  He caught the crappie in 12 feet of water and the wiper in 18 feet of water.  We also had 3 other nice crappie and lots of small ones.

Fished today with Barney Ball and Ann Grainger of Greenfield, Indiana.  Barney is pictured with crappie caught on Nothead jigs.  The strong winds made fishing tough but we had a good time.

Water temperature was 68 degrees.  Crappie are on the beds.  We caught lots of keeper crappie between 10 and 13 inches on Nothead jigs and Southern Pro jigs.

Water level was falling .  The big crappie were hard to come by.  We had 6 crappie between 12 and 14 inches caught on Nothead jigs and lots of small crappie.  We also caught 5 keeper bass with the biggest being 3 pounds on Zoom baits.

Water temperature was 71 degrees.  We caught 15 crappie that were 12 to 15 inches on Southern Pro and Nothead jigs in 6 to 8 feet of water.

Water temperature was 69 degrees.  We caught 17 crappie that were 12 to 15 inches on Southern Pro and Nothead jigs in 8 to 10 feet of water.

Water temperature was 59 degrees.  We caught 9 slab crappie, with one weighing 2 lb 2 oz.  We weren't able to fish some areas we wanted to fish because we had 30 mph winds.  It's really heating up for the big crappie!

Hello!  The turkeys are gobblin', the mushrooms are poppin', and the crappie are bitin'!  Water temperature was 59 degrees.  We caught 10 crappie that were 13 to 14 inches long on Southern Pro jigs.  We also had several more crappie that were 10 to 12 inches on Nothead feather jigs.  Better hurry, the crappie bite's on!

Water temperature was 53 degrees.  The upper end was colored up and the lower side was in good shape.  Fish were in 7 to 14 feet of water.  We caught 14 crappie on Southern Pro jigs and Nothead feather jigs.

Water temperature was 58 degrees.  We caught 19 big crappie from 12 to 15 inches on Southern Pro jigs and Blakemore roadrunners.  The biggest was a black crappie weighing 1 lb 12 oz.

Water temperature was 55 degrees.  We caught 11 nice crappie ranging from 11 to 13 inches on Southern Pro jigs.  The fish were in 14 feet of water.

Water temperature was 54 degrees.  Most crappie were in 5 to 6 feet of water.  We caught 9 crappie that were 14 inches and a few small fish on Southern Pro jigs.

Water temperature was 53 degrees.  East wind.  The crappie were moved out into 10 to 12 feet of water.  We caught 8 that were 12 inches and a few small ones on Southern Pro jigs.

Water temperature was 55 degrees and is colored up from the wind.  We caught 10 crappie that were 12 to 14 inches.  We also caught one 5-pound wiper, a 3-pound channel catfish, and a 4 1/2-pound largemouth bass on Blakemore roadrunners and Southern Pro jigs.

Water temperature was 55 degrees.  High winds.  We caught 6 crappie that were 14 inches and 1 walleye that was 3 pounds on Southern Pro baits.

Water temperature was 52 to 55 degrees.  East wind at 10 to 15 MPH at daybreak.  John-Paul Isom and Dennis Inman caught 30 slab crappie on Southern Pro jigs and Blakemore roadrunners at various depths during the day.

Water temperature was 52 to 55 degrees on the main lake.  We caught several crappie suspended at 3 feet on Southern Pro jigs.  We caught 5 slabs.

Water temperature was 55 to 57 degrees.  We caught 23 crappie between 10 and 14 inches and several smaller ones on Southern Pro jigs and Blakemore roadrunners.  Fish were moving into fairly shallow water.  If you're ready to start catching crappie, give me a call!

Water temperature was 50 to 55 degrees.  We caught a lot of crappie using Southern Pro jigs and Blakemore roadrunners, but most were small.  We had 15 over 10 inches and almost all were black crappies.

Water temperature started at 48 degrees and when we left the lake it was 56 degrees.  I was fishing with Fred Willis, who is a crappie pro in Indiana.  We caught crappie early in the day on Blakemore roadrunners and in the afternoon on Southern Pro jigs.  We brought 18 crappie home ranging from 1 lb to 1 1/2 lbs and we released lots of little crappie.  The crappie fishing is really taking off!

Water was 48 to 52 degrees and dirty.  We fished on the slow side and caught 30 mostly small crappie on Southern Pro jigs.  Two crappie were 15 inches.

Water temperature was 47 to 52 degrees.  Fishing was slow in the morning, but picked up in the afternoon.  Crappie were 3 to 10 feet deep.  Biggest fish was 14 inches and was caught on a Southern Pro jig.

Windy.  Water temperature was 41 degrees.  Fishing was slow - caught a few small crappie.  Good luck fishing and I'll see you on the lake!

Water temperature is 41 degrees.  Fish were at 26 to 30 feet deep.  We caught 12 crappie and 1 channel catfish weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces on Southern Pro jigs.  Winds of 36 MPH blew us off the lake at noon.