October 28 2012 – Joe Pool Loyd Park.

Another 45 degree start around 9am. Water temps were right at 60 degrees.  The wind was light, so I decided to check the brush pile and the trees behind it.  Nothing after an hour.  Headed to walnut creek to look for crappie.  As I headed towards the creek I noticed a man in small boat with orange hat near the brush pile.  He got stuck in the pile and had to use a paddle to push himself out.  He got out, so I continued on to the creek.

Two men in another small boat at the mouth of the creek tossing minnows attached to a bobber.  I started checking my normal stumps and a small bass boat appears.  Not wanting to share all my spots, I paddled down to the SSL, which is about 15 feet right now.  It was loaded with crappie.

I only caught three jigging next to stumps, but I got over thirty to hit various road runners in open water.  I even put on a black/pink maribou road runner that I picked up from Academy for 88 cents.  Got three nice ones with it.  All I was doing was casting out, and then slow rolling back.  Took home 13 keepers. All the runts were released. Water temps got up to 64 before I left the creek.







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