Category Archives: Crappie

May 16 , 2013 – Walnut Creek.

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Hit the water around 11am.  Temp was 73, water temps were 72-74.  It was a little too cool to go out around sunrise, so I went later in the day.   The bite was slow for everything except the bluegills.  The bluegills can be found near any tree lines lining the creeks.  Caught several small gills with the flyrod.

I did find two crappie with a small silver crankbait. One was just over 10 inches, but had a chunk of meat taken out, so I put it back. The other one was just over nine inches.


I found one bass near a dropoff in the creek using a road runner. I think it was chasing minnows to the top and then diving back down.

I found another bass using the fly rod and a popper while throwing close the bank. The bass hit the popper as soon as it hit the water.

I didn’t get any cats today on the wooly bugger. I tried a drop shot with a small plastic worm, but didn’t get any bites.

April 26, 203 – Walnut Creek

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Water temps were 65-67 degrees.  Water has cleared up a little since we’ve had a few days of 75+ degree weather.  The bluegills are still sitting along the tree lines, so I pulled a few in with the popper on the fly rod.



I figured out how to detect those light bites on the wolly bugger.  I cut a small foam float in half, and used it as a strike indicator.  I was expecting to catch another catfish, but the first cast found a crappie sitting up close to the bank.  The float just barely moved, so I did a hard strip and lifted the rod.  Just over ten inches, but I let it go.


I thought I had a pretty big one on, but it turned out to be another small catfish. I think I’ll tie a larger bugger to see if I can catch some larger catfish.

Since the water was clear, I thought I’d throw the road runner. I pulled in two more crappie, which were also just above ten inches. They were also released.

March 31, 2013 – Walnut Creek

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Severe thunderstorm watch was in effect until noon.  I watched the last of the showers pass through Dallas around 10am, so I headed out to walnut creek.  It was cloudy and water temps were between 64 and 68 degrees. Water was a little muddy due to the rain.

Only caught two fish today.  A bass on a road runner, and a small crappie on a jig attached to a bobber.  I spent more time throwing the bobber close to the banks trying to get the crappie to bite.