Crappie Stay in Deep Water Simply Forward of Mississippi Crappie Spawn.

Right here within the deep south, crappie anglers are used to experiencing spring early. So it’s no shock to see popping corks with shiners dawning the rods of crappie fishermen looking for shallow-water slabs. With the most recent warm-up that the Gulf South has seen, the boat launches on the Jourdan River in Southwest, MS, have been jam-packed with vehicles and trailers.

John Guillot of Kiln, MS, fishes the Jourdan River and made a visit to search out out if the crappie had moved up into the shallows to spawn. “There have been quite a few different crappie anglers pounding the banks. Most have been fishing shiners two toes beneath a cork,” he stated. Guillot has been catching crappie in deep water main as much as this present day so he determined to begin there after which work his method into extra shallow water if the fish weren’t deep. The crappie fishing veteran motored to a spot that was out of sight of the opposite anglers who have been beating the financial institution. “I didn’t fish the place others may see what I used to be doing,” he stated. Whereas fishing in stealth mode Guillot began casting a curly tail plastic grub on a 1/16 oz. jighead in 11th of September toes of water however got here up empty. “I didn’t even catch one keeper,” Guillot stated.

Then he labored his method into deeper water and that’s the place the magic occurred. He was utilizing a black and chartreuse jig on a 1/16 oz. jighead and stated, “I had to make use of the online on all the fish that I caught in 14 toes of water.” Guilliot completed the day with 18 keeper crappie and stated it’s secure to say the crappie haven’t moved as much as construct their nests simply but.

With the dearth of rain throughout the late summer time and fall months, the Jourdan River has seen saltwater intrusion disrupt the crappie fishing. Guillot stated the fish appeared to have come again. “I noticed numerous small crappie shifting upriver which is an effective signal because the saltwater intrusion occurred final fall,” he stated.

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award profitable outside journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly outside column for the Slidell Unbiased Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s VisitTheNorthshore.com. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Report Radio Present and is on the board of the Louisiana Out of doors Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to quite a few publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery. To contact Keith e mail: keithlusherjr@gmail.com