Crappie Remain in Deep Water Just Ahead 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 in quest of 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 vans and trailers.

John Guillot of Kiln, MS, fishes the Jourdan River and made a visit to seek 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 ft below a cork,” he stated. Guillot has been catching crappie in deep water main as much as at the present time so he determined to begin there after which work his manner 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 might 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 September 11 ft of water however got here up empty. “I didn’t even catch one keeper,” Guillot stated.

Then he labored his manner 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 ft of water.” Guilliot completed the day with 18 keeper crappie and stated it’s protected to say the crappie haven’t moved as much as construct their nests simply but.

With the shortage of rain throughout the late summer season 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 plenty of small crappie transferring upriver which is an effective signal for the reason that saltwater intrusion occurred final fall,” he stated.

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award successful out of doors journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly out of doors 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 electronic mail: keithlusherjr@gmail.com