More Crappie At CJB

I knew after being down 2 weeks ago some crappie would still be biting... but I wanted to take my boat out so here I am 8 o'clock pullin the cord to start the motor-RIP! there goes that cord so I go old fashioned and wrap the fly wheel. I get out to the creek channel way off the point and start to troll its nice and calm a few guys are out. Then..... about 15 mins into the trip I get an 11in. crappie I'm thinking its going to be a good day-NOT. The wind kicks up and everyone is rushing to shore while I'm wrapin the damn cord around the flywheel and tryin to get it started... I do but it was a long ride in. I get back to the marina and start to fish for crappie. I pulled five really fast only 2 keepers on a jig-n-minno. I even got a double. Then I started to move around... I found some hot spots and began to get quite a few. I caught about 50+ but only kept 33. I left a 2 o'clock with the rain. (Even got a lil help from mamatina )

After doing some work at home my uncle and family wanted to get into some we went back to the same areas and got 21 more crappies and 2 nice gills. Threw back over 20.

It was so good I had to come back I got there pretty early but I had to dust the rust off till I got a few. It took some time but I ended up with 15 more with this being average size.

After the morning crappie fishing I got to do some pleasure boating and some fishing. We fished some coves on the west side and I got 15 more that were big enough to keep and I threw them back also. It was a great weekend for the most part and the fish couldn't have cooperated much more. I met up with some friends one being FHK06 and met some guys that helped me with the catching Randy and Larry. Hope to be down soon again for some awesome fishing!!!!

I will be camping there with the family next weekend. Make sure you save some for us! Do you know if the eyes are biting? Last I heard, they were still biting on the old road bed, but I don't know what bait/presentation would work.

There were loads of guys out there saturday and from what I heard they were catching them just about any way. Best reports did come from the road bed on jigs and trolling bottom bouncers but some came off the point with jigs too. When jig fishing I like 2 1/16oz. with a minnow but heck what do I know..... The walleyes like a nightcrawler better I just use the minnow so i get crappie too Good Luck

I can catch crappie all day if the bite is on, but I LOVE to eat them eyes!

Where is the road bed? I see several places on the lake map that looks like an old road that used to go through the lake. I am guessing that the point is the piece of land that sticks out in the lake north of the campground area. Thanks for you help.

Yeah the crappies are fun for sure... They're good too but your right the eyes are a favorite.

II'll send you a pm of a map I did awhile back it has some good spots

I hear the eyes are better than ever now at cj!
If you can get out there and try your luck!

I am packing up the boat/truck/tent, etc. right now. Hopefully I will have one for dinner tonight.