Crawford Creek Impoundment Fishing Reports

[Joe]

Fishing has remained the same. Channel Catfish - Good: A lot of channel catfish were caught last weekend. Fish were biting on just about anything but night crawlers were working the best. Bluegill - Good: Try using small jigs with a wax worm. Crappie - Good: Crappie were being caught on small minnows.

[Joe]

Fishing is good for catfish, bluegill and crappie. Remember to clean vegetation off boat trailers and out of boats when leaving Crawford Creek because the invasive aquatic plant brittle naiad is present.

[Joe]

Fishing is good for catfish, bluegill and crappie. Remember to clean vegetation off boat trailers when leaving Crawford Creek because the invasive plant brittle naiad is present there. Channel Catfish - Good: Anglers are still doing well for channel catfish. Catfish are biting on just about anything, but night crawlers are working the best. Night time fishing has been popular the last couple of weeks. Bluegill - Good: Try using small jigs and a piece of night crawler. A good technique has been drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down. Use a depth finder to locate the channel south of the shelter building and fish there. Crappie - Good: Crappie were being caught on small minnows. Try drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down. Crappies are averaging 9.5 inches.

[Joe]

Fishing is good for catfish, bluegill and crappie. Remember to clean vegetation off boat trailers when leaving Crawford Creek because the invasive plant brittle naiad is present. Channel Catfish - Good: Anglers are still doing well for channel catfish on just about anything, but night crawlers are working the best. Night time fishing has been popular the last couple of weeks. Bluegill - Good: Try using small jigs and a piece of night crawler. A good technique has been drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down. Fish the channel south of the shelter building. Crappie - Good: Crappie were being caught on small minnows. Try drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down. Crappies are averaging 9.5 inches.

[Joe]

A lot of 10-inch crappies are being caught. Remember to clean vegetation off boat trailers when leaving Crawford Creek because the invasive plant brittle naiad is present. Channel Catfish - Good: Anglers are still doing well for channel catfish. Catfish are biting on just about anything, but night crawlers are working best. Night time fishing has been popular the last couple of weeks. Bluegill - Fair: Try using small jigs and a piece of night crawler. A good technique has been drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down. The bluegills are 7 to 8.5 inches. Largemouth Bass - Good: Many largemouth bass are being caught, but very few are over the legal limit (15 inches). Crappie - Good: Crappie were being caught on small minnows. Try drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down.

[Joe]

Remember to clean vegetation off boat trailers when leaving Crawford Creek because the invasive plant brittle naiad is present. Channel Catfish - Slow: Anglers are still doing well for channel catfish on just about anything, but night crawlers are working the best. Night time fishing has been popular the last couple of weeks. Bluegill - Fair: Try using small jigs and a piece of night crawler. A good technique has been drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down. The bluegills are 7 to 8.5 inches. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Many largemouth bass are being caught, but very few are over the 15-inch legal limit. Crappie - Slow: Crappie were being caught on small minnows. Try drifting the open water and fishing about 6 to 10 feet down.

[Joe]

There is about 6 inches of ice on Crawford Creek. There have not been any fishing reports.

[Joe]

There is about 9 to 10 inches of ice on Crawford Creek. Some ice shacks have been out, but there have only been a few reports of anglers catching some decent bluegill.