well we went out to Downs after hearing all about the awesome crappie fishing with people hauling in the big crappies...well three of us went out in my buddies boat and it was our first time on this lake so we headed out and tried the padline in front of the launch but didnt ever get a single crappie all afternoon ....fished from about 3 until dark....we did catch a few trout, not that we wanted to, and caught about 35-40 perch, most of them around 8.5 inches but ended up keeping 12 in the 9-12 inch range...all fish were caught on either red/chartruse crappie tubes or on yellow ones....had 3 largemouth follow our spinners (WHITE) had one bad hookset on one and faught him for about 3 seconds and he came off. saw one guy land one fishing a black jig in the pads. ....does anyone know where to go fro crappie here...they said right in front of the launch but that didnt work for us...we went to the left and eventually on the opposite side of the lake to the left.... anyway, still a good day and got some tasty perch....if the pic shows up, the bottom fish is almost 10 inches for reference...

Anglinarcher

5/10/2010 12:13:00 PM

Old papermouth can be touch to catch at times. Until they actually start to spawn, they will move in schools, find one and you find tons. With that said, if I were to tell you where they were tomorrow, then the day after they might be a few feet away or a hundred yards away this time of year.

BMGW

5/10/2010 10:24:00 PM

My bet is they went on the spawn, the females should be schooled up out as deep as Downs gets and the males are digging reds or making the nests. Try again soon, if you have electronics use them to locate the females or perhaps they are not on the spawn and just schooled up off shore. Since Downs warms up quicker than other lakes I am thinking they are indeed on the spawn and the action is about to heet up. Remember, no matter how weird it gets, think like a fish and you will find yourself in their midst... I would throw some tube jigs under a balsa float and work the shoreline or any holes in the pads, don't waste your time, move fast, if they are there they will let you know immediately, early am best...

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