Surise crappies at Burke Lake....

[peter odell]

I needed a little rejuvenation this morning, so took by kayak out to Burke Lake for a 3 hours.  Great sunrise, and no wind at all.  Caught 20+ crappies at the east end of the dam, big shallow bay there.  5wt mostly with floating line and a couple of shiny shad flies.  One was at least 2lbs, maybe 3, dwarfed the others.  No bass (surprising), couple of bluegills and a very small perch.  Water quality was really clear.  No sign of any bass in other spots, threw a heavier and bigger fly on a sinking line, but no go.  Fishing only entrance south of main entrance is a great place with a small ramp, and you can flyfish the dam easily without a boat, though you need to watch for runners/walkers. 

[TurbineBlade]

Black or white crappie?  I seem to get more black crappie that are larger around here.

Gene

[peter odell]

I think black  crappies, though I had to go google images of both, didn't realize there was 2 species. 

[TurbineBlade]

Back in MO we only had white crappie (at least on Lake of the Ozarks), so I was surprised to see the 2 species when we moved here.  

They're a fun fish - 

Gene

[arthur...@gmail.com]

I used to catch black and white crappie in little lakes back in Ohio. They are awesome on the fly rod.

Art

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[TurbineBlade]

They are fun on the fly-- kind of a "heavy" feeling more so than other fish.   They're also one of the few fish species that I'll strongly consider eating if I can get enough of them, and from certain waters.  

Gene

On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 3:43:06 PM UTC-4, arthur noglak wrote:

I used to catch black and white crappie in little lakes back in Ohio. They are awesome on the fly rod.

Art

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On May 21, 2016, at 9:40 AM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Back in MO we only had white crappie (at least on Lake of the Ozarks), so I was surprised to see the 2 species when we moved here.  

They're a fun fish - 

Gene

On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:10:08 AM UTC-4, peter odell wrote:

I think black  crappies, though I had to go google images of both, didn't realize there was 2 species. 

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