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Here is a report from the water from John Woods. He has young Eli Purcell out on Reelfoot and so far the have about 25 crappieⁱ. Here is a picture of Eli with one he just caught. Then another picture of Troy and Eli.

Misty and I fished Columbus lake about 4 hours today. We caught about 20 crappieⁱ in 3 to 5 feet of water. We were trolling double minnow rigs on 14 foot B&M poles. We kept 12 to eat.

I fished Reelfoot Lake almost every day for the last two weeks. Caught a bunch of fish. The bite is on at Reelfoot. Anybody just wanting to crappieⁱ fish for fun and put crappie in the freezer should head this way. I took a picture of Tim Long who also had a nice mess of crappie. To book a trip call John Woods 731-334-9669. Thanks

I got the opportunity to go to Gainsville lake today with Willis Bonner and David Baldridge two of the best crappieⁱ fishermen on the Tenn - Tom Waterway. Today was a tough day of fishing with the high winds, current and high water. We caught a bunch of crappie but they were not big fish. The water temps were 58 to 60 and muddy in most areas. We caught fish from 1 foot deep to 12 feet deep. Had a great time and looking forward to fishing with these guys again.

Freddie Ashmore and I fished Indian Creek today. We didn't get on the water till and the wind was tough. We caught a bunch of crappieⁱ but most were small. We ended up with 12 to 14 pretty good crappie that came from 12 to 18 foot of water. Freddie used the crappie101.com Slimy jig and I used the Charlie's angel jig. The fish really didn't seem to prefer one over the other. This is a picture of Freddie with a couple of the fish we kept.

Charlie Kent
Pickwick Lake crappie guide

Here is a picture of some Grenada crappieⁱ caught today on Grenada. John Harrison had a guide trip today with Kevin Brown from Kansas City and the weather conditions were tough but they still managed some slabs.

Here is the picture from John Harrison from today's trip. Water rising and getting muddy. Said he caught a lot of smaller fish he had to throw back but still ended up with these good looking fish.
The biggest was approx 2.5lb with 3 over 2lbs. Had 15 keepers and a bunch of throw backs.