Fishing Reports

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie seem to be in search mode here on Lake Blackshear. I went couple days ago just to look around a bit and was able to catch four big slabs. I first went to the river channel ledge just north of…

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “It seems like the crappie are picking up a bit here on Lake Blackshear lately. Got a report from a friend who went this past Monday, and he and his partner caught their limit in no time at all. They were pushing…

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temperature: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have really picked up in the last couple of weeks. The week before last I fished on the tops of structure in 30 feet of water. I caught a lot of crappie and was able to keep around 17 really nice…

Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 77-79 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “One fisherman said he has been doing fairly well pitching around dock lights. My friend said he and his partner have been doing well pitching a R.A.G. Fly Jig with a chartreuse head, pearl-white body and a chartreuse tail…

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “The weather as you know has been killer hot. I have been able to find a few nice slab crappie by shooting docks. On June 18, I was able to catch 17 decent crappie with a bubblegum R.A.G. Fly…

Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “A week or so ago I said the spawn was over, and that you may have a few stragglers. Just yesterday (May 20) a friend caught 20 nice slabs around some trees in 6 feet of water, and…

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained. Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “I have been shooting docks for the past three weeks and have had excellent luck. I was able to limit out three times on just two shallow-water docks using the chartreuse/pink/chartreuse R.A.G. Fly jig. In my opinion,…

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been off and on for the past few weeks. The weather has been so unpredictable that the crappie are confused what to do. My partner and I went on March 22 and did really great. We caught almost a double…

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Stained but not muddy. Crappie: Good. Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have really picked up the past few days. Several limits of nice-sized crappie are being caught both by tight-lining minnows and also by long-line trolling with jigs. The best jig is the R.A.G. Fly jig that…

Blackshear: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Normal color. Crappie: Rusty Parker said the crappie are biting in the channel and on channel edges around trashpiles. Rusty found his fish suspended 18-25 feet deep over 27 feet of water. Tightline minnows or cast 1/16-oz. Rag Fly jigs around the trash. Good…