Remembering… Over the years, I have had the pleasure of fishing with a number of folks from Jackson County. Most of the trips, we were blessed to catch a “good mess”, but there were days when we couldn’t “buy a bite.” The best of all are the memories that we have and the fellowship we had on the lake. There seems to be a way that fishing can create friends and memories of the big one that got away! Some readers that know me have asked how the name “Captain D” came about. Well, I can assure you it is not from a well known seafood place. Several years ago, a father from Michigan (his name I can’t recall), along with his 2 young sons, asked me to guide them for Crappie. After we met the next morning, the dad instructed his 2 sons to listen to what I said because I was Captain of the Boat. With the 2 sons having trouble with “Dudley”, I told them to use “D” and so from that day hearing, “Captain D, can we do this? Captain D, can we do that? Captain D, can you take my picture? Captain D” on and on and on, the name stuck. Now let’s talk fishing!
The lake is in great shape! Good numbers of Crappie are still being reported at both, Whippoorwill and Ingram’s Marinas. Crappie are still holding in 20-30 feet of water- drift fish, live minnows and jigs for best results.
Bass are beginning to move some. Fair catches of legal size (18 inches). Bass are being reported with more of the release (14-16 inches) size really being caught.
Bream and Shellcracker are not active at all now.
Catfishing remains good right now for those who want a “good mess” to filet and deep fry. MMMMMM sounds good to me!
Arrie Battle, a local angler, weighed in a 10 pound Blue Cat she caught in 22 feet of water while crappie fishing. What a pull that must have been!
Put on some extra clothes and come on over. Until next week, “Tight Lines, Good Fishing!”
-Wayne “Captain D” Dudley (850) 508-4308
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