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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonFallStructureOpen Water/Basin- Species
DrumTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureOpen Water/BasinFishing Barnett’s Creek recently, from around 8:30am-2:30pm. I caught about 15 fish altogether with the majority consisting mostly of large mouth bass. In addition to the bass, I did catch a few few small yellow perch and a blue gill. The prize catch of the day was a puppy drum. I threw a lot of different baits on this day, but everything I caught was on a beetle spin rigged with a split tail black & chartreuse crappie magnet on a 1/32 jig head. I have attached pictures of the biggest fish.
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Largemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonFallStructureStanding TimberI had to go catch a birthday bass to keep tradition alive! We ended up catching over 30 bass throwing a wacky rigged senko with a #1 VMC wacky worm hook.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/Basin
I was fishing Barnett’s Creek using mostly micro spinner baits. Caught around 10 yellow & white perch on a Johnson’s Beatle spin rigged with a crappie magnet. I switched to an H&H Lure Company, //16 oz. Cutie spin. I had several fish to crush this bait, especially a bass weighing a little over 2lbs!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/Basin
I caught 18 fish altogether with all of them being bass or yellow perch! I had another half dozen or so that got away because I couldn’t get a hook into them. I used only two baits; Googan Squad micro zinger in a sexy shad color and a Dynamic Lures’ Micro Spinner Bait, Orange/Gold in color. They were hitting these two spinners pretty consistently! The two spinners in the comments are the two that were hot baits!!
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CrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/BasinCaught several crappie, two largemouth bass, a blue gill, and a white perch. One of the crappie measured 12 inches. I used the crappie magnet on a 1/32 oz. Jig head on a small betts spinner. I caught these fish in the Carolina Club Marina.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonSummerStructureReeds
Over the July 4 weekend I fished with a family member over several days in Barnett’s Creek off of the North River. Even with temperatures in the 90s and water temperatures ranging from 83° in the morning and 89° by afternoon we managed to catch several decent Bass, one catfish, and one crappie over that period of time. We used several baits with the Berkeley Choppo being the main bait. We also caught bass on Rapala Shad-Rapp, a Strike King KVD 1.0 in sexy shed, and a Jenko Fishing Shinobi Shad in the snot rocket color. The heat was immense, so we finished early and late in the day. The vast majority of our fish were caught while working the reed line along the creek. Top water and shallow diving crank baits seem to work the best. 
SpeciesCrappieTechniqueCrappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling)SeasonWinterStructureDocksFishing out of Barnett’s Creek on a day when the bite was tough. I changed baits often & covered a lot of water. It was not until a put I rigged up a a Mr. Crappie Joker that the fish began to bite. I rigged the plastic on a 1/32 oz. jighead & betts spinner. I had to fish it slow, but the crappie & white perch would hit it hard!
