Brian Carper's Guide Service

December kicked off winter fishing! Finally the bass and crappie moved out to deeper water and quality fish became more active. Crappie in the 12″-14″ range were being caught in 15ft-30ft around standing timber on jigs and minnows. Quality bass were...

As the temperature started dropping throughout November the fishing picked up! Bass and crappie moved into shallower water depths 4ft-8ft and were being caught on topwater lures rattle traps and soft plastic baits. The crappie produced best with liv...

October was a fair month for bass and crappie. The high temperatures postponed the fish from transitioning into their fall patterns. Nevertheless we were able to produce several successful bass and crappie trips! The bass were still relatively shall...

Two of the hottest months of the year did not let us down! Although the crappie bite was fair while fishing with live minnows in 12ft-18ft brushpiles the bass fishing was much better! The bass stayed active in 6ft-12ft. Crankbaits and plum Texas Rig...

July has been a great month for bass and crappie fishing! The bass have been biting on deep crankbaits and big plum worms in 10ft-20ft around points ledges and humps. The crappie have been active in 12ft-18ft around brushpiles. Both jigs and minnows...