Rend Lake ---- Crappie Report (all postings)

Crappie : The crappie bite is good. The summer pattern is in place. Summer time fishing on Rend Lake usually means we catch a a lot of fish, but we sort though a lot of small ones for the big ones. Summer time is a great time to take kids fishing because we catch a lot of fish, with very few hang ups. Kids enjoy the action. The bite is on stake beds and brush piles on the main lake. A lot of these beds are loaded with fish, but expect to catch a lot of small fish along with the good ones. Jigs and minnows seem to be working equally well. My color choice of jig on Rend lake is a red/chart in 1.5 - 2.0 inch. Good fishing, Clint Taylor

THE SPAWN IS ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The crappie bite is great! Spawning fish are biting. Fish are in the buck brush! Fish the buck brush in the back of any cove and you should catch fish. The Jackie branch, Sandusky, and Marcum branches are all good.

I have been catching my fish shallow using minnows under slip bobbers. When fishing the bushes set your bait about 2 foot deep.

Check out attached pic of clients. We fished two days and they went home with 19 pounds of fillets!!! all on these caught on minnows in bushes.

The Crappie bite is great!!!!! The spawn is upon us!!!!

Crappie : The crappie bite is great! Spawning fish are biting. Fish are in the buck brush! Fish the buck brush in the back of any cove and you should catch fish. The Jackie branch, Sandusky, and marcum branches are all good.I have been catching my fish shallow using minnows under slip bobbers. When fishing the bushes set your bait about 2 foot deep.If fishing from the bank I would recommend fishing from the concrete wall at the Sailboat Harbor boat ramp or the docks at the Rend Lake Resort... Catfish: The catfish bite is really good. Alot are being caught in back of necks in shallow water. Creeks leading into the lake are producing ALOT of fish. The catfish are spawning. Jugs set in necks are working very well. Play the wind and set your jugs up wind letting the wind push them across coves. You can fish from the shore about anywhere around the lake and catch catfish. Fish on the bottom. When spring rains raise the lake and new areas are flooded the catfish usally move in there big time. If you want a good mess of catfish be sure to try this after a big rain. My choice of baits are shad gut, leaches, shrimp, or night crawlers, but other nasty stuff will work. My favorite is shad gut... Bass : With the lake more than two feet above normal pool fishing conditions have been tough for bass, but the bite is starting to turn on. Fish have been holding in shallow water bushes and lay downs in 2-4 ft. and can be caught pitching soft plastics, jigs and spinner baits in or around cover. Look for fish in the back of pockets and coves where there is a limited amount of water behind the buck brush bushes. The “rock bite” on Rend is slow.

The Crappie bite is great!!!!! The spawn is upon us!!!! Spawning fish are biting. Some cool nights and cold rains have slowed them down a few times, but when the water temps warm they are on again.Things should stabilize soon and the bite will be consistent for a few weeks. I am catching all my fish shallow but, some fish are also being caught deeper on stake beds and brush piles. Fish the buck brush in the back of any cove and you should catch fish. The Jackie branch, Sandusky, and marcum branches are all good.

I have been catching my fish shallow using minnows under slip bobbers. When fishing the bushes set your bait about 2 foot deep. If fishing from the bank I would recommend fishing from the concrete wall at the Sailboat Harbor boat ramp or the docks at the Rend Lake Resort.

Attached photo is from Wednesday. We had 30 keepers biggest 1lb 4oz!

Yes we still have some openings. 618.731.0323

The crappie on Rend lake are beginning to spawn. The shallow buck brush bite is on! With cold temps we got a late start so hopefully the spawn will last into June. Good fishing Clint

Hey guys want to come down in a couple of weeks hows the crappie bite are they moving in to spawn and do you have any openings.

The Crappie bite is fair to poor. I hope this will change later in the week as we get some warmer temps. Lots of rain creating muddy water and below average temps have really slowed the bite. We are catching some small fish, but the big fish have been tough. It will get better when the weather starts to warm the water. Some fish are being caught in deeper water under bridges. When fishing the bridges fish next to the concrete pillers or on the ledges coming off each corner. Crappie love to hold on the ledges. They move up and down the ledge. Try different depths until you find them. A good depth finder will save you a lot of time. They should be between the 10-20 feet range. A few big fish are being caught on stake beds and brush piles. . I have been catching my fish on red/chart jigs 1.5-2 inch. The minnow bite will be turning on soon.

If fishing from the bank I would recommend fishing from the concrete wall at the Sailboat Harbor boat ramp or the docks at the Rend Lake Resort.

Clint Taylor / Crappie Xtreme guide sevice

Crappie fished Rend for about 5 hours on 3/16. Nothing to show for it, very slow. Very cold and windy.

The Crappie bite is good.. It should be great any day with warm weather forecasted for the end of the week. The lake is a little muddy due to recent rains. Some fish are being caught in deeper water under bridges. When fishing the bridges fish next to the concrete pillers or on the ledges coming off each corner. Crappie love to hold on the ledges. They move up and down the ledge. Try different depths until you find them. A good depth finder will save you alot of time. They should be between the 10-16 feet range. Big fish are also being caught on stake beds and brush piles. If you don't know where any brush piles are on the lake there are GPS coordinates listed on this website. I have been catching my fish on red/chart jigs 1.5-2 inch. The minnow bite will be turning on soon.

If fishing from the bank I would recommend fishing from the concrete wall at the Sailboat Harbor boat ramp or the docks at the Rend Lake Resort. Clint Taylor crappiextreme.com

I'm heading to Rend over Easter....any Bass fishing goin on around that time?

The ice is off the lake and it looks like it should stay off. The only ice I can see in our future is maybe a thin skim in the shallow areas of the boat ramps. Nothing that should interfere with fishing. Crappie : The Crappie are biting good on some days and slow the next. The lake is muddy due to recent rains. Things should get more consistent with in the next few weeks as the water warms. Most fish are being caught in deeper water under bridges, but some are also being caught on stake beds and brush piles. Under the bridges fish against the concrete pillars 10-16 feet deep. If you don't know where any brush piles are on the lake there are GPS coordinates listed on this website. I have been catching my fish on red/chart jigs 1.5-2 inch.

If fishing from the bank I would recommend fishing from the concrete wall at the Sailboat Harbor boat ramp or the docks at the Rend Lake Resort. Clint Taylor crappiextreme guide

Went out today for a few hours. The water clarity is still pretty muddy. Water temps were 38-40 degrees. fished stained waters and didnt do real good, had my ten inchers though. Think the water is still a little to stained in the area I fished. The clearer water is usually on the south end of the lake, I was fishing mid to mid-north end. Going to try to go again tomorrow. Gonna go more south and see what happens. Some good numbers are being caught in the 10-15 ft. range just have to find the right spot. Keep moving if they aren't there. Caught most of my fish on the Crazy Angler slab bandit in jokers wild color! Good Luck! Greg (61923-1582

Went out last friday, Jan. 18th. The water had come up almost 2 feet due to some much needed rain. The water had probably around 2-3 inch visibility, about equivalent to a glass of chocolate milk! only fished for about an hour and moved to another area with a little more water clarity. Fish were showing on the graph but couldn't get them to bite! Finally decided to call it after 3 hrs. and only getting a few bites. water temps. were between 36 and 38 degrees, so there was a pretty good drop. Talked to a few other fishermen that day with them having the same results. Hopefully will settle back down in the next few weeks. Good luck!

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Hmm...

Went out last friday january 11. water temps were right at 40 degrees. went on a short trip. Had 18 keepers and several throw backs. Lake level was around 405. Caught my fish on crazy angler crawl'rs in mud bug and texas toast. Add 2-3 inches of rain and now we are looking at lake level of just under 407 and probably water temp drop from all the rain. try to let you know more this friday or sat. Any questions feel free to call. Greg 618-923-1582.