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Misc 2021-22 Fall/Winter Whamby Thread

Lickwx said:
Wtf . Buckhorn lake water levels are low , the shore line at my spot is like 10 feet back , there’s an island in the middle and sand bars extending out off shore . The island had grass growin on it ! Wtf. I’m joining the drought train now . HELP THERE IS DROUGHT @JHS @SD @smast16 @RainlessSnowless & Grumpy @all other drought weenies .
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Talking about Buckhorn just outside of Wilson? I was going to head out there for crappie this morning and decided to sleep in. Sounds like I made a good call. I can't find a nice bass in that place to save my life, but I'm also not a freshwater guy, all salt. I do have a few nice spots for crappie now though at least. Being 10 min from my house, is nice to get out pretty easily.
 
Stump said:
Talking about Buckhorn just outside of Wilson? I was going to head out there for crappie this morning and decided to sleep in. Sounds like I made a good call. I can't find a nice bass in that place to save my life, but I'm also not a freshwater guy, all salt.
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Yep! Water levels are low out there . The little road that is normally underwater by the boat landing is above and you can walk out pretty far .
 
Lickwx said:
Yep! Water levels are low out there . The little road that is normally underwater by the boat landing is above and you can walk out pretty far .
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Dang, can you even get across the road bed that is in the branch straight across from the ramp? The one you have to split the buoys? Glad I didn't go, I don't know the place well enough and would prob ruin my lower unit quickly.
 
Stump said:
Dang, can you even get across the road bed that is in the branch straight across from the ramp? The one you have to split the buoys? Glad I didn't go, I don't know the place well enough and would prob ruin my lower unit quickly.
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Yeah I didn’t realize buckhorn was shallow and filled with that much debris and land just below the surface ! It didn’t stop people though the parking lot was filled with trucks with boats . I don’t think it’s possible to get across that road bed though, I didn’t even realize how far out it went till I saw it yesterday exposed . I’ve never fished there in the daytime , always night . I saw some people catch some hefty catfish one night off the floating docks . I’ve caught an eel once but crappie mainly , some perch as well. Never did get a bass there .

Might have better luck on the moccasin creek where it widens before emptying in the lake , there’s a spot off Bissette road by the bridge where people pull off.
 
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the historic 2009 flooding. I believe some areas saw 20" of rain in a 24 hour period.
 
Lickwx said:
Yeah I didn’t realize buckhorn was shallow and filled with that much debris and land just below the surface ! It didn’t stop people though the parking lot was filled with trucks with boats . I don’t think it’s possible to get across that road bed though, I didn’t even realize how far out it went till I saw it yesterday exposed . I’ve never fished there in the daytime , always night . I saw some people catch some hefty catfish one night off the floating docks . I’ve caught an eel once but crappie mainly , some perch as well. Never did get a bass there .

Might have better luck on the moccasin creek where it widens before emptying in the lake , there’s a spot off Bissette road by the bridge where people pull off.
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Yep, lots of underwater debris everywhere, its a shallow lake to be honest everywhere. Check out the link below, when I first moved up here it helped me not lose a lower unit. There are still some big rocks that you have to watch out for.

There are some NICE crappie in this lake, and supposedly some large bass, I just cant find the bass. Caught a mess of 14+in crappie last year and this year kept a few to snack on.

 
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