Yea right, it's a dead sea. At the same time that you were sitting on shore catching your three, the wife and I went through a 1/2 pound of minnows with non stop action. Sorry no details on location but I will say that I could see you from where we were. Oh and another thing, get a boat.
One of the things I like best about CC is the lack of shoreline access, not that I am putting down the bank fisherman mind you, but I have to believe that the lack of access is one of the main reasons for the lake being so productive.

Can anyone give me directions to this lake?  Say, maybe from the New Stanton / Mount Pleasant area?  and Directions to a boat launch?
 
Thanks Much!
 
Mike

Woods, take rt. 66 north,lake is approx. 8 miles south of kittanning. approx. 1&1/4 hrs. from new stanton. park sign on right of 66.  signs in the park to the boat ramp, only 1,  can't miss.  Goodmans bait store just before you turn off of 66.  sam

Fishingguy,I would not expect to catch as many crappie as easily as it was last year.I have been fishing C.C. for a few years now and personaly feel that last year was the best in a while. I guess because of a strong year class of fish.aiso since there were so many big ones I think that they were mostly the same age & near the end of thier life cycle. If the following year classes weren't as strong there won't be as many, but there are still a lot of crappie though you may have to work harder for them. A lot of people on here don't want to do that. you have to find them & keep trying something different til you find what they want.I normaly either use a jig & bobber,or count down & swim the jig. very seldom use minnows on jigs. this year was tough because of the high water,but I usualy start in march & catch crappie til dec.,mostly from shore, sometimes in a boat.     sam

ORIGINAL: WOODSnH2OGUY

Thanks Sam!
I think I might try it this weekend.  Appreciate the help!

Mike

 
You going to be fishing from shore Woods?

No...I'll be taking my boat.  I haven't shore fished for quite some time now.  I been trying new lakes as much as possible.  There are quite a few I want to try this year.

ORIGINAL: WOODSnH2OGUY

No...I'll be taking my boat.  I haven't shore fished for quite some time now.  I been trying new lakes as much as possible.  There are quite a few I want to try this year.

 
Cool. If you ever need a shipmate - let me know.

Any big crappie bite yet?

ORIGINAL: FishinGuy

my crazy friend swears he saw a monkey in the trees at crooked creek lake fishing a couple weeks ago im only posting this cuz hes making me... has any one else seen this "monkey"? please shut him up....

 
That was me!

fished from 930 to 330 at crooked creek lake on sunday, landed 12 keepers in deeper water trolling crank baits... i know, weird isnt it. i was trolling to locate fish then doubling back to use minnows/jigs but when i doubled back couldnt get ne bites. so i kept trolling, just wasted time really when i stopped, landed 2 keepers near structure near a big log with minnows but much more success trolling out farther from shore.

fishingguy,did you get any female crappie? if so, were they still carrying eggs? I think that they spawned in deeper water this year & that is why the shore fishing is so poor for me. I hope that is not the case.   sam

ORIGINAL: billltf

Hey jbbutlers how good are you at fishing, how well do you know Crooked Creek? Do you think we could catch crappie with a boat? Have 18' Blue Fin don't know the area very good. frm Greensburg, Bill

 
I know if pretty well. Only fished from shore; but I know where all the boats go.  Havent done great this year and not sure if spawn is over of not. Only have caught around 7 crappie in 3 trips up there and none of any size this year.
 
Last year I was catching them by the buckets and throwing 12 inchers back in.