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Published May 13, 2008 12:31 pm - Mr. Crappie: Mother Nature shows it is her Mother’s Day, too I hope all the Moms enjoyed their Mother’s Day. Many moms enjoyed being with family and kids fishing. I know all moms have and will always have special places in the hearts of each and every one of us. Happy belated Mother’s Day to all. Speaking of moms, Mother Nature sure lets us know she is in control. Just when the Corps of Engineers have Fort Gibson Lake level close to normal, the rains bring it back up. As of this writing, the lake was more than 8 feet above normal, with more rain expected for the next few weeks. All the gates and turbines are on, and caution must be taken when in a boat or fishing along the river’s edge. The rains have the river banks slick and dangerous to walk. Anglers fishing on Fort Gibson Lake are starting to catch crappie around the docks in Ranger Creek, 14-Mile Creek, and the Sunset Point area. I have had reports of sandbass being caught near the Wahoo Bay area. Silver spoons were used to catch the sandbass. I've had several catfishermen come by and say they were floating jugs in the Wildwood area catching catfish. Cut shad or goldfish was used to bait the floats. Anglers fishing on the river side of the dam are catching catfish, crappie and sandbass. The crappie fishing has been slow, but if anglers are patient they could fill a fish basket with crappie. Cut shad is being used to catch the blue or channel catfish in the turbines. A white-colored jig, when fished on the west side of the dam, could be used to catch a flathead catfish. Yes, a flathead catfish will bite a jig. Not to mention any catfish can be caught using a jig or spinner lures at the right time. Sandbass are biting on number of lures. Anglers are catching plenty of small sandbass. Silver spoons, roostertails, plastic sassy shads plastic curly tail grubs have been the best lures used to catch sandbass. When sandbass are schooling a kitchen sink with a hook attached to it could produce some sandbass. What a crappie contest this has turned out to be. John Wofford of Hulbert brought in the first crappie weighing in at 1 pound, 7 ounces. Hours later, Kenneth Mason brought in a 2-pound, 3-ounce crappie. Dave Hannis brought in a 1-pound, 11-ounce crappie. Ronnie Quick brought in a 1-pound, 5-ounce crappie. Steve Hare brought in a 2-pound crappie. Steve caught his crappie fishing the Ranger Creek area. The current contest leader is David Slape with a 2-pound 12-ounce crappie. David caught his crappie while fishing on the west side of Fort Gibson Dam. David was using a small jig. The 2008 Biggest Crappie Contest is well underway. I need the 12-year old and younger anglers to check in their crappie. All 12-year olds and under will receive either a hat or T-shirt for bringing in a crappie. The winner will receive a trophy along with $25. There is no entry fee and all is free to those participating. Currently, no children have checked in a crappie. 
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