In search of crappie, next lake on the list was Tanwax. Had only 2 short hours to fish and launched at 5. Cloudy with a light drizzle. Started fishing lily pad beds just off the launch and immediately got into crappie. All very small. Using the shy bite slip bobbers, 1/32oz jigheads with small tubes or trout magnets. My husband Danny stuck with the little red and chartreuse tube, and i would use small bits of worms on a jig head. Technique was a slow twitch of the slip bobber, and then let it sit for a few seconds. Crossed to the right side of the lake and started fishing that side at a small point. Continued fishing the edges of lily pads and wood. Casting in the exact same spot we lost count of how many fish hooked. Species included perch, crappie, blue gill, pumpkin seeds, bass, and trout. In search of bigger crappie we made our way farther north along the lake shore. Consistently hooking crappie and blue gill. Danny hooked a second bass that wouldve been his personal best if he didnt lose it at the boat. His crappie gear was no match for the pig. We continued to catch numerous panfish and trout. This lake also has some big blue gills! One I hooked was 8 inches! Our last spot before calling it a day Danny hooked a nice 10 1/2in crappie. Cant wait to go back and hopefully hook some more 10inch crappie. Just an fyi, most of the trout we hooked looked unhealthy. Some had growths or pale body with an unhealthy slime coat.

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