Lake O’ The Pines Fishing Report
I live here, I fish here, a lot, and I will tell you what I know.

Latest Lake O’ the Pines Fishing Report

Lake O’ the Pines Fishing Report Update – September 19, 2026: Crappie Moving Shallow and Onto the Laydowns
This fishing report is given as a courtesy. It is mostly composed of my personal fishing experience, but may contain information from others. I was on the water Friday night, and enough changed from Monday’s report that I am not going to wait two weeks to tell you about it. The crappie moved. Not a lot, but enough that if you go out this weekend running my last report, you will be fishing under them. What Changed on Lake O’ the Pines Monday I told you brush piles in 16 feet or less for numbers, timber for the trophies. The numbers part of that has shifted shallower. Friday night I was catching them in 10 to 13 feet of water. I have been catching them in 16. That is a real move, and it happened inside of a week. They were also bunched up on laydown timber — fallen stuff on the bottom — not the standing timber as much. And they were stacked. When I found them, I found a pile of them. Depth in the water column was all over the place. I had fish sitting right on the bottom…
Who is this guy?
I have lived on Lake O’ the Pines for 11 years and I don’t get to fish as much as I would like, Probably 150 to 200 Days a year!!
I am not a Live Scope guy. I have nothing against them, I just don’t have one.
I primarily fish for Crappie, But I also fish for Bass when it gets hot and I can’t find the Crappie. Who doesn’t like that bass bite?
I do this fishing report as a courtesy and to let people know I have a cabin for rent on Johnson Creek.
If you see me on the lake, Say Hello!
I met Bob and Tony plus one other fisherman on 3-31-25 under the bridge. It is nice to meet people!

Lake O’ the Pines Fishing Report – September 15, 2026
This fishing report is given as a courtesy. It is mostly composed of my personal fishing experience, but may contain information from others. I have been on the water, and the crappie picture for this week is clear enough to write from what I am seeing myself. The…

Lake O’ the Pines Fishing Report – August 14, 2026
This fishing report is given as a courtesy. It is mostly composed of my personal fishing experience, but may contain information from others. The dog days are here, and the lake is showing it. Water temperature has been sitting right at 88-90 degrees all week, the…
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