Thread: Late Spawn?

Friday morning found me fishing on Black Bayou Hosston. It was a little windy but there were several people out fishing. The water temperature was 63 degrees and I found some in 8 feet of water. Over a period of an hour or so I caught a nice mess which was all i wanted.

I heard a man say the night before that if you catch a fish on Black Bayou somebody is going to see it. It was not long before I noticed three or four boats that seemed to be drifting my way. I was using a white beetle spin and the others all seemed to be using jigs. I did not see anyone else catch anything.

Now for the interesting part. when i cleaned the fish I noted that most were females and they still had eggs. I have always been told that when the dogwoods bloom the spawn is over. Well that is not so this year. These fish have not spawned yet. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks.

Originally Posted by Tbone

I was always told when the dogwoods were blooming the perch were spawning, but I'm from Winn Parish and it has always marched to a different drummer.

I agree Tbone! Around here I don't start looking for spawners UNTIL the dogwoods bloom.

Charliee, I caught spawning fish last year from the first week of April to the first week of June on Red River. It's not all over in a week.