Thread: Lot's of Shad and Healthy Crappie on Jordan

Charles and I did some exploring on Jordan today to see if the lower water temp's have the crappie moving. One thing we saw is a very healthy shad population. I took some screen shots, but forgot to download them. We probably went into at least a dozen coves and loads of shad.

I was impressed with a couple of things today. We caught crappie in a number of different areas, which is a good sign. Charles caught the crappie below and was too large to fit into the green plastic measuring device. It weighed 1.44 pounds and was solid as a rock.

The other thing that I liked was the way the crappie slammed our bait. The lethargic fish of the summer are gone. I had a couple of fish that I thought might equal Charles's big one the way they hit, but ended up only 11 or 12 inches. Those crappie today were healthy, solid fish that we all love catching. I can officially say that my worries about the cold blast last February hurting the shad population are not true and we can look forward to a great Fall of fishing. Today's fish were caught on both minnows and jigs while fishing a number of different depths.



Wonder what Charles is doing on the shore with that crappie condo?

Originally Posted by ScooperDude

Glad to see a good report from Jordan I'll be up on the 3rd for the North State Wounded Warrior fishing trip. Hopesomeone will point us in the right direction to put the guys on some fish
Thanks for the report

I'll be there too. Hope it is a good day.