Thread: Carl Blackwell archives

There are a lot of possibilities, Redge.
1. Too many smaller fish caught and kept during the last several years.
2. Lots and lots of saugeyes, hybrids, and catfish eating the crappie fry, since the water was so low and the fry had no cover for several years.
3. Cormorants and pelicans. There have been a lot of crappie that have stab wounds from the cormorants.
4. The great shad spawn this past year has them stuffed to the gills and not in a hungry mode.
5. The vagaries of fish reproduction.

The good news is that last spring's spawn should have had a much greater survival rate, since the brush was flooded, giving more cover for the fry. We may see some excellent fishing when that crop reaches adulthood.

Originally Posted by Bigskyfisherman

There are a lot of possibilities, Redge.
1. Too many smaller fish caught and kept during the last several years.
2. Lots and lots of saugeyes, hybrids, and catfish eating the crappie fry, since the water was so low and the fry had no cover for several years.
3. Cormorants and pelicans. There have been a lot of crappie that have stab wounds from the cormorants.
4. The great shad spawn this past year has them stuffed to the gills and not in a hungry mode.
5. The vagaries of fish reproduction.

The good news is that last spring's spawn should have had a much greater survival rate, since the brush was flooded, giving more cover for the fry. We may see some excellent fishing when that crop reaches adulthood.

I think the answer is pretty simple. . . . .when you go there every single day and keep every single fish it might be safe to say you might have a few bad years. It's not a bad thing to throw your fish back where you found them and tell the beggar next to you to catch his own. Ten crappie are more than enough to feed two adults.

Don't get me wrong I love Oklahoma and the people here , but I am from Louisiana and the Crappie fishing is 10 times better in La.

mikeg

Originally Posted by mikeg

Don't get me wrong I love Oklahoma and the people here , but I am from Louisiana and the Crappie fishing is 10 times better in La.

mikeg

You must not be hitting the right lakes then.

Originally Posted by mikeg

Don't get me wrong I love Oklahoma and the people here , but I am from Louisiana and the Crappie fishing is 10 times better in La.

mikeg

mike, there are probably more than a few guys around here who would admit that your claim is correct, IF you invite them to a trip where they can nail some 3+ pound crappie.