Finally made it out. Weather terrible

[usafret99]

Normally I start crappie fishing late December early January and go two time a week then late February and early March I take a vacation date for 5 weeks in a row and I can fish three days a week. Anyway! All my days off until yesterday have been bad weather or other things preventing me from going (hand surgery etc.).

Normally I find the fish in Jan and can follow them around long lining for three months. Went out yesterday and went to my normal trolling areas and only caught a handful. Water temp was 58 which is at least 10 degrees warmer than normal this time of year. Went out again today and went to a place I normally don't go to until the end of March and caught a few. Normally I would never even consider going to that area of the lake.

Did see people catching some shooting docks just about everywhere I went. I'm off 3 days each week for the next five weeks guess I better take up dock shooting.

What's your guys opinion on what these warmer than normal weather conditions will do to the crappie. I'm fishing Logan Martin, how are other lakes doing. Are the crappie in their normal February locations. Looked at forecast and doesn't look like its cooling down anytime soon.

[Slabprowler]

Fish on the move up this way .some staged at creek mouths some in the back of creeks .have caught several males all dressed up .but most females no where near bulgin yet.we sure need some constant weather patterns .our water is way low also.

[usafret99]

Did notice the males were a lot darker than they normally are.

[Cowboy215]

Shoot the docks, or chase the small schools of 15- 30 crappie running the bait fish. On the move, believe me.

[RogerA]

Was told a week ago that the big fish were hanging out on the river channel.

[Tony the Tiger]

Hard for me to say down here. That last few years the delta has been flooded during this time and I couldn't fish the spawn. There are some good catches being made down here now and looks to me like the spawn is about to bust wide open. Water temp was 64 the last couple of times I fished.

[lowe175]

I've found the same thing. Fish are why early. Some already getting black and trying to move shallow. I even talked with a guy Monday that had a limit off brush in 6ft of water.

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[Spaceman]

Agree it has been a strange year. Glad you were able to get out. Watching the weather tonight. Plan to go in the morning and Sunday too.

[Bob D]

Buddy caught them in 2 FOW yesterday. I was catching them in 8 FOW on Monday. Believe the fish will be hard to pattern this year because they will be moving in and out with each cold front more than normal.