Thread: Reasonably mild winter

Has anybody experianced the crappie moving shallow, acting like they are searching for spawning grounds anywhere yet? With the really mild winter I have been continuously catching crappie in relatively shallow water, two foot or less. Water temps have been in the low fifties now for quite some time.

Yes sir! I believe they are very close......

I think ya'll may be crowding the season, the water temp day before yesterday on my home lake was 41 degrees...maybe the oxbows...

Originally Posted by xring

I think ya'll may be crowding the season, the water temp day before yesterday on my home lake was 41 degrees...maybe the oxbows...

I think it was 43 @ Greers Sunday afternoon.

IMO, they are not ready to spawn, too early. I think they are going shallow for warmer water but not staying shallow all day

44 deg on Saturday here. A few fish had some small eggs. Or maybe it was a small fish had a few eggs, I don't remember.

The crappie on Conway have had rather large egg sacks, they ain't bloody and they ain't separated, however they are big egg sacks. I ain't saying they are ready, I am saying they are looking around.