Thread: With the mushy mustard colored eggs,

Yes they are absorbing their eggs. All fish species do this when conditions have not quiet right for the spawn. This spring the temps went up and down several times with some pretty big swings. Rather than just waste it energy on spawning in unfavorable conditioned, they reabsorb the eggs and convert that energy to growth. This is one reason why crappie populations are very cyclical. They have a pretty unpredictable spawn.