Quote Originally Posted by Springhill Duckman View Post
Craig,

We where talking this weekend about cool weather and the crappie spawn. I have found that when male crappie make a bed and the water level rises they stay with the bed and don't go up or shallower. My question is, if this is true what happens when a crappie pulls off the bank when it's cold. If a fish leaves it bed and then the water comes up does it go back to the bed or move into the new shallow water and make a new one.

Black dog, count me as one who does believe that fishing pressure does takes it tolls. I don't think you can clean a full lake out but you can greatly reduce the number of that year class making them much harder to find. Just my thoughts.
Springhill Duckman,

I don't think I can accurately answer that question...It may depend on the stage of the spawn when the fish pulls off of the first nest. If it is early in the spawn and no eggs have been laid then the male may find the new higher water level has provided optimal spawning habitat at the higher elevation and he may pack his bags on move higher. If eggs have been dropped he likely won't be going anywhere.

Good question!