help with Mississippi river crappie

[cootpatrol]

I'm out here at my camper on pool 13 and am trying to catch crappie unsuccessfully and getting frustrated I caught 1 in spring lake early in some brush in about 4 feet of water after I got all the bass chased away but that was it I tried for a hour around that tree using all sorts of baits and tubes of all different colors and didn't catch anything else so I tried fishing stumps and deep and shallow water in spring lake so I gave up on it and am trying elsewhere. Im asking for a little advice on where to find fish, not exact spots just a little info on what to look for. Also the crappie I did catch appeared to spawned out it was a real dark black crappie and had no eggs or milt, water temp is 61 to 65 degrees are they done spawning? Thanks for any help in advance.

[Pool13_Jeff]

Go up to crooked slough! Drive around and launch at Pleasant Creek if you don't want to make the run in your boat. Go WAY up in the slough. Blue/white tubes injected with nibbles and tipped with a minnow have always been very productive. Always try black/white as well. I typically used 1/4 ounce jig. Get medium minnows and if the mediums are small, get walleye minnows instead. Find hidden brush and trees.

[heath_88]

Crappies on pool 13 are rather hard to come by in the spring for some reason. I wouldn't guess that they have spawned yet