Thread: Spring Crappie run Ky Lkae

Originally Posted by Kentucky Lake

Water level does make a difference.

Not if you know the fish and know what you're do'n.

Water temp & weather are your primary factors. Rising or falling water will dictate wheather they are moving up or out. Low water, as long as it is stable has no effect on how the fish bite. As a matter of fact the lower the water, the less water you have to eliminate. Current (how much water TVA is releasing) has minimal effect on the fish in the spring. At that time of year 99% of the fish are gonna be in bays with the baitfish and out of the current. Summer and winter are a little different because most of the fish are in the main lake. Current will bunch the fish up on the ledges in low or high water. But that's not what he is inquiring about. He asked about spring.

Again, I don't care if the water is winter pool, summer pool, high water, or somewhere in between. You give me the water temp., & the last 72 hrs of weather & water level (don't care if its high or low. Don't matter. I'm looking fo rising, falling, or stable.), & I'll take it from there. Fish are fish. They have to eat to servive. They're gonna eat wheather they're in a milk jug or a bathtub if the wanna live.

The only possible exception to this would be flood stage in spring. The fish get out in the cow pastures where I can't get to'um.

Again, my original statement was... "The water don't have to be up to catch'um. Falling water & cold fronts are what kills ya!" I stand by that.

I will be more than happy to prove my theory this spring.