Fished April 2-4. Water temp in Blood River was 70 !!! on April 2, dropped to 65 by April 4. I heard it hit 55 this past weekend. ALL the females we caught were re-absorbing their eggs. I DO know what that looks like. I think the water temp increased so fast the previous week the CRAPPIES missed the spawn, it wasn't US the fishermen who missed the spawn.

The males were still colored up good, but only one had a worn down tail. But we didn't catch a SINGLE ripe or spent female, black or white. Every female we cleaned did not spawn and could not have spawned this spring had she been released. Now that applies to the crappies WE caught and in the area WE fished.

I HOPE I'M WRONG! I'm not a pessimist by nature.
Joe