Quote Originally Posted by Grainraiser View Post
I think I can answer this question. Here in Texas the crappie follow the shad when it gets cold. Shallow water warms faster than deep water so the shad head up the creeks during winter. The crappie follow them and they will stack up on the deep pools. For many folks winter is the best time to catch crappie. If you have a small boat or kayaker you can really hammer them.
Okay, that makes some sense, but we have several wrenches that are thrown in here. the Lake is very low, and all the channels that I fish during the very early spring are one foot deep. The shad are so plentiful and spread out that it is inconceivable, the crappie are not piling up in places where they had in previous years, and all species are so stuffed with bait that even the live bait bass guys are having zeros.

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