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.
This is fact , there are a bunch of variables though . Most lakes with larger and or longer tributaries here have a river or creek run in the winter . But not all of them in substantial numbers for reasons i am not sure about . The other variable is the depth of water some of the fish stay in when they run the creek or river . The deeper holes in that spot are not typically the best locations for some odd reason .
the deep holes will have a lot of fish in them , but not a lot of crappie .