I made my second trip of the new open water season today. The water I fish has been muddy and cold(49 degrees). I fished the back ends of a couple of shallow bays, figuring they would warm first. The first crappie I landed was this 15"er all decked out in pretty colors. I only caught 2 fish but when one of them was a MI Master Angler qualifier, I was happy as a bear in a dump.