CJ WATER TEMPS AND FISHING THREAD FOR FALL 2015 & 2016

[Lowellhturner]

Am grateful to know that they are finding LOTS of young of the year perch to dine upon. Hopefully so are the walleye...all of us at least had a hand involved in on that.

[INTIMIDATOR]

I would imagine that the young perch are mainly what's left, after the Gators are done thinning the "nice" perch out for themselves!....maybe "The Shackers" need to re-forest the perch shallows again!

[INTIMIDATOR]

I hope I've given everyone enough to read over Christmas...I'll have a couple more articles for tomorrow!

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Fishing For Panfish: What Bluegills, Perch, And Crappie Eat
by In-Fisherman, No Author noted.
For Educational purpose only!

Bluegills, Perch, Crappies

Do most fishermen know what panfish are eating under the ice? With bass, pike, and walleyes it’s easy. They eat fish. But panfish forage on so many things throughout the year, often switching from one food source to another several times a day, that determining what they eat can be impossible without a thorough understanding of the lake’s biota.

Even biologists don’t know in most instances. Fewer than one percent of all micro-organisms have been identified and classified worldwide, according to biologists writing for Time. Of the macro-invertebrates, which provide the bulk of a bluegill’s diet, only about 10 percent have been identified. Jeff Zernov of Aqua-Vu underwater camera fame recently brought in a video showing millions of macro-¬invertebrates rising from the bottom to dance in front of his underwater lens at sunset. None of us, including our resident biologist, knew what we were seeing.

The good news is that panfish forage lots in winter—which is why they can be caught so readily at times. But what exactly are they eating? With little doubt, panfish are eating zooplankton at some point every winter. Perhaps all day every day. And will that knowledge help you catch them? Only one way to find out.

To continue reading please click…Fishing For Panfish: Bluegills, Perch, Crappies - In-Fisherman

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Where Crappies Roam
by In-Fisherman, No Author noted.
For educational purposes only.

Crappies migrate between winter, spring, and summer habitats. Seasonal locational shifts are common information to most knowledgeable anglers. But migrations within seasons are less understood. In the harsh environment of winter, crappies may move several times to meet their needs for survival — or they may not have to move far at all.

In most lakes, by the time ice forms, crappies are deep. In large lakes and reservoirs in late fall, it’s not uncommon for crappies to locate near bottom in 40 to 50 feet of water. In small lakes and flowages, crappies may or may not have the option of going that deep, but probably wouldn’t avail themselves of the deeper water anyway. When ice forms on small lakes, most crappies will be somewhere in the main basin or on a confined basin flat in 20 to 35 feet of water, even when deeper water is available.

In flowages and backwaters, which have some of the most extensive fall-to-spring migrations, crappies may leave the river and migrate into a connected lake, or into the next reservoir downstream. Where crappies can’t leave a river system, they position as far from current as possible, in the most expansive water possible, sometimes in water only 5 to 8 feet deep.

To continue reading click here… Where Crappies Roam - In-Fisherman

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Where The Crappie are!



These are habitat Suitability Index Studies for Black and White Crappie.

Who can figure out what Habitat they both prefer?

www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/hsi/hsi-007.pdf for White Crappie

www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/hsi/hsi-006.pdf for Black Crappie

Frank, you should be able to tell if the Data and research is good, since you've seen so many different lakes with Black Crappie also!

[fished-out]

Squares up pretty well in general, but may differ by lake. Blacks like water that's more clear and don't tolerate muddy water near as well as whites. Whites roam and suspend more often, especially in summer, and blacks are more territorial. Whites will generally be deeper, both when spawning and other times. If you fish a laydown, it's not unusual to catch whites on the ends and blacks in the mid section. Regardless, they can and do mix, although most of the time one or the other will dominate an area. I think blacks do better in smaller clear lakes compared to whites, but that's just an opinion. I change where I look for fish and how I fish depending on which species dominates a particular lake.

[impdog]

back out today for a couple hours caught 12 missed several vertical jiggen 8-9 ft deep in 10-12 ft of water, temp dropped to 40.7 from about 48 last week kinda slow but when the hit it they swallow it. i have tried diffrent colors but they want that chart jig head and SK electric chicken.

[INTIMIDATOR]

Well IMP, looks like the water will warm back up for us...hopefully the wind will calm and give us all a chance to get out...I'm lovin' El Nino!
Thanks for the report.

[Lowellhturner]

Happy Holidays to all and a fish on every willing line ! Believe the Shackers are done with the projects unfortunately...miss 5 Star and his fish attractor bomber !