I caught a lot of big black crappie at LOZ this weekend.
I only kept 3 for dinner.
When I cleaned them, they were full of eggs and they looked close to being ready to spawn.
Question: Do Black Crappie spawn earlier than White Crappie?
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I caught a lot of big black crappie at LOZ this weekend.
I only kept 3 for dinner.
When I cleaned them, they were full of eggs and they looked close to being ready to spawn.
Question: Do Black Crappie spawn earlier than White Crappie?
The ones we caught were the same way. Their eggs were alot bigger than the white crappie. I think they do spawn earlier than the whites they seem to go shallow first too. We caught fish in 6' of water and the temp was 51.
I don't believe it without pictures!!!!
The spawn gets started when water temps and day length are in a certain range, then runs for 2-3 weeks. Some whites will spawn at the start, as will some blacks.
I know there wasn't any blood in the eggs of 2 of the fish and very little in the other one.