Spawning Fish on SI?

I know we can get views of the shoreline with SI, but I don't recall seeing any pics of fish up in the shallows that might be spawning crappie. Should be simple, right? We're looking in an upward direction, so they should show up, unless there is something blocking the view. Does anyone recall pix like this?

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I have wondered the same thing. However on my home lake they spawn a lot deeper, because it is so clear. Therefore I haven't gotten such a shot. Hopefully someone will post one!

I have a few blue gills in the beds but not crappie ...

Rickie

Yes, I've seen the beds with fish on them you and Kosmo have posted....very cool. Don't you think we could get some pix of crappies up close to the banks, tho?

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Originally Posted by vic n

Yes, I've seen the beds with fish on them you and Kosmo have posted....very cool. Don't you think we could get some pix of crappies up close to the banks, tho?

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I'm guessing the difficulty in seeing crappie in the beds is that crappie don't make as defined beds as gills ...

It easy to see the gill beds because they are in such tight clusters that draw our eyes to the area ... Then we pick out the fish in the gill beds ...

Rickie

Here's an interesting blue gull bed located in structure.....http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...psh51zqwxr.png

I've seen some of these gill beds posted here before, and they are really neat! I just thought maybe the crappies would show up sitting up near the bank.

Nice shot Kosmo, is that a stake bed?

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Originally Posted by Redge

Nice shot Kosmo, is that a stake bed?

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I vote yes on the stakebed ...

Because the shadows are directly horizontal and several parallel to each other ...

Rickie

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Originally Posted by vic n

I know we can get views of the shoreline with SI, but I don't recall seeing any pics of fish up in the shallows that might be spawning crappie. Should be simple, right? We're looking in an upward direction, so they should show up, unless there is something blocking the view. Does anyone recall pix like this?

thanks

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I have had my 598 SI Hummingbird for a little over a year now and am addicted to that side imaging. 95% of my fishing is for crappie and I have tried hard numerous times to try an locate crappie beds. Till today, I cannot find their beds at all! I am usually successful side imaging schools during pre spawn and post spawn, but the spawn is mysterious. I know a cove on a lake that crappies spawn yearly. In that very cove, I have even caught dark males with bloody bottoms telling me they are fanning nests, but cannot see them on side imaging. However, if I run over them with switchfire or down imaging sonar, I can see them hugging the bottom. Here is my theory: because crappie beds are not as defined as gills, side imaging has a hard time picking up the nest indentation. Also, because side imaging is shooting up towards the shore, shadows of crappies on the bottom are hard to see.