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Once they lay their eggs? Do they move to deeper water and go on hunger strike for awhile? I would think that once the males move to the beds, those big girls would want to start gorging themselves on shad, or whatever crosses their paths.....:scratchhead
That's a good question CP, I'll be hanging around to see what our more advanced fisherman have to say. Thanks for asking.
If it is Black Crappie they Relate to structure. They first move back to their staging areas usually 10 feet or more then later toward deeper, However that does not apply to south Louisiana... The water warming the shad will still be heading shallow out of the channels, Spread out over wide areas ..... Treetops , Treetops , Treetops... Buried as deep into them as you can poke a jig into Use Braid with Leader.. Smaller fish will be above the slabs. If possable keep the boat shadow away from the top. Most fish Just outside the channel where the water just starts to drop into the channel. Most are hugging the botton and dont show on the depth finder.. Catfish will haunt the same area on the ledge
great info...thank you.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish on Line
Yeah I've read before they move back to staging areas.
Thanks for the Info.
What does apply to South Louisiana:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by Fish on Line
not much....Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
That is a very informative answer Fish on Line.............Thank you for sharing your knowledge!:cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish on Line
That's what I'm trying to figure out in the Bayou Black area that I fish. Open marsh canals and tree lined oilfield canals that average 6-10 feet deep. I would assume the staging area to be the small drop offs, points on intersections or submerged weed lines and lay downs 10-20 feet off the bank maybe 3-5 feet deep.......I just don't know. Hoping to learn after the next full moon, when I assume most of the bigger fish will be off the banks.Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
Coon popper. As for our area After the spawn they are very hard to catch for a few weeks. They move off the bank a bit and pretty much take it easy. No different than a female human giving birth in that there is a recovery period of sorts before they get back to there norm. About a month after spawn they will start biting near grass or wood structure in the same areas where they spawnwed and soon after based on river stages and warming weather many will start moving towards fronts of canals and main canals and bayous and relating to current and tides and usually on deeper structure and grass . Will also start showing up on wellheads at this time
I have to agree with SS about south La. Once the spawn is over I catch them in the same places as during the spawn but just not as tight to the banks. They are usually on the drop offs right off the bank and a steep drop off is better as they relate to the edge. As it gets hotter in many of the dead end canal we fish the water gets bad because of the heat and lack of current. I then target them in the main canals that the dead ends feed into. Grass lines, down trees, patches of lilies, run outs from the marsh, oil field structures providing shade all produce some good fishing but usually not so hot and heavy as during the spawn. The fish are more scattered or it seems that way because I only pick up one here and one there, but maybe it's because of the abundant of forage that they don't have to work hard for a meal. Now an then I'll hit the mother lode where all conditions are right and pull in a bunch. I remember two such occasions, one was at a run out where Linda found them before I and we ended pulling out 35 from a little spot about 4' by 4'. All of them were over 1 pound with some near 2. Another time we caught 34 from a piece of oil field structure not far off a main canal where they were stacked up in the shade. That spot yielded 34 slabs to 1 1/2 pounds. We've fished those same places year after year and catch a few but never the number or size of the first ones.
Even thou the sacs are somewhat scarce I can usually catch a meal but the great thing is just about the time the sacs slow down the goggle eye and gills get real active and that can be fun also. Then there is always the chance to catch a nice bass as I did one day while sac fishing. I ended up hooking up to a 7 pound bass on my jig pole with 4 pound mono. That is one to remember.
"gene"
Coon Popper you are pretty well on track for South Louisiana with so much shallow water.... However the fish do not like bright Sunlight that much... Shady spots can produce as well as Floating patches of Hiecents . Rake holes in the mat then go back and fish the holes. Thank The lord the areas I fish are not choked with those mats but long handle Rakes are standard equipment for lots of folks down your way
FOL, I carry mine with me all the time. It's an extendable paint roller pole that I've adapted to do the job and it has done it quite often in the summer.
"gene"