All you upper Coosa experts!

I'm a rookie still learning.. Fished mud creek for 3'days never caught a fish with big bellies (full of eggs) none of the fish showed spawning colors? Had a friend at church today who fishes just on the ga . Side he said the spawn is over? They were catching big fish all feb. as march rolled in size has dropped dramatically? This past week the fish were just hand size? I've heard that crappie spawn in one day and move back out ? I just don't know? I watch the trees? The ga red buds are two weeks behind blooming this time of year ,and have only a few trees are blooming. Thinking the spawn has been pushed back? I have a guide friend on Weiss who uses a plastic barrel sunk in his dock slip and pulls it up to check for eggs to see if it has eggs on it? To see where the fish are as far as spawning . Please give me your thoughts about where you think we are in the spawn? Thanks LB

In Mississippi spawn lasts about a month or so. Always heard when the dogwoods were blooming. Water temperature, clarity and day length are contributing factors, but from reading they will spawn in 60-68 degree water. Remember the shallows will warm up sooner.

Just got back Friday from Alabama fishing coosa. I am far from an expert but fish busting with eggs. My opinion most fish have not spawned due to cold water temps. They are ready just waiting for water temps to come up. This has been a bad winter everywhere . Water temps 8 degrees colder than same time last year Rain fall a week ago even dropped it more. Just keep after them as they are due.

Despite what most people will tell you, water temp is only a small portion of the recipe for the crappie spawn. Waer clarity, water level stability, and length of the days are all a big part of making the fish drop their eggs. I fished competitively for crappie for over 20 years and I would bet the farm that the crappie have not spawned at Weiss Lake or the upper Coosa area either. The big females are stagging in medium depth water right now just waiting for the right conditions to occur. Look for shad on your depth finder/graph, if the shad are there so are the crappie.

No spawn yet. Fish in Logan Martin have not even moved anywhere near where I catch them during the spawn. My fish last week were still full of eggs

No spawn yet but they are getting ready. Still a week or two away

Weiss fish are close but the spawn has not started yet!

With everyday next week being I the seventies it won't be long

Deadeye is on the spot. I think they all contribute but I feel the most important is daylight hours is the most important. I read an article a couple years back the backed up with several years of data the correlation between daylight hours and the crappie spawn. I believe it was 12 hours? When the days get that long it was on! Now heavy rains, rising waters, and artic fronts could shut them down..... but I just don't believe they will start regardless of water temp until the days get right. Just my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Lake'o'crisco

Deadeye is on the spot. I think they all contribute but I feel the most important is daylight hours is the most important. I read an article a couple years back the backed up with several years of data the correlation between daylight hours and the crappie spawn. I believe it was 12 hours? When the days get that long it was on! Now heavy rains, rising waters, and artic fronts could shut them down..... but I just don't believe they will start regardless of water temp until the days get right. Just my opinion.

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probably true, because every year we have these same posts predicting the spawn and every year seems to be around same time no matter what the weather conditions

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Originally Posted by Terry Whaley

Weiss fish are close but the spawn has not started yet!

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thanks Terry!

the orange head with the aqua-blue body with chart. tail is what I caught my fish on this past week!

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Originally Posted by Lake'o'crisco

Deadeye is on the spot. I think they all contribute but I feel the most important is daylight hours is the most important. I read an article a couple years back the backed up with several years of data the correlation between daylight hours and the crappie spawn. I believe it was 12 hours? When the days get that long it was on! Now heavy rains, rising waters, and artic fronts could shut them down..... but I just don't believe they will start regardless of water temp until the days get right. Just my opinion.

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March 17th 12 hours of daylight began.

One other thing I have noticed about Weiss thru the years. The black Crappie will spawn earlier than the White Crappie. The Black Crappie Spawn typically starts the 1st or 2nd week of April and the White Crappie spawn is the last week of April til the 1st week of May when they start. Especillay in the Mud Creek area. I thisnk this is shaping up to be one of those years when the spawn will be a viscous quick wham bam thank you mam event. It always seem to be a quick spawn when we have a very cold winter and the water gets right quickly.

I think my 8 day vacation starting this Saturday will be perfect for the Weiss spawn. Hope to see all you guys on the water next week. Let's leave some for the future!!!! LOL

LIftbite 56 did you make those jigs? Those are some great looking pieces of hardware!!

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LIftbite 56 did you make those jigs? Those are some great looking pieces of hardware!!

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Yes sir I did I have it bad. I fish I hand pour tie or I inject almost all my jigs

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One other thing I have noticed about Weiss thru the years. The black Crappie will spawn earlier than the White Crappie. The Black Crappie Spawn typically starts the 1st or 2nd week of April and the White Crappie spawn is the last week of April til the 1st week of May when they start. Especillay in the Mud Creek area. I thisnk this is shaping up to be one of those years when the spawn will be a viscous quick wham bam thank you mam event. It always seem to be a quick spawn when we have a very cold winter and the water gets right quickly.


I think my 8 day vacation starting this Saturday will be perfect for the Weiss spawn. Hope to see all you guys on the water next week. Let's leave some for the future!!!! LOL

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What's ratio of white to black crappie on Weiss. I have a freezer full of crappie I caught on Logan Martin between mid dec to mid mar and I only caught one white crappie in the entire bunch and it was small and I released it.