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I've got a couple Dogwood Trees in my backyard. The old timers say the Crappie are spawning when the Dogwoods are in bloom. Both of my trees both have the small green blossoms opening. We're maybe a week from them both being covered in white blossoms. :HandsClapping
These cold days coming up will probably slow the process down
At least the weather looks like it will be more consistent over the next few weeks. I think it was 2 years ago when the temp jumped to 80+ degrees in a week. Last year was when we had all the bad flooding that messed everything up!
My daddy always said watch for the Redbuds and Dogwoods. The Redbuds are in full bloom and Dogwoods are coming on....get after em' guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
My dogwoods are in full bloom!
It's pretty close every year for me. I'm catching some on the banks now but they are not all on the banks yet.
I`ve got 15 dogwoods in my yard and they are in full bloom,everybody I have talked to says they are burning them up-LETS GO !!!
That old saying is about 95% true with the white crappie...............always was true when that was all that was in the big G back in the 60's you could count on it.
Not so true with the black crappie as they will bed sometimes as much as 3 weeks earlier than the whites as they are more cold water acclimated .
The following is taken from a fishing info web site:
Black crappie spawn anytime from early spring to mid-summer, once the water reaches between 62 and 68 degrees. Males will be the first to migrate to shallow water nesting sites, often in water 1 to 3 feet deep. In extremely clear water, they may nest as deep as 15 feet. In many lakes black crappie spawn in cooler temperatures and clear water while white crappie of the south often choose warmer conditions and dingy watercolor before dropping their eggs around structure. I have also seen it reversed on some information web sites so in the only true thing is they are where you find them!!
I'll share this point of reference for the "old days".
My daddy was the crappie king of his day. He had knowledge and ability to catch them when nobody else was even trying. Anyway, the last good crappie catching we had while he was still alive was the first week of April, 1979.
We went to Town Creek (Bellefont) every day that week, six straight days. We caught double limits every day, fishing in 3-4 feet of water over new milfoil. We were using what yall now refer to as float and fly. We used the quarter-sized red/white bobber with a "mini-jig" with the squirrel tail hair on it. It was the first week of April. The dogwoods and redbuds were in bloom. Maybe times have changed. lol
My Dad always went by the Dogwood bloom too. That was in the mid to late 60s and we used locally produced jigs...... the Retriever Jig.......made in Albertville I believe. They were a good bit bigger than what we use these days, probably 1/8 to 1/4 oz.
I've got Dogwood.
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