Had 24 keepers quite a few shorts but this don't look good from what I have heard.
Attachment 235617 Attachment 235618
Printable View
Had 24 keepers quite a few shorts but this don't look good from what I have heard.
Attachment 235617 Attachment 235618
Looks like those fish aren't going to spawn this year and are reabsorbing the eggs.
its the same all over the north Alabama area, Tennessee River just too cold this year.
They spawned in central part of state , we cleaned 150 last week and they were cleaned out of eggs
Well just keep in mind that you don't need a good spawn every year...just a good spawn every 3-4 years.
Sent from my SM-T360 using Tapatalk
Yes sir nature takes great care of its self.
Unfortunately, this is about the 3rd year in a row. And the crappie numbers on Guntersville are already down. Sigh.Quote:
Originally Posted by overtonas
I hope the white crappie get a good spawn in since the blacks seemed to have missed it.
No argument intended but I think we miss the spawn more than the fish miss the spawn .I caught fish back in the first part to the middle of March that had already spawned out I have also caught tons of short fish from 3" to 9 " on Guntersville this year also have caught more 13-15" fish this year than before its very obvious that a lot of fish lost their eggs this year if those brownish eggs are deceased just my :twocents Saturday we had 24 keepers and 40 plus shorts few of the 24 still had bright yellow egg sacs but we're not bulged out . they are areas in the lake that fish spawn plum up into June.:dono:dono
Great thing about Crappie, it only takes a small percentage to spawn successfully in a few creeks or back sloughs.
I fish the slough .... :highfiveQuote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
But you guys think it's this weather that El Nino gave us?
No. Its George Bush or Fox News fault just like every thing elseQuote:
Originally Posted by Mamba334
What about these eggs? Most from some blacknose still on beds sunday.
I've cleaned fish that have spawned out this year, found Crappie still on beds and found fish that have moved off the beds into deeper water without spawning.
Those look like they will lay yet and survive.
:hesaid
They've already spawned and scattered in the south but I hope to wack a few tomorrow!!
2× on the fishermen missed it I started catching them on beds in March and I'm still catching them on beds.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
Not all crappie spawn at the same time!!!!!!
:hesaid