spawning so really confused. Did they spawn or skip it and just hanging around or what? water temp was 72+. do they just carry eggs all the time? really confused.
spawning so really confused. Did they spawn or skip it and just hanging around or what? water temp was 72+. do they just carry eggs all the time? really confused.
They will probably just absorb their eggs as fat, they never could get up gonna the bank a spawn with the water levels going up and down.
Thomas Hill?
Yes on Thomas Hill
Seem to catch fish all year up there with eggs. Don't know what the deal is but with the water always being warm who knows. Everything up there is pretty weird as far as the spawn goes.
had great spawn fishing that lasted for long time last year. so was just wondering. don't remember seeing eggs in females after june last year but then again, don't remember much of last week.
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Originally Posted by hdhntr
A couple threads from years past re: eggs in fish post spawn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigby
Also, I wouldn't necessarily say that the first part of June is necessarily "post-spawn"...leastways not everywhere. I'd be surprised if there weren't some crappie somewhere in Missouri still looking to drop eggs right now.
Cleaned 15 at MTL Saturday. All the females still had eggs although most weren't very good looking.
I cleaned 13 from the Sac River yesterday that all had eggs. Cleaned a few from Pomme within the last week with eggs too.
Females rarely drop all their eggs. In some lakes a missed spawn would be good thing. It's very common to catch females with eggs all year round.
thanks for the comments guys, we are always learning about our favorite fish!
I think there was a spawn but the fish were so far back in the bushes that they were uncatchable. The fluctuating water couldn't have helped but hopefully some of them got the job done. The fish I've caught over the last couple of weeks on The Hill have had eggs but almost all are small, immature eggs.
shame I wasn't there for it as i wad the shore then and dip into pockets so could have accessed them Darn it. but other things got in the way and didn't make it up.
yeah the eggs wern't real developed in most.
I did hear word from the guy who manages lake that he had never seen it doing so well for each class of crappie and things should continue. but as always, we shall see. after having figured out the winter thingy, now have to get the summer thing going there.