Cold Conroe Crappie!

Outside temp was 37 degrees at 0500 at the ramp.
Winds were little to none until 0900 this morning.
Water temp was 42 degrees and was cloudier more than normal.
Crappie do not bite on Conroe until the morning crappie breakfast bell around 0700 just after day break. You can see the shad hitting the surface eating glass minnows and parasites.
Caught 25 total for the day but kept only 14 keepers which were 11" or better. Biggest was 13.5"
Most caught at 10' to 14' down in 24' of water around structure and piles.
Left at 1100 when the crappie nap time bell went off. They were supposed to get a wake up call around 1500 but I didn't want to stick around. My toes were frozen well by this time.
Cold, good bite, nice slabs, had fun!
Tight lines ya'll!
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and dinner is served ...KABOOM

Nice looking mess of fish. Should be tasty.

Nice mess of crappie, congrats!

Skip

Thanks fellers! I went back out yesterday and caught some nice slabs for the day. I think I caught maybe 2 or 3 "small" crappie that I threw back. The rest were all over 11"!
The white crappie were larger than the black like this all week and had some huge arched backs!
I went four days in a row to Conroe and I think I scanned over 6 miles of brush piles for the upcoming spawn in a few weeks.
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Slab we're gonna have to meet up one day, I havent done that good on the south end, guess I need to venture north!!

Jeff

Sure thing Speck. PM me if you want to know where I have been fishing and with what. Tight lines buddy!

Nice catches slab!

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Originally Posted by Specktackulure

Slab we're gonna have to meet up one day, I havent done that good on the south end, guess I need to venture north!!

Jeff

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Most of the folks that are catchn crappie now are catchn them under the bridge just out from Cagle, get there early cause they are right at fighting over bridge pylons from what I've heard.......:ThumbsUp:highfive

Actually, Stubblefield is not boat overcrowded like a bridge. I have the whole river to myself most of the day. With crappie being only 3' to 5' down up there makes it a breeze to limit out. So much structure you can find crappie schools every 20 feet!
Tight lines ya'll!!!

Nice meeting you today Speck! I think the bite was not on with the water warming from 50 last week to 54 today. Those pesky white perch like to move ever so closer to their spawn grounds I am thinking. Looks like it's river time!
Tight lines!

Charlie it was great meeting you as well! I really appreciate all your insights and the visit as well. Thanks again

Jeff

Your welcome Sir!
Went to Stubblefield this morning and the crappie were stacked up! 3' to 5' down EVERYWHERE! I caught so many this month that today was catch and release day. I wanted one more outing before I get my shoulder replaced next week. I'll be out of commission for about 3-4 months to heal but will be good as new to get my thump on after the spawn! Tight lines!

Glad to hear, my luck ran out today on those crappie. 1097 was empty of people and fish. I looked around every piling on that bridge. The fish I did catch were actually nice sized black bass. Someone lied about the wind though, definitely not calm winds on this end of the lake white capping when I left! Better than staying at home.