taylorsville was on today

60 degrees water is at at decent level now got there at dawn was slow early at about 10:30 the wind kicked up and they came alive i caught at least 30 probably closer to 40. 8 keepers 1-10" the rest over 11 with 3 over 12. not on brush piles or ledges they all seemed to be in open water 22' to 24' fow 10' down and the bottom where i was fishing was flat.this is my best spider rigging day yet i started using 4 poles then 3 then 2 i just could not keep up lol if my back would have held up i have no doubt i would have gotten my limit

Way to go! You're getting the hang of it now! Getting some good ones

yes sir thank you

Thanks for the report.

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60 degrees water is at at decent level now got there at dawn was slow early at about 10:30 the wind kicked up and they came alive i caught at least 30 probably closer to 40. 8 keepers 1-10" the rest over 11 with 3 over 12. not on brush piles or ledges they all seemed to be in open water 22' to 24' fow 10' down and the bottom where i was fishing was flat.this is my best spider rigging day yet i started using 4 poles then 3 then 2 i just could not keep up lol if my back would have held up i have no doubt i would have gotten my limit

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If you dont mind me asking, were you spider rigging in the settlers trace area?

Going tomorrow. Possum Ridge ramp. Will be by myself. Bought some minnows, but would really like to learn to catch them on jigs.
Thank you for the report

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Going tomorrow. Possum Ridge ramp. Will be by myself. Bought some minnows, but would really like to learn to catch them on jigs.
Thank you for the report

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a good way to do that is DON'T BUY MINNOWS ! :Rofl I know I can't go fishing without them either.

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If you dont mind me asking, were you spider rigging in the settlers trace area?

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yes i put in at possum ridge but was fishing down past settlers trace jacks creek

Congrats on a good trip.

Sounds great, and was a good catch, Thanks for posting

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Found some fish today but it was tough. Fished Ash creek, left hand side past the no ski markers. Spider rigging with minnows. Tried jigs but just no action. The hybirds were more readily available as compared to the crappie. And they were hungry. Biggest crappie measured 13 inches with the rest just at the 10 inch mark and a little over. Wind was a little aggravating as it usually is. Fishing by myself, and cleaned 6 crappie and 4 hybirds. Water was 64 degrees. Water was stained, and more stained near the Possum ridge ramp. Fish I caught were 10 foot deep in at least 20 feet of water. I found nothing on the bank. Several shorts caught and released. Many about a 1/4 inch short of measuring.

i went back today also the wind was brutal. i also found them in 20 fow and 10 feet down caught less today than tue about 20 but i had 9 keepers so that's cool lol. i was able to use 3 rods today since they were not as active but that wind is hard on spider rigging

Danny ... did you happen to get a water temp reading ??

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Danny ... did you happen to get a water temp reading ??

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yes i did sorry 65

i know this sounds weird but i could not get a bite outside of 20 fow not 19 not 21 when the wind blew me off of the 20 the bite died

Thanks, it's getting close to time for them to head shallow, then !!

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this question might be stupid but does that mean spider rigging will be over, if they go shallow i'm just getting the hang of this lol

As late is it is in the year, I don't know if they have already been to the bank or yet to go. Fish I cleaned had eggs but far from being ready to lay. Don't understand why they are in 20 ft of water and 10 feet deep.

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As late is it is in the year, I don't know if they have already been to the bank or yet to go. Fish I cleaned had eggs but far from being ready to lay. Don't understand why they are in 20 ft of water and 10 feet deep.

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QT ... I'm thinking the high water, quick drawdown & cold temps thru April have kept some of them from developing their eggs to maturity at the normal rate. Some of the pics I've seen on the site, showing eggs of different colors, has me thinking that Taylorsville isn't the only lake where this is happening.

I didn't hang around the fish cleaners at the Fling to see ... but have been told that Green has fish with varying egg sac colors, as well. Even there, we had people catching them in <5fow & out in 20-30fow.

Now, I have caught Crappie at Taylorsville in May & spawning 8ft deep, in the past. So there's still hope for these fish to get off at least a partial spawn, if the weather turns hot & stays there. But, if the temps moderate down to warm (for daily highs) for a week, then they may still get off a decent spawn. :dono

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this question might be stupid but does that mean spider rigging will be over, if they go shallow i'm just getting the hang of this lol

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It might be "over" for a short period of time, but once they finish with the spawning routine ... you may still have opportunities to Spider Rig for them. IMHO
But, personally speaking, I'd be more inclined to cast the shaded banks ... over brushpiles or deadfalls ... from daylight until midday, then again later in the afternoon (after 3PM). Sometimes they can be on the shaded side of standing timber during the midday hours, too.

My personal opinion and experience is crappie can be caught year round spider rigging. However, I think the spawn presents a time when other techniques such as casting a jig are more efficient.

thanks guys also i will be cleaning fish today and will keep an eye out for eggs

eggs were all same color and texture i don't know any thing about it but they seem the same just some had more than others

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I am hopeful they can have a decent spawn and fishing improves yet this spring. Based on the size of the 9 to 9.75 inch fish I caught, next year should be a good year providing a normal weather pattern.

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:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl .... we ain't had a "normal" weather pattern in decades !! :Doh:

If you plan on fishing Taylorsville much ... do yourself a favor and when the bite slows/stops, spend the rest of your time scanning the banks for brushpiles, stump beds, downed trees, sharp drops, etc. and mark them. Check them out next year, and delete the ones that got flooded away and add any new ones that you find. The spawn is a short-lived affair, but the wood cover will hold them most of the rest of the year (at least until the Sun shines over top of them ... then it's time to run cranks or jigs, or do more scouting). :twocents

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looks like a busted egg sac.

Egg sack, are they early or late ?

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Egg sack, are they early or late ?

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Most all our lake's fish are "late" as far as the spawn is concerned ... due to late season cold weather & high water.

Now, as far as that particular egg sac is concerned --- I'm not sure about what it's telling us, as I've never seen "reddish colored" eggs before. Most are usually a dusty yellow to a bright gold color (orange/yellow) and when they're ready to drop the egg sac is very mushy soft & the sac is more rounded (not like the firm cone shaped sac shown in the picture).