the BIG girls are up in some spots shallow !

never mind the water temps as it is for sure bla bla bla , the water is way to cold for them to be shallow , and if they are its only because they are feeding up for the spawn :Rofl
they always go shallow this time of year on spawning beds looking for a big meal before they lay down . :crazy:
so for sure don't go looking in 3 to 5 foot of water for any big ole fat female white crappie this early , tis only a myth I promise ….:banghead
there is no way they are there in the daylight and for sure not in numbers like limits off the bank either ….or at least that is what google says :Rofl
and yes KABOOM is the word …rotfl

Yep. About when you think you have learned enough to replicate last years success they change their habits. Guess that is one reason they are so much fun to fish for.


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I'm listening.

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Yep. About when you think you have learned enough to replicate last years success they change their habits. Guess that is one reason they are so much fun to fish for.


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You've got that right..... The only constant with these fish is change...... And you can take that to the bank.....:fish

they should be renamed , crappie isn't a good name for them ….changling fits them way better :crazy:

My total catch yesterday was 5 crappie, 2 14", 2 12" and 1 11". Fished all day. Fished till 10:00 this morning, caught 3 crappie. 2 14", 1 12". Tried lake and slip. I'm not complaining about the big ones, I just wonder why the smaller ones are not biting as well. I could see them with my live scope but they would not hit anything. I would have thought they would have started to fatten up by now.

Everything was caught on jigs. The big crappie were suspended 1' off the bottom in 18' of water. The only way they would hit the jig was to drop it onto the bottom, give the line a little slack line, then slowly draw it up past them. They hit the jig as it pasted them. Weird. :dono

Maybe they’re just camera shy? rotfl

Nice one buddy. I am not finding them very shallow around Wichita falls yet. 8' seems to be as far as they want to go so far. I go about every other day or so. I'm guessing it will be any day now. Heck, I even drove down to bowie yesterday, and something happened that hasn't happened in a long time. Not one single crappie agreed to take my jig. I guess it happens man.....just gotta keep grinding

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they should be up in short water in the smaller lakes any day if they are not already .

They showed up today in great numbers. Right off the bank. 1'-1.5' of water. It was a blast.Attachment 367560

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NICE catches rkj.....

Good looking basket there RKJ

Thank you sir.

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NICE catches rkj.....

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I know very little about fishing them shallow, I do well from about May to Nov fishing brush piles but I have always wanted to chase them this time of year. Do they go along the banks all over the lake or is the mainly in the north end of the lakes where the creeks start forming? Any particular type of shoreline to look for? Trees, rocks, flooded grass? I mainly fish Roberts, obviously not looking for anyone's spot, just looking for some rule of thumb. I don't know my way up to the North end of the lake with all the trees but would be willing to learn a route on a calm day provided there was fish up there. Any help would be appreciated.

Yep, and they are still shallow today... And all dressed up!:highfive

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I know very little about fishing them shallow, I do well from about May to Nov fishing brush piles but I have always wanted to chase them this time of year. Do they go along the banks all over the lake or is the mainly in the north end of the lakes where the creeks start forming? Any particular type of shoreline to look for? Trees, rocks, flooded grass? I mainly fish Roberts, obviously not looking for anyone's spot, just looking for some rule of thumb. I don't know my way up to the North end of the lake with all the trees but would be willing to learn a route on a calm day provided there was fish up there. Any help would be appreciated.

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along the edges of buck creek on the steep banks with quick drop offs next to timber lines and the big fish there often go up to the bank in the dark when I used to play up that way and stay out of the shallows in the edge of the timber in 12 to 16 fow in the daylight

Thanks Ketchn! I appreciate the pointer.