Magic 65

65 is magic , 65 degree water that is , to better understand how the big circle of life is in these parts will help you have a clue where to be looking for crappie .
Algae blooms that occur all over the lakes start to decline rapidly in cooler water , soon they become close to the bank in the shallows and thus draw in the shad , the crappie follow and this in turn narrows the window of where to be looking .
65 is the prime number on the algae growth and or lack of . As stated in other threads and in several cases for me as well , some fish hang around shallow most of the year . Read an article done by a fisheries dept. that said there were basically 3 groups of fish in most lakes . Fish that roam open water most of their life , Fish that park in deep water most of their life and fish that live out their lives in shallow water .
The article went on to name the species of interest and on the list was crappie . None the less ,some of the roamers and deep water fish will come to the bank during the year . The spawn and the fall are prime examples of numbers of fish close to the bank and large fish in that mix as well .
Watch that water temp folks , under 65 ,you best peek at the spots you don't see many year round fish , the algae will be still blooming enough to attract bait shoals during the fall months in those rapidly warming areas of the lake.
KABOOM is the word

Those warmer back waters will definitely heat up

Good thread and something else to think about.
Bob

I am looking forward to cooler water temps and hotter fishing

Please stop posting stuff that gets me thinking. Now my head hurts! Good post..

The more I read the more it seems temps not so pleasant fir are very good for crappie. Well when young i worked in single digits and minus temps I guess i can suffer for fun now. Thanks guys for all the school’n

Waters here should be getting close to that temperature now

Still 71, here


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Chick this morning 68. By afternoon 72

Great read,,,thanks for sharing!

Between 64 and 66 here today. Fishing was pretty good

68 on Wheeler Lake. Fish we're happy and cooperative.

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Same as I found a few miles ahead