Thread: Post spawn yet?

Are we nearing the end of the spawn?
How do you know?


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the boys go back to cut off blue jeans and wife beater tee shirts

When you clean them and they ain't got no eggs or milk then it is all over.

When catching a hundred a day is over then you know.

When the spawn is over I will start catching some!

I would say yes but those coves sure are good late evening or morning still, catching a lot of small small crappie on wateree, wondering if they are new hatch.

Contrary to popular belief, crappie like most fish do not spawn all at once. Some fish start laying as early as February, especially when we have a warm winter like this year. They continue nesting through May, and even into June if water temps remain cool. Most lakes range from shallow on the upper end, and deeper on the lower end. The shallower water warms first, and will be the first areas to target when searching for early spawning fish. If your able to go fishing often enough. You can follow the "peak" spawning times in many different areas of your favorite lake(s). Knowing you fish Wylie, your lake is somewhat different mainly due to it being a North to South lake, with the shallower upper end in the northern sector. For this reason, water temps will be more uniform from one end of the lake to the other. To take full advantage of the spawn, a fisherman needs to use several techniques, starting with tight lining the staging prespawn fish. Long lining the large schools as they move in, and again as they move out of the shallows. Casting or single pole jigging as the fish relate to shallow spawning cover. To be successful on most trips, one must be mobile, and versatile. If you find yourself stuck to one area and one technique. You will find your cooler full of ice and not to many fish on many occasions.

A lot of the crappies that I caught this week were still full of eggs. Some did not look like they were anywhere ready, the eggs were still not fully developed. The ones from Thursday came out of about 20' of water, out towards the mouth of the creek.

Originally Posted by brettw

Are we nearing the end of the spawn?
How do you know?


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I am pretty unknowledgable about such things, but here's what I've noticed:


~ When you start seeing groups of gar swimming on the surface, it's getting close to the end.

~ When the dogwood blooms are gone, it's pretty much over.

~ When you see schools and schools of (crappie, I'm guessing) fry swimming close to the bank, it's time to target white bass.

Anyways. that's when I give up.

Don't EVER give up. There's crappie to be caught all the way up until the water gets too hot for ANYTHING to bite.