Small fish

[pullerG]

Fished today, and wore them out. Unfortunely, 40 of the 50 of the fish were very small. I know there are a bunch of big crappie in this lake (Mitchell lake, al). Any opinions on why I was only catching the small fish are more than welcome. 53 degree water temp and various depths with minnows and jigs. Good luck to everyone. Here's a picture

[NIMROD]

Not sure there but here if we catch several small fish and no good ones we move locations. No sense wasting time catching throw backs.

[bobothewizard]

crappie school based on size, small fish big school of them

[shipahoy41]

Welcome from Alabama. I have fished Lake Mitchell before and itis a VERY DEEP lake. A lot of the larger crappie are in the deeper water. Up the road from you is Logan Martin Dam. I have caught a three pounder out of there. Two Hours or so from you is Guntersville, Neely Henry, Coosa River and Weiss. All are known for good size (17+ inch) crappie. I usually target Neely Henry or G'ville when I go out. Most of the time the active crappie , for me, have been in about 7' on those lakes.