I think yes but then again I just guess around some and don't really open many up to positively identify the gender .
I do know 2 to 3 weeks ago none flew colors like the boldly marked fish pictured below at that spot .
And daily I see more fish with bold markings there . Now mind you length of days and water temperature are not right for this species as of now ,but again I say prepare yourself for the spawn .
I am thinking in the next 2 weeks or so I will see more darkly marked fish at that spot and I will probably see some really rounder lighter colored fish as well .
I would tend to think if I find some black crappie in the near future the male fish will be rather dark as well .
my plan is to try to ketch a few black crappie next week at another location where they are more abundant and see if there is a marked color difference among them . Our local waters are still in the upper 40 to low 50 degree range , but once again around 55 to 58 I think I will find some shallow black crappie somewhere .
stay tuned and be ready
February is near and its about to get fun under a float
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