Thread: Crappie Eggs

I'm just trying to cipher how close they are to starting to drop those eggs. It's always been my understanding that when the eggs are "gold" colored & the sac has lots of large blood veins showing .... they're close. The bright yellow eggs are still a ways off from being dropped. A fairly "firm" egg sac is still in the "not quite yet" category, but a slightly "mushy" egg sac is in the "close" category, and of course if the fish is "spurting" eggs when caught & handled ... she's actively seeking mates.

You don't have to tell me about the "brutal wind" .... I fought it all day, yesterday at Taylorsville. I thought about going to Green, then remembered that this is the week of pre-fishing for the CUSA tourney this coming weekend ... so I opted to give Taylorsville another go. Paul and I kept 12 good keepers & the 16" Saugeye that Paul caught.

Thank you!

A google search did not turn up much on egg condition. I will be paying more attention to from now on.
I am off this week. I plan to hit Green again before the weekend.

Here is a good example of what I would think is close to spawning.