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    it needs to be 56 or above at depth they are spawning. Are you sure your depth finder is reading the correct temps, have not heard those temps anywhere in Indiana yet, I guess maybe you could in a cove with really shallow water. As said above when water is high Crappie have alot more places to spawn especially back in trees/brush etc can be harder to locate at times..
    Next weeks 70 deg weather days should warm the water up a lot might see some fish moving up shallow then.

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    I am not positive that my depth finder is correct. It is a new boat and new depth finder. Entirely possible that is reads a couple of degrees high. I'll try and remember an actual thermometer next time to compare it to. I appreciate the help.

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    Well now guys are saying water temps are showing 52-57 deg so your df may be correct probably going up pretty quick due to the warmer weather.

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    Up here in snow country when ever the water level starts to drop the fish will slide out to a deeper break if a cold front happens at the same time they will lay belly to the bottom. The way I find them is watch my depth finder and knowing the area where the bottom normally appears flat not much there. There will be what looks like sticks or weeds laying on the bottom more times then not these are fish. Now to get them to take a bait that`s another consideration, I will go for a reaction bite and covering water with a crankbait and weights to get the bait down and run around 1.5- 2.5 MPH. Not a fast bite by any means but I can at least pick off a few.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bricks View Post
    Up here in snow country when ever the water level starts to drop the fish will slide out to a deeper break if a cold front happens at the same time they will lay belly to the bottom. The way I find them is watch my depth finder and knowing the area where the bottom normally appears flat not much there. There will be what looks like sticks or weeds laying on the bottom more times then not these are fish. Now to get them to take a bait that`s another consideration, I will go for a reaction bite and covering water with a crankbait and weights to get the bait down and run around 1.5- 2.5 MPH. Not a fast bite by any means but I can at least pick off a few.
    I like to fish laydowns or the edge of brush piles, dropping a 1/4 oz jig to the bottom and bouncing it up and down, trying to irritate them into a reaction bite. Caught my biggest crappie this way.
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    Blacks are spawning on KY lake now and the first whites are trying to move up. Central Indiana is going to be behind that.

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