Neutral Crappie with empty bellies

[DockShootinJack]

Excuse me. Not trying to be rude.

I never understood how a slight change in air pressure matters. A fish can swim down six inches and sense far more change in the pressure..

I can see your point. It may be that the pressures changed. Kind of like when your ears pop. Growing up on the coast and then moving to the mountains. Driving up and down the mountains were murder on my ears. Only a few hundred feet. But I could sure tell it. Now I don't even notice it anymore

[pescador]

Yep Nimrod, been asking the same question for years now.


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[NIMROD]

Weather change? Cold front or something have them turned off?

Still hot in afternoons here close to 90 ?

[Ketchn]

not sure but we often see them sit tight to cover in medium to shallow water this time of year .
as far as what is in them I have no clue as I don't open them up very often .
maybe they gorge when the fall run shad pass by and wait them out ?
shad often go shallow when the first dip in the water temp occurs ,searching for that last algae bloom of the year .
the one thing I am pretty sure of is that they constantly do things that surprise me.
we see this type of sitting down tight on cover in the fall in lots of spots here .
it could also be ,they are just resting and are digesting their last meal ?

[DockShootinJack]

Surely would conserve engergy waiting on the shad to come back around instead of chasing them

[Ketchn]

Surely would conserve engergy waiting on the shad to come back around instead of chasing them

the internal clock ticking inside them might be in such a mode as to conserve calories in the feed up to the winter months ....

[DockShootinJack]

the internal clock ticking inside them might be in such a mode as to conserve calories in the feed up to the winter months ....

Good point.

[Ketchn]

Good point.

I conserve my energy and calories consumed every fall , watching football a bit off the couch on Sunday afternoon and gorging on whatever food item comes close to my face as well ....

[DockShootinJack]

I am waiting for the fog to burn off and I will be dragging the boat to the water and see if they will be under the docks midday

[Ketchn]

I am waiting for the fog to burn off and I will be dragging the boat to the water and see if they will be under the docks midday

highly possible , they are in these parts on some lakes , might peek at shallower water docks some would be my suggestion .