Crappie Spawn

[Ketchn]

according to one fella that is a well known champ in the pro circuits , crappie in canada start up in the shallow water on ice out with 40 degree water temps ......just saying

[DockShootinJack]

Sounds cold

[hdhntr]

in talking to the guys I know with the fancy rigs and LS they don't get out much when they are spawning as weather and conditions are so unpredictable. Kevin Rogers and others even say they HATE the spawn and don't fish it. prefer pre and post spawn as they use their electronics to find them in deeper and more predictable places and get after them then.

spawn also varies I've experienced with whether it's white or black crappie. have fished after the initial spawn on my home lakes when everyone has done their ketchn and think it's all over. happened to be fishing in a buddies boat in deeper water on brush off rip rap to accidentally toss a rig right up on bank and Kaboom! suddenly disappeared and we switch to getting after them and quickly limiting out and it was evening. brought wives out with us next morning and had our limits in short order and there was not One boat or any bank guys at all. guess key is keep at it at this time and you could be surprised at what you find.

[armyman]

Three full moons, but the biggest fish go first here, the best chances for a true 3lb fish are gone for 2022.

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Maybe in California, but not necessarily in Mississippi!

[ClearCreek]

according to one fella that is a well known champ in the pro circuits , crappie in canada start up in the shallow water on ice out with 40 degree water temps ......just saying

Ketchen:
When you say "start up in the shallow water on ice out with 40 degree water temps" do you mean the crappie start to bite or start to spawn in those conditions?

If it is start to bite, that makes sense as we catch crappie through the ice when the water temps are in the 30's (depending where in the water column you are fishing).

However, I would question the idea that crappie are starting to spawn in the shallows with 40 degree water temps.


ClearCreek

[GreenLine]

Here in the south on the lakes I fish when the water gets close to 60 from March thru May every time we get rising water and falling barometer, they can be caught shallow 1-3 feet deep . 95 % are males .
Sometimes lots of fish, other times they are hard to find. I really had to work for them this year.


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