Slabmaster II
Question about rainy conditions & spawn
What do you think?
How do rainy conditions (heavy rains, moderate flooding) effect fish during the beginning/middle/late spawning periods?
Can you recall finding them on the banks in a particular section on one day and returning to the spot within a couple days following storms? What was the effect?
Thanks for sharing. Tight lines
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I'm concerned about Jordan. The lake is over 10 ft. high from the recent rains and don't know what this will do to the spawn. I know a lot of the big girls have spawned out, but large numbers of average fish are just reaching the spawning grounds. I'm hoping we do not lose a generation of fish because of flooding.
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Trophy King II
Don’t the flooded areas provide great spawning habitat? As long as the water stays up long enough for eggs to hatch, shouldn’t they be good?
TW
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In years past, high muddy water = a great spawn!
Less pressure, more fish for the following year.
I remember clearly back when I fished lake wylie all the time back approx 2001 there was a year we had so much rain and mud that fishing was non existent. The following year saw a boom of 2.0+lb fish due to what i feel was a lack of pressure.
Jordan will be ok im sure.
To answer the question, they will still spawn and do their thing, however the females may take a little extra time showing up (always late to the party).
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Crappie Wall Hanger II
As long as the lake doesn't drop so fast to leave eggs high and dry I doubt it would be a problem. -Jordan is up and down a lot in most years but this year has been worse for sure.
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