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Magic 65
65 is magic , 65 degree water that is , to better understand how the big circle of life is in these parts will help you have a clue where to be looking for crappie .
Algae blooms that occur all over the lakes start to decline rapidly in cooler water , soon they become close to the bank in the shallows and thus draw in the shad , the crappie follow and this in turn narrows the window of where to be looking .
65 is the prime number on the algae growth and or lack of . As stated in other threads and in several cases for me as well , some fish hang around shallow most of the year . Read an article done by a fisheries dept. that said there were basically 3 groups of fish in most lakes . Fish that roam open water most of their life , Fish that park in deep water most of their life and fish that live out their lives in shallow water .
The article went on to name the species of interest and on the list was crappie . None the less ,some of the roamers and deep water fish will come to the bank during the year . The spawn and the fall are prime examples of numbers of fish close to the bank and large fish in that mix as well .
Watch that water temp folks , under 65 ,you best peek at the spots you don't see many year round fish , the algae will be still blooming enough to attract bait shoals during the fall months in those rapidly warming areas of the lake.
KABOOM is the word
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Those warmer back waters will definitely heat up
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Good thread and something else to think about.
Bob
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I am looking forward to cooler water temps and hotter fishing
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Please stop posting stuff that gets me thinking. Now my head hurts! Good post..
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The more I read the more it seems temps not so pleasant fir are very good for crappie. Well when young i worked in single digits and minus temps I guess i can suffer for fun now. Thanks guys for all the school’n
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Waters here should be getting close to that temperature now
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Still 71, here
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Chick this morning 68. By afternoon 72
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Great read,,,thanks for sharing!