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kc
I'll throw my .02 cents worth in as one who fishes the big lakes fairly often. Last spring and this spring have been tough for me. 2 years back I had a great spring on size and numbers. Fishing other seasons I am not sensing a decline in numbers or quality but for some reason these last 2 springs the fish have not come up in numbers like I am accustomed to. I can't say I understand why but I noticed Dave's comment that he is finding the bedding fish deeper than usual. Even the early pre-spawn bite this year was scattered and the fish were "further out" in the bays than usual. Makes me wonder about fishing pressure in general. Maybe the fish are responding to all of the attention they get while shallow. The other thought I have this spring is it was wet early but not wet enough for way high water like we can get in the spring. We had that cold dry spell late march to mid-April and the water greatly cleared as the current dropped off. I know in the past I would look forward to the water rising with the spring rains and more color in the bays but as we were approaching prime spawn time the water conditions were far from that. The crappie were weird this spring on the big lakes too. Same kind of thing - they didn't seem to come in on the banks in numbers like they normally do. Something is definitely different...
kc
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