Crappie!!!

[crappiepappy]

Ive always been told crappies magic number is 51 degrees ive had success all winter but not this winter at i caught my forst fish 2 weeks ago and the crappie and gills i caught were hogs well the gills were crappie were same size as gills and im hoping we get on them sunday i hope they jump in the boat

51 degrees might be the starting point for them to move from their deep Winter areas ... but, generally speaking the temps that are "magic" in most peoples minds is the spawning temp range. Those temp ranges are slightly different, depending on the species of Crappie ... Black Crappie like 55-59deg water - White Crappie like 60-65deg water.

I hope you get on them, too. And one thing to remember : if you're catching males only in the shallows ... turn around and fish the drop or deeper cover behind you, as that's where the bigger females will be hanging around. Also, always look for shallow water baitfish activity ... if the Crappie are still in the pre-spawn feeding mode, they'll be close by, and if they're actually spawning, they'll be guarding their nesting sites and prone to biting at anything that intrudes into their nest area.

... pappy

[crappiehunterchris]

51 degrees might be the starting point for them to move from their deep Winter areas ... but, generally speaking the temps that are "magic" in most peoples minds is the spawning temp range. Those temp ranges are slightly different, depending on the species of Crappie ... Black Crappie like 55-59deg water - White Crappie like 60-65deg water.

I hope you get on them, too. And one thing to remember : if you're catching males only in the shallows ... turn around and fish the drop or deeper cover behind you, as that's where the bigger females will be hanging around. Also, always look for shallow water baitfish activity ... if the Crappie are still in the pre-spawn feeding mode, they'll be close by, and if they're actually spawning, they'll be guarding their nesting sites and prone to biting at anything that intrudes into their nest area.

... pappy

im just hopeing todays cold rain hasnt tigtened those jaws like yesterday warm sun loosened them

[crappiepappy]

im just hopeing todays cold rain hasnt tigtened those jaws like yesterday warm sun loosened them

LOL !! .... exactly why I never really cared about fishing in March !! April's weather is screwy enough for me. And truth be told, I normally went to KY Lake, Herrington, or Green River Lake in late April ... many years ago. Then I started going to Cave Run & Taylorsville in late Apr to early May. Nowadays I'm most likely to be on Green River Lake in April, than anywhere else.

... pappy