Nick a jack 4/22/15

[jaycee]

Fished naj today. Caught 10 really good crappie. Two females still had eggs. I was surprised. Thought they may be spawned out.
Had fun with bass on trout magnet. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1429745995.766102.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1429746015.280658.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1429746030.652021.jpg
Water was high and muddy.

[XxthejuicexX]

Nice trip. My grandfather went to priest yesterday and said that he could not find any crappie shallow. He thinks they have all spawned and moved on. I'm going Monday, Hope I still find some shallow.

[Alphahawk]

Good deal John. I can tell you juice that on Nickajack.....Center Hill......KY Lake they are just starting the process of the spawn. Still plenty left to catch. I've been killing them at Center Hill. John.....will be in a new boat in about 7 weeks...then I can take you out...LOL.


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[wormdunker]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

Nice trip. My grandfather went to priest yesterday and said that he could not find any crappie shallow. He thinks they have all spawned and moved on. I'm going Monday, Hope I still find some shallow.

I went last Friday afternoon (lower end of P.P.), and was surprised to catch fish without eggs, and some with . Caught some 10-15 ft, caught some 2-3 ft. Not sure what is going on, but I'm going to say that with all this crazy weather, there are still plenty that haven't spawned, but some that have. If I was going the next couple of days, I'd try anywhere from shallow to fairly deep. If that don't work, try trolling, which I didn't do Friday, but am thinking now might have been productive as scattered as they were. These cold fronts have probably pushed them out deeper some, if we had a few days of really warm, sunny, stable weather, I'm guessing they would be up really shallow. Just my 2 cents from my experience on Priest.

[commdd]

alpha, you gettin a boat?

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by commdd

alpha, you gettin a boat?

Yeah.....just will take a little while as it has to be built. Nothing fancy though.


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[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by wormdunker

I went last Friday afternoon (lower end of P.P.), and was surprised to catch fish without eggs, and some with . Caught some 10-15 ft, caught some 2-3 ft. Not sure what is going on, but I'm going to say that with all this crazy weather, there are still plenty that haven't spawned, but some that have. If I was going the next couple of days, I'd try anywhere from shallow to fairly deep. If that don't work, try trolling, which I didn't do Friday, but am thinking now might have been productive as scattered as they were. These cold fronts have probably pushed them out deeper some, if we had a few days of really warm, sunny, stable weather, I'm guessing they would be up really shallow. Just my 2 cents from my experience on Priest.

Some may or may not know but the crappie spawn will take place over several weeks...no matter the body of water. As a group spawns another group will move in...spawn...and the cycle keeps going like that for a few weeks...and maybe more. Survival of the specie. They will not all spawn at once.


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[commdd]

just saw your other thread about your kayak, sorry to hear about your hip, hope the boat works out for you. post pictures.

[Alphahawk]

John you get any pics of the crappie?



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[wormdunker]

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Some may or may not know but the crappie spawn will take place over several weeks...no matter the body of water. As a group spawns another group will move in...spawn...and the cycle keeps going like that for a few weeks...and maybe more. Survival of the specie. They will not all spawn at once.
I think there's still a good couple of weeks left if the weather will cooperate.
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[Alphahawk]

Oh yeah....I expect to be catching them well up into May. You are spot on about these cold fronts.


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[jaycee]

Only one from Friday. Wind was so high could not do much away from trolling motor. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1429797196.846644.jpg