Crappie In James River Arm

[duckydoty]

Got out for a little while mid day today and went looking for some crappie. Put in across from Cape Fair Marina and went checking some coves and flats in the area. Fishing was slow to start. Nothing in the first cove . Picked up one fish in the second cove next to pole timber. Moved to some pole timber by a bluff and picked up one more fish. Third cove produced 8 fish before we had to leave. Got them all by fishing 1/16th ounce jig head and bobby garland grubs in 16 to 22 feet of water next to pole timber. The longer we could let the jig sink the better we did. Water temps were 66 to 67 degrees and stained tea color. 7 of the fish cleaned were females with eggs. I guess they will get back up in the shallows when the water warms back up a few degrees.