Crappie Spawn

[podum]

For those without a boat, now is your time for kansas city crappie. The spawn at Smithville is full on now and fishing will probably be good for a couple of weeks. The lake is low so you can park near any of the bridges and walk the bank looking for spawning pockets. Fished at Crows Creek and the Hwy W bridge today. Lots of fish. Several in the pound + class. Caught all of them on a 1/16 oz jig with a white or white and chartreuse tube.

[KCRIVERRAT]

Thanks for the report. I was last up there on 4/1 and nothing was happening that day. Caught just four with only one being a keeper.

[podum]

Fished 1.5 hours this afternoon. 30+ fish, 15+ keepers but only one female (full of eggs). Lots of big males. Next week is gonna be the time.

[Ozarks Ridgerunner]

I fished Paradise bridge cove last week and limited out on mostly females oozing eggs. They were all concentrated withing 10 feet of the bank in 5ft or less of water.  Went back Tuesday and limited out again in less than 2 hours.