4/28 Windy Day Crappie

[Hunter75]

Started about 8:30 this morning with minnows in about 6-8 fow and couldnt buy a bite, wind caught my bobber and carried to the bank and immediatly it went under. Only ended up with 10 fish, 9 were keepers but the lack in numbers was made up with size. The 9 keepers were nice fish and all were males. All fish came in about 2 fow on minnows about 12-14inches under the bobber. Fished the big coves around the power lines at Ruark. Water was stained and temps were between 63-65 degrees. Fished until about 1:30 but couldnt get a bite after 11:30. Its always windy at stockton but today was just down right ridiculous.

[johnbuoy]

MMMM... Those look like good eating. Nice Fish!

[johnbuoy]

So do you think the females are on the beds?

[Hunter75]

Water was so stained i couldnt see any, didnt try going out deeper and trying to catch them, so i really dont know. Never could find any water above 65.1 so i dont think they are ready yet. These cool days and colder nights might be setting them back a little but its getting close to the spawn. Last wednesday we had 28 but only 3 were females and their eggs were still firm and not bloody yet.

[Nekia 959]

will the wind ever stop blowing going to head out on friday and try my go at some crappie hope to catch a string like that