crappie spawn

[rosspj59]

Going to go fishing the week on a lake north of stillwater. Wondering if all the crappies being caught lately still have eggs in them or not. If they do the warm weather coming this weekend will definitely put them in the mood. Any observations would be appreciated.

[Pig_sticka]

The crappies have not begun to spawn yet for what I know. The tempatures seem to be getting near the 60 degree range though in most of the shallows. After a few days of warm weather, and better tempatures at night, the crappies should start.
The walleyes were still spawning on alot of lakes 2 weeks ago, so the crappies definitely haven't on those.
I think everyone is anxious for the weather to become stable.
Good Luck fishing

[rosspj59]

Thanks for the reply. I will post a report after I go tomorrow evening.

[Yaeger Guide]

From my experiences, the crappies in this region seem to spawn more towards mid-June. They are usually a good two weeks behind the bass, and they have just started with the majority to hit around the full moon (June 2nd). Due note that much like bass, both crappies (male and female) will guard their nest, unlike almost all other species.

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[rosspj59]

Fished in the bullrushes from 4:30- 6 pm last night on a northeast metro lake. Caught one 12" crappie and one 13" bass and a few sunnies. Fish were not biting well. I was not able to see down in the water very well to spot the fish in the bullrushes, maybe they weren't there anyway. There seemed to be some algae growth in the water or something distorting the clarity. Found some sunfish in the lilypads in 3 feet of water later in the evening, no size though. I think the water is still too cold. When is it going to warm up? Next week does not look to be any warmer either.