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Fished a crappie hole near the chain in deep water today.  Fish were stacked up as they have been for several weeks now.  Noticed a lots of small white crustacians floating around in the holes.

Can anyone shed some light on what these are.  I am assuming it is some kind of hatch and may be why the fish are there.  It was over soft bottom.  Zoo Plankton?  And if so, do you attempt to match the hatch some how?  Fish where very negative!  Thanks for any info you can pass on.  Good learning opportunity!

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Cliff Wagenbach Grand Master

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Good info. Tom!

They also could be fresh water shrimp.????

They certainly are why the crappies are stacked up in that area, Barefoot!

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Tom is spot on!  And Cliff came up with a good suggestion  but there are no freshwater shrimp in that lake I know of but you never know,  I think I know the spot your fishing with out being there. Those craps are keying on the insects comeing up from that soft bottom mud for sure. With out knowing I would bet you were fishing  around 30 ft plus.  Go into the corner a little more Try fishing on that inside corner a little shallower. Those crappies have been getting hammered back there since first ice. Most of the aggressive ones are long gone :( That's a lot of the reason they are so finky. Everyday there's guys on that school. Try downsizeing and use some small plastics to match the hatch.

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47 minutes ago, IceHawk said:

Tom is spot on!  And Cliff came up with a good suggestion  but there are no freshwater shrimp in that lake I know of but you never know,  I think I know the spot your fishing with out being there. Those craps are keying on the insects comeing up from that soft bottom mud for sure. With out knowing I would bet you were fishing  around 30 ft plus.  Go into the corner a little more Try fishing on that inside corner a little shallower. Those crappies have been getting hammered back there since first ice. Most of the aggressive ones are long gone :( That's a lot of the reason they are so finky. Everyday there's guys on that school. Try downsizeing and use some small plastics to match the hatch.

:)  Chris is 100% right on the money. That spot gets hammered....

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43 minutes ago, Rick G said:

:)  Chris is 100% right on the money. That spot gets hammered....

That's gotta' be the understatement of the year, LOL!

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I was there and I didnt get hammered....   LOL     but I sure had fun. ;)

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