2016 Spring crappie spawn

[Capt.Bryan]

Headed to Rayburn on Tuesday for a few days last weekend we picked up 8 in 12 feet of water, no luck shallow. Lake jumped up 4 feet from last weekend don't know what that will do to them or even if I can get to them if they moved shallow.

[Capt.Bryan]

Limited out on Winnsboro last night. The fish averaged 2 lbs a piece, big ol white females. It was all i could do to lift my basket up the wall. All were caught on chart/white and electric chicken stubby tail jigs in 2-3 foot of water.

Nice mess of fish there.

[Shake N' Bake]

I caught two in 45 minutes off the bank in a creek yesterday. my dad went a little later in the day and caught 4 in the same spot. The water level coming up helped alot. It was up three feet from earlier in the week, don't think it's a true spawn run but I'll catch em when I can

Thanks for the info!

[dustoffer]

Fished a tank south of Luling yesterday PM for about 2.5 hours. Caught 18 bass, 3 bluegill, and 21 crappie. Most of the crappie caught on a roadrunner-type jig that the spinner didn't spin, a white split-tail plastic or a chartreuse split-tail. Bass caught on the jigs on UL rig or on red shad worm. Depth ranged from 6' up to 1'. Water was a bit stained from the rains, but not cloudy.

[COPPERHEAD]

Nice mess of fish there.

Thanks!

[akey]

Caught 3 up north on Saturday and saw a boat anchored next to a fallen tree that were putting them in the boat left and right. A guy that was with me on Saturday went back Sunday to that same tree and he caught 13, all keepers.

Fishing with shiners and pink/pearl jigs, 64* water, 1-2' deep.

All male crappie. Hopefully we don't get too much rain this week to make 'em tight lipped. Hoping to yard a few barn doors this weekend

We straight smashed them today. Right up shallow along the submerged bank near grass and brush. Between 3 of us we caught 40+. Some full of eggs. Minnows and a black/chartreuse jig when the minnows ran out. We were near the marina by Emerald Bay bank fishing.

[aggieman12]

Caught 40 this past weekend at Granger. Friday was terrible but Saturday was pretty good. I was able to put together a 10 fish stringer of 11 pounds. It was tough with the water condition. I think this weekend will be very good.

[hightech]

Anyone catching them from shore on Lewisville.
Caught many a limit around the docks at Pier 121 years back when we had a boat.

[akey]

Meant to post this here but accidentally posted to the wrong thread:

Well after hitting them hard yesterday I thought today would be a good day to take my almost 3 year old fishing for the first time. Went out mid-afternoon and caught two really quick before Finn decided to dump the minnows in the lake. Best day fishing since the day I took my oldest son fishing for the first time!

[klepdo]

Anyone catching them from shore on Lewisville.
Caught many a limit around the docks at Pier 121 years back when we had a boat.

I live in Ridgepoint in The Colony since the lake is up I wonder if I can catch them behind my house.

[Slew]

Today was more like an episode of Deadliest Catch than a crappie tournament. Palestine was a rough sucker today. There's big fish staging in the brush to move in and spawn and a lot of males shallow right now. Lots of small fish you had to wade through in the brush to get good ones. They were far and few between. We had enough for 2nd place in division 2 with 9.25 and had a 2.41. Yesterday it woulda took 14 pounds to get a check I have no doubt. Bring on post spawn brushpile and dock shooting fish!!! I hate spawning crappie.

[COPPERHEAD]

Today was more like an episode of Deadliest Catch than a crappie tournament. Palestine was a rough sucker today. There's big fish staging in the brush to move in and spawn and a lot of males shallow right now. Lots of small fish you had to wade through in the brush to get good ones. They were far and few between. We had enough for 2nd place in division 2 with 9.25 and had a 2.41. Yesterday it woulda took 14 pounds to get a check I have no doubt. Bring on post spawn brushpile and dock shooting fish!!! I hate spawning crappie.

Yall tore them up!!!! Congrsts brother!!

[woodsman]

Today was more like an episode of Deadliest Catch than a crappie tournament. Palestine was a rough sucker today. There's big fish staging in the brush to move in and spawn and a lot of males shallow right now. Lots of small fish you had to wade through in the brush to get good ones. They were far and few between. We had enough for 2nd place in division 2 with 9.25 and had a 2.41. Yesterday it woulda took 14 pounds to get a check I have no doubt. Bring on post spawn brushpile and dock shooting fish!!! I hate spawning crappie.

are you Clay or Todd? Was just checking results on TFF and saw the names.

You guys did fantastic! Little man is holding a pig!

[Slew]

I'm Todd. The cooler pic is s little deceiving. There's prefishing fish in there and a bag of ice. Had one 10.5" crappie I woulda loved to culled but heck so did most everybody else. Palestine is a beast of a crappie lake. Ray Bob is next in May. I've fished it twice. So we shall see.

[neilmc70]

Good fish Slew! My Bro-law got 3rd on that tourney said it was tough
after front came through with 25+ wind