04-02-2010, 06:59 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Black crappies were introduced into Utah Lake in 1890...along with yellow perch, bluegills and largemouth bass. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]They have been more common in recent years, since the water levels have come back up after several years of drought. Like some other species, crappies prefer gravel and/or vegetation for spawning. In low water years there is not much of either and the young have no place to hide from predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also have fished Utah lake for several decades and I do not remember a time where there have been more or bigger crappies caught than in the past couple of years.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]They have been more common in recent years, since the water levels have come back up after several years of drought. Like some other species, crappies prefer gravel and/or vegetation for spawning. In low water years there is not much of either and the young have no place to hide from predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also have fished Utah lake for several decades and I do not remember a time where there have been more or bigger crappies caught than in the past couple of years.[/#0000ff]
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