06-29-2013, 02:43 AM
I wouldn't worry about crappie in Strike too much. Adult crappies are on the downswing side of boom/bust cycle caused by a massive 2006 year class. Those fish ate most of the young crappie from the next couple of years and the 2006 crappies that are left are dying of old age. The large number of small ones are a good sign the population will normalize in a couple of years.
Plus summer right after the spawn is one of the hardest times to catch them, because they don't school as tightly as they do at other times of the year. They're scattered and suspended in deeper water.
I had some very nice days fishing for crappie at Strike back in April, especially at night. Caught over 60 one night, with a good dozen or so over 14".
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Plus summer right after the spawn is one of the hardest times to catch them, because they don't school as tightly as they do at other times of the year. They're scattered and suspended in deeper water.
I had some very nice days fishing for crappie at Strike back in April, especially at night. Caught over 60 one night, with a good dozen or so over 14".
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