Crappie with Eggs

[High Tide]

As stated, it's very common to catch crappie with eggs in the fall and definitely in the winter (it would be more odd to catch a female crappie that didn't have eggs this time of year). As for it being an indicator of an early spawn, absolute false. Also, catching "spawning" crappie in temps under 50 degrees, also very unlikely, as it would almost certainly mean a dead spawn.

[spring bobber]

Does that mean instead of dropping a 'mudshark' you drop 'mudcrappies' instead?      Or maybe it is just a crappie crappy.

I think we might have to defer to tomes1987 as the resident expert on that one! LMAO or slabgill 

[DocDuck]

As stated, it's very common to catch crappie with eggs in the fall and definitely in the winter (it would be more odd to catch a female crappie that didn't have eggs this time of year). As for it being an indicator of an early spawn, absolute false. Also, catching "spawning" crappie in temps under 50 degrees, also very unlikely, as it would almost certainly mean a dead spawn.

Wallydiven has caught Spawning Crappies in 45 degrees....... any biologist that can weigh in on this?

[crappieslayer37]

And here I thought I had a new breakfast recipe

[sprkplug]

I'm no biologist, but my understanding of crappie behavior is that they typically begin spawning when water temps reach the low fifties.

[musky8it]

You and my mom! She love the eggs..... Fry's them along with the fish in Iron skillet no "new fangled fry daddy's" for her. I save them all for her. My Dad who has passed used to shake his head at her.... he would not eat them. He called them poor man's caviar

My gramdpa would eat them too, I never got the hang of eating them. Course my gramps grew up in the depression so most people from that time didn't waste anything, they ate allot of things just to stay alive.

BTW Snowflake, do you fish Nyona allot? I used to until last yr I found S.Mud was better, u might try there next time. Last yr I caught gills on S.Mud way after dark up to 10-11:00pm

[MarcumPro]

Nyona was really hot 2 weeks ago, blew south mud away, caught a bunch at mud too prior to that but the size wasn't there like it was at nyona

[taxi1]

I had a female bluegill in one of my basement tanks bursting with eggs when I was grading sizes last week.  I guess she wants spring to come soon! 

[panfishpopper85]

Crappies ive caught have had eggs through the ice ..every year its the same.

[DocDuck]

Crappies ive caught have had eggs through the ice ..every year its the same.
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Thanks ! That clears it up!

[panfishpopper85]

Crappies ive caught have had eggs through the ice ..every year its the same.
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Thanks ! That clears it up!

lol had too