We always start catching some pre-spawn crappie in February but things are really kicking in right now. Obviously the warm weather is a key ingredient. Chickamauga water temperatures are WAY up... mid-50's on the main river channel where there is lots of current flow, but I saw 65 degree water in a feeder creek today. That is absolutely unheard of in February!
There's no telling what this weirdness is going to do over the next month. I typically tell folks I prefer the last two weeks of March and first week of April. But this year Mother Nature might throw me a curve ball.
I'm not catching limits yet, but we're starting to catch excellent numbers. To be specific this AM we had 20 solid slabs. Moral of the story is... if you usually wait until March or April to crappie fish, you better not wait this year!
For those who don't know, I'm a fishing guide. And just in case your curious, most of my available crappie fishing dates are already booked - maybe just one or two primetime days still open. However my partner, Sam Simons still has a few weekend dates open. Now you know.
There's no telling what this weirdness is going to do over the next month. I typically tell folks I prefer the last two weeks of March and first week of April. But this year Mother Nature might throw me a curve ball.
I'm not catching limits yet, but we're starting to catch excellent numbers. To be specific this AM we had 20 solid slabs. Moral of the story is... if you usually wait until March or April to crappie fish, you better not wait this year!
For those who don't know, I'm a fishing guide. And just in case your curious, most of my available crappie fishing dates are already booked - maybe just one or two primetime days still open. However my partner, Sam Simons still has a few weekend dates open. Now you know.
