you caught any crappie with gray or brown eggs?
Yup not many though,caught one friday that was leaking eggs.I would saw spawn is over pretty much.you caught any crappie with gray or brown eggs?
thanks. a couple of guys told me all there females had gray or brown eggs. hopefully the majority spawned out successfully despite the crazy temp swings.Yup not many though,caught one friday that was leaking eggs.I would saw spawn is over pretty much.
I fished 4 days last week and had 80 keepers and the eggs look alot better than some of the previous yrs.Think it was 14 or 15,somewhere around that time i saw a bunch one yr.thanks. a couple of guys told me all there females had gray or brown eggs. hopefully the majority spawned out successfully despite the crazy temp swings.
it usually means that particular female failed to spawn and is in the process of absorbing the eggs before a new sac is developed a few months later. happens in bass as well. they wont put energy into spawning if the conditions arent right and will put that energy into growth.Interested in why you asked about the colors of the eggs? Never heard anything about that. What's the difference?
yes according to 35 years of spawn data but crappie are more cyclical. also the more hydro discharge you have thru the dams in the spring is a fairly good predictor of spawn success and recruitment. in years where there have been high discharge rates then white crappie and LMB spawns suffer. it basically shortens the window to prime spawning conditions.Gotcha. I have heard of bass absorbing the eggs if the conditions aren't right. Guess I don't hear about the color of egg paart because bass don't get cleaned as often as crappie. Very interesting either way. Didnt you mention that normally white crappie and bass spawns go hand in hand? If one does well, the other does too?