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John's Journal... Entry 23- Day 4

click to enlargeSTART OF THE SPAWN

A few years ago I discovered a warm-water discharge feeding out of a factory that ran down a small stream not more than 10 or 15 yards wide. This stream dumped into a major reservoir. During late February and early March, I found that the big female spawners would come up this small, narrow creek to lay their eggs in the warm water at least a week or two and sometimes three weeks before the other crappie in the lake spawned.

I fished a small bobber with a 1/32-ounce jig suspended about 2 feet under the bobber. I cast out into the current and let the cork wash around a small peninsula of land and into the eddy pool formed on the back side of the peninsula. For two to three weeks, I consistently caught 1 1/2- to 2-pound crappie from this eddy pool formed by the peninsula in the small creek.

TOMORROW: THE BIG SNEAK-- FISHING THE SPAWN

 
 

Check back each day this week for more about fighting tactics for monster crappie...

Day 1 - Slabs Among The Tree Tops
Day 2 - Fight The Weather (Pre-spawn)
Day 3 - Fish Flood Waters For Pre-spawn Crappie
Day 4 - Start Of The Spawn
Day 5 - The Big Sneak - Fishing The Spawn

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