Thread: 2024 crappie spawn

Just wondering if anyone else's crappie spawn fishing this year has been as bad as mine. This has been easily the worst year I have ever had trying to catch spawning crappie! I am 59, and have never seen a year like this one. Virtually no shallow bite at any of the reservoirs that I have tried. I have fished Marion, Kanopolis, Milford, and El Dorado. I'm sure a little of it is timing, and not being able to get out quite as much. Barely fished at all in April, but have been out a pretty fair amount in May. Have only caught enough to clean twice (5 both times). Other fish have been biting, but have not been able to catch crappie to any degree. I hope your fishing has been better than mine. Here's to next year!

We are still catching crappie that are full of developed eggs with bright blood in them. The males and females I've caught this last month have been in brush piles in 6 to 12 fow. Caught a lot of big females suspended on standing out to 20 FOW. I don't think we are going to have a good spawn this year with water levels and temperatures going up and down. If your bank fishing it's going to be a tough year.
If you have a boat try fishing the standing timber across from the marina or shallow brush piles in the first 2 coves on the left coming out of the marina at Eldorado.

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