| Fishing is a lot of fun if you are catching | | | | |
| fish, but if you are just sitting with your | | | | Bass like it a little warmer when they spawn |
| line in the water and getting no bites it can | | | | and wait for water temperatures of 65 to 70 |
| be frustrating and boring. | | | | degrees. The premise is the same as with |
| | | | crappies. Bass come into the shallow waters |
| If you are interested in spring fishing and | | | | around 65 � 67 degrees and prepare the |
| want your best shot of catching a lot of fish | | | | beds for the females. Then, when the water |
| then you need to learn a little bit about | | | | temperature hits 69 to 70 degrees the females |
| water temperature. Basically, fish like | | | | will start making their way to the warmer, |
| crappie and bass like to be in warmer water | | | | shallower water in order to spawn. The spring |
| and when they are about to spawn this is | | | | months of April and May are the perfect times |
| especially so. When you know how the fish | | | | for bass to spawn and you will have plenty of |
| react and what they are looking for in | | | | luck fishing in shallow waters. |
| regards to water temperature then you will | | | | |
| have a good idea of how to find them! | | | | Keep in mind, too, where the water |
| | | | temperature varies within a lake or pond. If |
| The weather also affects water temperature so | | | | the area has lots of trees, limbs, and the |
| you need to keep this in mind, too. If you | | | | like under the water then the water will be |
| are interested in catching crappie then you | | | | warmer and more fish will congregate there. |
| should know that they spawn when the | | | | Open water is cooler and not as many fish |
| temperature is between 60 and 65 degrees. | | | | will be out there, making your fishing |
| | | | attempts really difficult. Shallow water is |
| The male crappies will be in the 60 degree | | | | always warmer than deep water and where you |
| water first and will prepare the beds for the | | | | will have a better chance of catching a fish. |
| female crappies to spawn. The female crappies | | | | Also, after a rain watch where the water |
| won't start coming into the shallower water | | | | drains into the lake or pond. If it was warm |
| until it is around 64 degrees. So if you are | | | | rain water then you can count on the fish |
| fishing during the spring in a water | | | | finding that area and camping out. |
| temperature of about 60 and you catch a | | | | |
| crappie it is most definitely a male! It is | | | | As long as you know how to find the area in |
| also important to keep in mind that crappies | | | | the lake or pond that is the warmest then you |
| spawn over a period of time, not all at once. | | | | will have the best chances of catching plenty |
| The spawning period may last up to six weeks. | | | | of fish. |