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Have Sac-au-lait Already Spawned in the Basin ?
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:23 am
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:23 am
Caught 30 big (12"-13") sacs in the Spillway yesterday (pretty even mixture of white & black).Only one fish had eggs.
Water temp was ~60 degrees.
I don't recall catching big fish this time of year with virtually zero eggs.
P.S. All the bass (~ 50%) I've been catching in the last month have had big egg sacs.
P.P.S. No pics. Don't know how to host/post.
Water temp was ~60 degrees.
I don't recall catching big fish this time of year with virtually zero eggs.
P.S. All the bass (~ 50%) I've been catching in the last month have had big egg sacs.
P.P.S. No pics. Don't know how to host/post.
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Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:26 am to dawg23
What area are you fishing? I thought the fishing would be subpar with the river rising.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:26 am to dawg23
Probably pre spawn if I had to guess.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:27 am to dawg23
May have been all males you were catching.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:45 am to dawg23
Isn't 57 the magic temp
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:46 am to Ron Cheramie
Yep. Mark that spot. Some hogs gonna show up soon
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:30 am to dawg23
Probably Males. They move up first.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:46 am to dawg23
You’re catching males
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:50 am to dawg23
That's what I like to hear. 
Headed to the camp tonight and gonna attempt to slay the Sacs in the morning.
The answer to your question is no, they haven't spawned yet, but it won't be long.
Headed to the camp tonight and gonna attempt to slay the Sacs in the morning. The answer to your question is no, they haven't spawned yet, but it won't be long.
This post was edited on 2/15/18 at 9:52 am
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:55 am to jorconalx
You have a new message.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 11:25 am to Ron Cheramie
quote:
May have been all males you were catching.
Very good chance this.
They move up way before the females.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 3:00 pm to fishfighter
quote:Thanks.
Very good chance this.
They move up way before the females.
I was assuming (yeah, I know what happens when you assume
) that 29/30 was an extremely unlikely ratio for males/females. But I'm not a fishologist. (Heck, on some trips I'm not even a "catchologist.") In the areas we fish in the Basin, 10 feet is pretty dang deep. Canals & bayous might be 4-7 deep, and lakes might be 5-6 deep, during "normal" river stages. So I never thought about "staging" and "moving up" like one would see in reservoirs.
But I appreciate the info.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 3:22 pm to dawg23
I caught some about a month ago a little farther south, and they were full of eggs. not sure how long they hold them for.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 4:59 pm to Elusiveporpi
I'm catching big female crappie deeper still Like 28 FOW. But it wont be long before they start moving to the flats and then on to shallow spawning areas here. Where I fish, lake is about 1.5 foot high and dirty. Water temp 51 or so. I caught 30 last Friday. Steering went out on the way in. fun loading that sucker on the trailer.
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