05-01-2017, 01:09 PM
I fished in the reservoir on Saturday. Targeted crappie and perch (usually catch a bass or two also, but never did). Did not get any perch, but did bring home a few crappie. The ones I found were in the narrows and in the Bruneau arm. I would have called the fishing slow as my FIL never caught a fish. I ended up bringing home about 7-9 crappie over 12 inches, about 5-6 smaller than that, and threw back about 10 really small ones. Water upon arrival was 51 degrees. As I was leaving it was 57 degrees.
I believe the crappie spawn will be happening soon as the temps seem about right and the locations of the fish are what I'd call staging areas.
The 12 inch fish were nice and thick and put up a good fight. All the bigger ones I kept were whites, all but one of the smaller ones I kept were blacks, and the throw backs were a mix of the 2. I thought that to be a bit on the curious side. Perhaps the blacks typically spawn a bit later and so the bigger ones aren't in the staging areas yet? Not sure, really. Just a guess.
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I believe the crappie spawn will be happening soon as the temps seem about right and the locations of the fish are what I'd call staging areas.
The 12 inch fish were nice and thick and put up a good fight. All the bigger ones I kept were whites, all but one of the smaller ones I kept were blacks, and the throw backs were a mix of the 2. I thought that to be a bit on the curious side. Perhaps the blacks typically spawn a bit later and so the bigger ones aren't in the staging areas yet? Not sure, really. Just a guess.
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