Ewest, thank you again for the valuable info! And thanks to everyone for your replies, info and input.
Note that the crappie pictured are in good condition. Is that true of all/most of the ones caught (same size and condition)?
Yes, all the Crappie caught are in the condition seen in the photos and all of the same size (with minor size variations).
Here's two more from yesterday, 10 total along with 3 BG and a BA turtle that I couldn't quite get to shore on my 4lb test
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go ahead and stock the BG and find out what your HSB are doing.
I'm just assuming at this point that at feeding time it's the HSB coming for food as I'm unable to tell and I can't catch one as easily as I could last year after stocking them. Maybe they're too spoiled on AM500 to go after the minnow, nightcrawler, SS, tube jigs, etc.? I've even tried AM500 pellet-flies to no avail. My other option when they really start feeding is to toss a cast-net, but so far I haven't physically seen one of them. I'm just hoping the HSB are still there as they were growing fast last fall!
For now, it's open season for Crappie at Croakers Creek
Thanks again everyone!
PB Rocks!
PS - Here's a photo of one I caught before the fish-kill last June. It was heartbreaking to see so many floaters
