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The spawn for bass and crappie has started and it has come about one week early. Crappie are being caught at different depths and some are in super shallow water. I am more familiar with the bass spawn and it started April 8th.

On April 8th we had some heavy winds so the shallow flat areas that were affected by the wind did not have fish spawning. Bass prefer to spawn in shallow water.

My favorite depths are 6 inches down to 3 feet and they like sheltered areas where wind and muddy water have no effect. If you can find a true sheltered area then you have found a spawning sanctuary. The bass will start the spawn when morning water temperatures reach 61 or 62 degrees during the spring. When it happens there is a change in their behavior and they get real shallow and spooky.

On April 8th I went out to check some crappie holes and to see if bass were spawning yet. Due to the wind I had to go into a big creek arm just to be able to fish. Sure enough, bass had moved up to spawn and I caught a quick limit of heavy bass all on a white trick worm and in water that was 8 inches down to 2 feet. The mission was accomplished so I quit early.

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