Eggs in crappie

[hawkeye123]

Anybody ever seen eggs in a crappie in late November? Not full like in March , but had 2 small sacs, crazy warm weather I guess

 

[Whitefeather]

Not unusual at all. Some fish will be bedding in late February/early March which is just 3 months away depending on what part of the state your in. Eggs start developing when the water temperature drops.

 

[Dutch]

In big females its common, since they spawn first

 

[hawkeye123]

I guess I'm usually hunting this time of year, haven't noticed em before, been so warm fishing a lot more, feb my favorite month to fish, have seen a lot of eggs then

 

[Dutch]

I have caught crappie with tiny egg sacks in the summer. Not many but every now and then I will clean one with them

 

[RamblinWreck]

Just cleaned some yesterday, and one or two had small egg sacs like that.

 

[little rascal]

I read something long ago, that some fish carry eggs year round, they're usually small and increase in size during warmer temps.

 

[greg j]

I read something long ago, that some fish carry eggs year round, they're usually small and increase in size during warmer temps.

^^^^this^^^^^ find eggs in yellow perch in November also and they don't spawn till spring

 

[Fletch_W]

I've heard it referred to as 'False Spawn', they'll even be on their Spring spawning areas in November, so they say. But there's no actual spawning taking place, so they say.

 

[King.Of.Anglers.Jeremiah]

Common in bass also. The eggs just don't mature until the spawn, but they actually carry them and develop them in the winter. Eggs begin forming for next year's spawn not long after they come off their beds.