Crappie die off

Shake n' Bake · 05-31-11, 12:57 PM

Hi guys. Went fishing this weekend on a local pond I've been fishing for years. It's a very large pond with bass, sunfish, bluegill, crappie, bullhead, and pike. Anyways saw thousands of dead crappie all along the shore and floating but no other dead fish. Saw a bunch of healthy bluegill and sunfish and caught a few nice bass. Thought this was vary strange. Why would only one species of fish all the sudden die off in such huge numbers?

bassinbob · 05-31-11, 06:48 PM

That happened here in Pa last spring. If I remember corectly it has to do with oxygen depletion due to abrupt air temperature change.

Captmikestarrett · 06-01-11, 12:48 PM

Sometimes fertilizer spread along banks will do that too.

Capt Mike

05-31-11, 12:57 PM	#1
Shake n' Bake BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 58	Crappie die off Hi guys. Went fishing this weekend on a local pond I've been fishing for years. It's a very large pond with bass, sunfish, bluegill, crappie, bullhead, and pike. Anyways saw thousands of dead crappie all along the shore and floating but no other dead fish. Saw a bunch of healthy bluegill and sunfish and caught a few nice bass. Thought this was vary strange. Why would only one species of fish all the sudden die off in such huge numbers?

05-31-11, 06:48 PM	#2
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	That happened here in Pa last spring. If I remember corectly it has to do with oxygen depletion due to abrupt air temperature change. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

06-01-11, 12:48 PM	#3
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Sometimes fertilizer spread along banks will do that too. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

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