Local Lakes & Forecasts lake lanier crappie Forecast By: Dan Saknini, Lanier Crappie Angler’s Club. www.laniercrappieanglers.net March is definitely fickle! I was about to put away my warm clothes, but there you go! As usual, I checked in this week with my die-hard fishing buddies to get some feedback, and everyone laughed! We do fish year-round in cold weather, but this week the combination of the brutal winds and the cold weather kept everyone off the water. Light tackle does not agree with heavy wind. To satisfy my curiosity about the water temp, I lowered my boat off my dock and turned my electronics on to check
it out. Not surprisingly, water temp was 53 degrees in the middle of the day, after a cold but sunny morning. All that being said, over the next few days and weeks as it warms up and the winds die down a little, fishing should pick back up where we left off before this front moved in. This time of year, target the shallower docks in 5 to 15 feet of water. The fish should be suspended about halfway between the surface and the lake bottom. If they begin biting, they will shallow up quickly. My guess is the spawn will begin as soon as the weather warms and will continue into the next moon phase. Target blowdowns in the back pockets and watch for schools of baitfish. Where there is bait, there are fish. Stay safe on the water and always wear a life jacket!
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