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Fish-On! - 7 - Perch, White Bass, Crappie - Introduction |
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Written by TV Ontario
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Monday, 01 April 1996 |
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Page 21 of 27
SEASONAL CHANGES
SpawningBlack crappies are warm weather spawners. They spawn in late spring or summer when water temperatures are around 66° F. to 68° F. (19° C to 20° C). Spawning may last from late May to July.
They are nest builders, the nests often found close together in water three to six feet deep, or on relatively soft and muddy bottoms. Males construct the nest, clearing areas or making a shallow depression on bottom.
Females deposit about 38 000 eggs, which are fertilized by milt released by the male as they settle to the floor of the nest.
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