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Written by TV Ontario   
Monday, 01 April 1996
Article Index
Introduction
Perch - The Fish - Size, Shape and Color
Perch - Habitat - Distribution
Perch - Habitat - Management
Perch - Seasonal Changes - Spawning
Perch - Seasonal Changes - Maturation
Perch - Equipment and Technique  - Tackle
Perch - Equipment and Technique - Bait Fishing
Perch - Equipment and Technique  - Ice FIshing
White Bass - The Fish - Size, Shape and Color
White Bass - Habitat - Distribution
White Bass - Habitat - Management
White Bass - Seasonal Changes - Spawning
White Bass - Seasonal Changes - Feeding
White Bass - Equip. and Tech. - Reading Water
White Bass - Equip. and Tech. - Surface Fishing
White Bass - Equip. and Tech. - Bottom Fishing
Black Crappie - The Fish - Size, Shape and Color
Black Crappie - Habitat - Distribution
Black Crappie - Habitat - Management
Black Crappie - Seasonal Changes - Spawning
Black Crappie - Seasonal Changes - Parenting
Black Crappie - Seasonal Changes - Maturation
Black Crappie - Equip. and Tech. - Reading Water
Black Crappie - Equip. and Tech. - Methods
Black Crappie - Equip. and Tech. - Ice Fishing
No-Nonsense Angling
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SEASONAL CHANGES

Spawning

Black 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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