I found a dink today....

[ctom]

27 degrees this morning and the fish we caught felt quite cool for a change. I didn't fuss with the thermometer but think that the water temps are in the upper 40's now. The fish cooperated nicely with many in the 11-12" range. The one in the picture taped out at 13 1/4" We started fishing while it was still dark and got into fish right away but the bite window slammed shut at about 8:15. We stayed until 9 and the fish in the picture was the only fish caught inside that 8:15 - 9:00 time frame. I had the slip float set at 6 1/2 feet and the hit was still upwards. The crappies have gone deep as soon as the sun hits the water. Weird. But still fun.

[olsarge]

You should come fishing with me.  Apparently that's what it will take to show you what a real dink  looks like..  I am somewhat an expert in this regard.  Nice catch.

[DF]

 Looks like a nice crisp fall day. Nice catch.

[ctom]

Looks like a nice crisp fall day. Nice catch.

It was about 21 degrees when the picture was taken. Fished again today at 31 degrees and did well again.

[basscatlildave]

Oh Yea. Darn nice Crappie.

[Shaunm81]

Wow now that's  a nice Crappie.  This lake here has mostly small ones but I have gotten 14" from it.  I  caught a 11 inch a few days back but I believe a possible state record is in this lake here.  Great job tho nice fish

[Bass Boys]

It was about 21 degrees when the picture was taken. Fished again today at 31 degrees and did well again.

 Was there ice on top of the water?

[ctom]

The water temp has been around 45-46 degrees yet so we're not seeing any ice even with the cold temps. Ice in the guides, yes.