Just wanted to get some other members opinion's on the matter cause I had a few old timers look at me like I was telling fish stories considering its still winter in the Midwest. Like I was saying I cut a few nice size Crappie up from the local lake and there was the sack of yellow eggs I was kind of shocked when I seen them. Not that I have a lot of experience in the matter but I have been fishing for a few years. The Old Timers (Local Fisherman) were shocked also so thats why im making this thread. It seems early but then again it has been a mild winter if you can call it that at all. I know fish can carry eggs for some time before they actually lay them but I was just shocked to see them so early in the season. Crazy weather im pulling towards cause they spawn according to water temp. Just thought I would share, wish I had some pics.

Just like the warm weather signals the trees to bloom, so does it for fish to spawn. Here the trees are in full bloom and the grass needs mowing every few days. I can't say I'm alarmed by this but I'm a tad bit concerned.

I have also been fishing since I was a young kid, its like some of the fish never left to begin with it is definitly a crazy year and a local lake says its gonna be one of the best years yet for fishing at Carlyle Lake because of an over abundance of shad. They said the numbers were good and the fish were looking really healthy and fat.

It is still too cold to fish...............

The old timers need to get up to speed, it is 2012, th end of the world

I hope they don't lay their eggs and it freezes again.

Here in AZ, the crappie run started a month early.

It is usually in January where I go to Roosevelt Lake and tie into some nice crappie, but it seemed to have hit in early December.

Lot's of 20"+ crappie were caught.

The deer rut seems off a bit too.