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Countdown to the GREEK INVASION
Yes, it’s that time of the year when the greeks invade Todd Gessner Outdoors. Pete, John, Charlie, Billy and Andy are coming and it’s OPA time!!!
A little wet but a great afternoon with my friends Charlie & Cheryl!
Had a great afternoon of crappie fishing with my good friends and clients, Charlie & Cheryl Fisher from Zion, IL.
Rend Lake Crappie Report
As you can see from Travis’s post below, the crappie are about to go into full blown spawning mode! With our 7 day forecast to be in the mid to high 70s and relatively warm nights, water temps are climbing into the 60s in shallower areas of the lake. This is, by far, the earliest spawn I have seen! (about a month earlier than usual)! If you enjoy Rend Lake’s famous “buck brush fishing”, plan your trip soon!
The Winter That Wasn’t! /Todd Gessner
This has been the mildest winter I can remember in southern Illinois! These pictures were taken in the first 10 days of February! I apologize if the picture of the crappie fillet offends anyone. It is meant to show the advanced stage of spawn sack development for early February. The second picture is of Daffodils almost 10″ tall. My final clue to the end of winter was the arrival of 3 loons on Rend Lake a week and a half ago. The point of all this is to give you all the idea our spawn will, most likely, be considerably early this year for all species. Watch the water temps and weather to plan your trip!
February 1,2012 – Todd Gessner Rend Lake Crappie
Ric Barth Jr and I fished for a hour and a half today to catch our 20 crappie over 10 inches and 5 under. The weather was gorgeous (62 & partly cloudy)!