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Best friends Janie and Dianne joined me for a morning of crappie and bluegill fishing. We kept six of each, with five of the six crappie still carrying eggs after an unusual spring.
September 12: The crappie spawn on a lot of lakes was not good this year due to the weird spring weather. I have been limiting my kept crappie to about eight per outing. I guided best friends Janie and Dianne for a morning of crappie and bluegill fishing. We kept six of each. Five of the six crappie still had eggs in them.
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Crappie & Bluegill with Janie & Dianne
Best friends Janie and Dianne joined me for a morning of crappie and bluegill fishing. We kept six of each, with five of the six crappie still carrying eggs after an unusual spring.
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