In the tepid water of summer, crappie are often scattered and residing in a wide range of locations. In fact, the list of places where you won’t find summer crappie is much shorter than where you will.
Yet if there is one definitive thing to be said about hot-time calicoes, it’s that the fish will seek out cooler, more oxygenated water wherever it might be found. The difference between a lake’s overall temperature and a place crappie consider idyllic may be just a few degrees. Nevertheless, it’s an important variation.