Silly Crappie don't like wind and sun

Today I had a fishing buddy from around 3PM until about 4:30PM - we didn't catch a fish and only got one bite (probably a big shad or a bream :(

Then just as he was leaving I saw a fish playing on the surface in some shad - I said I was going to catch one - but I didn't get a bite - UNTIL about 10 minutes after he left and it was only a tiny bass

But by now it was almost 5PM and sun was behind the mountain and wind stopped so water was calm - so I could see fish chasing shad - and yep - JUST like yesterday they finally started biting (10 minutes past 5PM I got my first crappie and 20 minutes later I had 8 crappie (oops I should mention they were baby crappie again - just like yesterday

It's still fun getting a bite or catching a fish on every cast - even if they are small baby fish - cause you never know when a big crappie might be mixed in with the babies :)

But just like yesterday by 5:30PM the fish were not playing - chasing the shad any more - I think the shad moved deep into my brush pile (or took off somewhere else)

Bottom line: I think these baby crappie are part vampire - they wait until the sun is behind the mountain (not shinning on the water) plus they probably think I'm starting to get cold when the sun goes down behind the mountain (and I am - dang it)

Tomorrow I may just wait and fish from 5PM until 5:30PM - after I put on my longjohn's cause a cold front is moving thru tonight

BTW: I hope the duck hunters are happy - some of the spillway gates are still open and the water dropped 1" / day for past couple of days. Dang it they have enough water - and the fishing would improve if they let the lake stay level