I have a theory about all this...

Just saw the attached article about likely improvements to Kansas crappie fishing because of the 2019 floods. No fishermen, resulting in bigger, more naive fish...

Okay, the ponds around here are getting pounded pretty good, but this near travel ban has to make for some great fishing, if and when we can get out there. Meantime, we can read and think about it. Bill

Boom Times for Kansas Crappie (from the CrappieNow website)

High water kept Kansas fishermen off reservoirs in 2019, but that flooding was a blessing in disguise.

by Brent Frazee

Short-term pain, long-term gain.

That goes a long way toward describing the aftermath of the record flooding that kept Kansas fishermen on the sidelines for much of spring and summer, 2019.

At this time last year, a nightmare was already developing in the Sunflower State. Nonstop rain caused water levels in many reservoirs to shoot up to record levels. Boat ramps were inaccessible, fish scattered in the new cover, and marinas became islands in the high water.

But those dark rain clouds that hovered over Kansas had a silver lining.

The crappies got a relaxing vacation, with few lures tossed their way. And they got fat and sassy when the shad spawn boomed. Crappie numbers also took off, with the jungle of new cover aiding in spawning and nursery habitat.

For complete article, click here: 
https://crappienow.com/magazine/2020/03/25/boom-times-for-kansas-crappie/?fbclid=IwAR3HzQNIUnxewSe8kkxhgJMR5vrl6IAxhUxVgMuDSEVfn-O_1IXhGLirTBg