Crappies - morning, or evening?

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

With cold, windy mornings being the spring time norm, I'm wondering when the best time of day is for catching crappie.

[PerchJerker]

Anytime you can get out there is a good time, but I like it when the sun is out and warming the water ... seems to make the fish more active. But the largest crappies I caught this spring were on a cool, windy, overcast day with periodic rain sprinkles. Bottom line is that I do not use temperature or cloud cover or wind as an excuse to not go fishing.

[Ice em]

I have had my most consistent action in the afternoon so far this spring. but i as well caught my largest fish early in the morning 11 inches and i only caught 1.

[fish_eat_sleep]

All day if you can.. Can't beat a day on the water! The time of day when the bite occurs can vary so much its hard to say. Local weather plays the biggest role in my opinion, rather than clock hours.

[Juneau4]

Most people fish in the evening, not because the fish bite any better-A cold beer just goes down easier.

[OnAFly]

Early spring, I would say evening is your best bet. If the day has been calm, the shallows would be warmed and fish would be attracted to them.

If it's been windy and the water is well mixed, the chance of finding significantly warmer water is lower, so morning/evening probably won't matter as much.

[Chris Barlage]

I would say it does not really matter, but I would guess that if you are looking to find them shallow then you need to worrie more about water temps. If you are searching depths then it does not really matter. Does not really matter time of day, what does matter is getting on fish. They will bite at any time.