When it comes to prespawn migrations on Lake Greenwood, there are two schools of thought. One is that crappie move horizontally from the main lake to the backs of creeks and coves. The other is that crappie move vertically, going deep to shallow with very little change in latitude. Local crappie guru Tom Mundy believes one reason crappie don’t have to move far to spawn on Greenwood is the number of bridges that cross the lake.
Mundy said the two railroad trestles that cross the lake are prime examples. Anglers can catch crappie year-round all along the trestle, which is constructed of large creosote timbers, and all the fish have to do come spawning time is move vertically from deep to shallow. That’s especially true in certain spots where anglers have planted brush piles beside the bridge.
Mundy said the railroad has posted numbers on vertical supports that fishermen use as markers. “This time of year, I’m fishing from 45 to 50, you set up on 45 and you throw towards 50,” said Mundy. “ We use them as markers because fish will move up and down the trestle with the season. If I’ve got a friend who wants to know where to go, I tell him which number, and he knows where to find fish without having to fish the whole trestle.”
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