There are still a lot of crappies in Red. I caught crappies from Red Lake last year every time I went. Obviously there are not as many as there once was, but there still in there and a lot tougher to find. Another thing is that there bigger now than they ever were, but there’s just fewer numbers of them. I also saw a few of some smaller class crappies in Red (9-10 inchers) which shows that there is some signs of reproduction still happening. You can’t expect to just drive up to Red and plop on a spot and catch crappies. Those days are over up there. You have to stay mobile and find them yourself, instead of letting the fish find you.