AGFC Stocked crappie

[blueducklane]

The AGFC stocks crappie at a lot of lakes and I've been told all theirs from the Hogan Hatchery in Lonoke have a single visible line that starts around their forehead and goes strait down for about an inch. Anybody ever notice this or heard of this?

[Double D]

They are called Blacknose Crappie. They are merely a genetic color variation of a black crappie. There has been no scientific evidence that these fish are geneticially superior to a normal black crappie or any other crappie for that matter, contrary to some rumors out there. Hope this helps. I got this info from a friend of mine who is a fishery biologists for MDC.

[Bigben7]

Not all crappie stocked by AGFC are black nose. However some are.

[LMBarnett]

Not all crappie stocked by AGFC are black nose. However some are.

Ben oughta know. Ben, how bout some of those pics I heard the wife telling me about?

[xring]

They are called Blacknose Crappie. They are merely a genetic color variation of a black crappie. There has been no scientific evidence that these fish are geneticially superior to a normal black crappie or any other crappie for that matter, contrary to some rumors out there. Hope this helps. I got this info from a friend of mine who is a fishery biologists for MDC.

I can only tell you that oz. for oz. they are the fightinest crappie that swims...we used to catch them upwards of two pounds in my home lake, lately, about 3/4 to 1 1/4 seems tops.

[Possum]

Now that is interesting and illuminates the value of this forum. Blacknose Crappie, I never knew. I've fished all my life but have learned so much just reading these posts every day. I hope someone will post a picture of a Blacknose Crappie maybe next to a "regular" Black Crappie.

[cache22]

This is a black nose



These are black crappie

[NIMROD]

Same fish just different color variation. We catch lots of black Crappie but only a very small percentage have the stripe.

[KDAVID1]

From Sardis MS-bad pick though

[Slab Junkie]

I catch a lot of them in Ouachita. Had a handful of them last weekend. My understanding is the same, just a black crappie with some jewelry.