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I read somewhere a long time ago that the average life expectancy of a crappie was about 4 years.

Originally Posted by hotrod98

I read somewhere a long time ago that the average life expectancy of a crappie was about 4 years.

Most crappie that we see in District 10 are 4 years or younger. However, this is not always the case. This year I aged three crappie that were 9 and half years old from Harris Brake Lake and two crappie from Lake Cargile that were eight and half years old. When they get this old, their condition begins to decline. All of these fish appeared to be on the way out.

Originally Posted by D10

Most crappie that we see in District 10 are 4 years or younger. However, this is not always the case. This year I aged three crappie that were 9 and half years old from Harris Brake Lake and two crappie from Lake Cargile that were eight and half years old. When they get this old, their condition begins to decline. All of these fish appeared to be on the way out.

And these fish ball park weight?

Man good stuff so when we catch a 14-16 inch white 2.5lb crappie how would they be approx. if i interpret that right then a 1.5lb would be 2.5 years old.

Here are some weights (in pounds) for crappie in Lake Conway. These weights are taken in the Fall and Winter, so most of these fish would weigh a little more in the Spring time. After about 14 inches the crappie really start putting on the weight.

Length --Black Crappie-- White Crappie
9------------0.44-------------0.42
10-----------0.62 ------------0.64
12 ----------1.10 ------------1.01
14 ----------1.85 ------------1.68
15 ----------2.50 ------------2.31
16 ----------2.90 ------------2.75

Is there a correlation with length to age there say on the 2.5#

Here is what I can come up with quickly. These estimates are not exact. Length is in Inches and Weight is in Pounds.

Age --Black Crappie-- White Crappie
------------L------W-----------L-----W---
1+--------6.2----0.30-------8.6----0.40
2+--------8.6----0.40-------11.4---0.95
3+-------11.1----0.85------13.9----1.65
4+-------11.8----1.05------13.7----1.70
5+-------13.6----1.50------15.1----2.31

So a white crappie from Lake Conway caught in the fall/winter that weighs 2.5 pounds would be about 5 or 6 years old. A black crappie from Lake Conway caught in the fall/winter that weighs 2.5 pounds would be around 6 or 7 years old. Hope this helps.