Thread: Black Nose Crappie

Ok ,,need to see a pic

Originally Posted by olducker

Ok ,,need to see a pic

This is a pic of a Blacknose Crappie :



Kokomo Bob's wife, Zenna (friends of mine) is holding this fine specimen ... a 15.5" fish, caught from Watts Bar Lake, E TN this past Spring (4/25/10).

... cp

A 13" "Crappie" of any kind, is a big ol goodun :p ... congrats on the catch !!

Trophy Size is somewhat a relative term ... but, is generally thought of as being way bigger than the normal largest sized fish that are caught from a body of water or area/region of the state or country. So, it would/could vary quite a bit.

Here's how I break them down :

<9" = throwbacks, dinks, winkies
10-12" = eaters
12-15" = Slabs
15-18" = wallhangers
>18" = trophy fish

But, that's just my own personal measuring chart :p

As to Blacknose being "rare" to catch .... yeah, they are, to some degree. Not all Ky lakes have them. I've only caught Blacknose from one lake in KY ... and that's Cedar Creek Lake. KY Lake/Barkley Lake obviously have them. They're not a "naturally occurring" fish, in KY waters ... so they'd have to have been stocked, in any waters they occur.

... cp