Hog Nose crappie, Black nose crappie

[CRAPPIEHUNTER68]

Hey how many of these crappie you guys catch? I see them on occasion but I enjoy catching them as I remember catching them as a kid fishing with my dad on Sardis and Grenada.

[crappiholic]

That is supposedly a half white, half black crappie with the mother being a white crappie. That is what I was told.

[DoubleGobble00]

Yeah... Suppose to be a mix like crappiholic said. They also can't reproduce.

[DonDon]

I caught one Sunday bout 10 inches long. Wierd though, it only had a black lip, not all the way down it's back like they normally do. They're called Triploid and like Crappieholic said, Half white and half Black

[CRAPPIEHUNTER68]

Well that is it. I usually throw them back but those days are over..

[creekslick]

Not a hybird just a black crappie.


"The Arkansas Black Nosed Crappie is a strain of black crappie first described in the white river basin of Arkansas. The black nosed crappie have a black stripe running from the top of their dorsal fin, down their nose and over their bottom lip. Some believe the black nosed crappie reproduces less or is sterile, grows faster and fights harder than regular black crappie. So far no conclusive evidence has proven any of these theories. The most likely explanation for this black stripe is that it acts like the black paint football players wear under their eyes helping them to see better in certain habitats. The black stripe is the result of a recessive gene like the albino channel catfish. Black nosed black crappie readily breed with regular black crappie and are a fun addition to crappie ponds.
Recently hybrid crappie, triploid (sterile) hybrid crappie and triploid (sterile) black crappie have been developed for pond stocking. Although not widely distributed both triploid hybrid crappie and triploid black crappie may be well suited to small ponds because of there inability to reproduce. Hybrid crappie, although not sterile and will spawn, have shown improved growth rates and larger maximum sizes is some studies. Only time will tell as these new crappie are raised and marketed in future years whether or not they will perform well in small ponds."

[majflyboy]

Interesting.

[CRAPPIEHUNTER68]

Very interesting. So now I am back to releasing them as them seem pretty rare in comparison.

[Wannabe...]

I always thought they were triploids. I'm not buying the "they grow bigger and fight harder" bit though. Don't think I've caught one that is a keeper and can't remember one over 10", but usually see a handful every year on Grenada.

Wannabe...

[crappiholic]

The triplod is a hybrid. They were first produced by TSUN. They were first released in a state lake near Cleveland and got fished out in a hurry since they don't reproduce. Didn't they release some in Sardis or Grenada?