Black Nose Crappie

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North MS Fish Hatchery biologists recently stocked Enid Lake with 20,000 blackstripe black crappie, a fish with a unique color variation of the black crappie. Ow.ly - image uploaded by @MDWFPonline (MDWFP)

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I can't ever remember catching a magnolia that was legal.It would be cool to have a 4lber on the wall tho.Maybe someday.

I caught 2 out of the same stake beds at Grenada last year. They were both about 14"

sardis has had them for a few years now caught some that were pound to pound and half

I have caught a couple on Grenada in the past. They were always one of the 5 under 12 you could keep. Why would they put these fish in the lake to compete with the trophy class fishery is beyond me. They should only put those in ponds that the owners want crappie, but do not want them breeding too much and taking over the pond. Just my opinion though.

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Originally Posted by Chilly

I have caught a couple on Grenada in the past. They were always one of the 5 under 12 you could keep.

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Didnt know you could keep any under 12???

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Originally Posted by Chilly

I have caught a couple on Grenada in the past. They were always one of the 5 under 12 you could keep. Why would they put these fish in the lake to compete with the trophy class fishery is beyond me. They should only put those in ponds that the owners want crappie, but do not want them breeding too much and taking over the pond. Just my opinion though.

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I was gonna say...I wished we had some to catch. So what's the deal with black nose crappie anyway? I assumed they were about he same as the black crappie with growth, spawn, etc. What's the difference?:confused:

I think they grow faster than the white, and supposedly larger, if given the chance. I've never caught one over 2 lb. yet.

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Didnt know you could keep any under 12???

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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=47.910538,-122.294657

They grow faster than whites in a controlled setting but not in the wild. 20,000 that place was riddled with dinks before that and its gone to pot now!