Nimrod Lake Crappie to be tagged
Fisheries District 9
Tagged Crappie Project
For any important fishery, particularly a harvest oriented one such as crappie, biologists want to make sure they are managing the fishery in a sustainable way. This could mean trying to strike a balance between maximizing the pounds of fish anglers can safely harvest and the type of population anglers desire. In order to inform biologists on how best to accomplish this, collecting data about the fishing behaviors of anglers is just as critical as understanding the fish population.
Starting in November, District 9 fisheries biologists will begin tagging crappie at Lake Nimrod as part of an intense evaluation of the crappie fishery over the next year. Signs (like the one shown above) that will be placed at Lake Nimrod access points. Anglers will also want to inspect their crappie for a small yellow tag (as shown in the photo below). If you catch at tagged crappie, please report the tagged crappie by calling the number provided on each tag. If tags are turned in, they will even be worth a reward!
