I caught a black nose crappie at rocky fork lake today, it was only eight inches long. has anyone else caught them at rocky fork. first time I ever saw one at rocky. I did bring ten crappie home that were 10 1/2- 11inches long.
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I caught a black nose crappie at rocky fork lake today, it was only eight inches long. has anyone else caught them at rocky fork. first time I ever saw one at rocky. I did bring ten crappie home that were 10 1/2- 11inches long.
I've only caught a few my entire life. They are ultra-cool looking.
Rocky Fork Lake is rated as the "TOP CHOICE" in Crappie Size in the ODNR fishing reports.
Congrats
Herb
Asking myself why I have never been there after reading that. :dono
We've caught several in the Ohio River creeks..... One in Weiss lake Alabama ...... And one in a boars head tourney...... Never at RF though...... Cool looking fish...... All of em I've caught have been small ones also
You'll find them in lakes with Black Crappie or lakes that have been stocked with hybrids with at least one Black Crappie Parent....it is a recessive black stripe gene. They spawn like any other Crappie and are very cool to catch!
Here is one of my black nose crappie for those who has never seen one. Everyone I've caught seem to run small in size, like most of the fish I catch.....
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...-1-2008004.jpg
Herb
Ha ha yeah ...
Your blacknose is just about the size of the one I caught at Tanners this spring
Started to toss him back in when I realized he was a black nose ...
Now they really need to start growing to 17.5 and weigh about 3 pds - so I can be happy!
Attachment 207895They get big!
Never caught one in OH but caught quite a few in TN.
I have fished rocky fork for over 50 years, that was the first blacknose I ever caughtQuote:
Originally Posted by Fish In The Bucket
Blacknose are reportedly found to be naturally occurring in 13 states ... and have been used for stock fish in many other states, due to the ease of identifying them from the resident population.
I've caught them in KY & TN, from lakes where they've been stocked. 13-14" is the largest size Blacknose that I've caught, and those all came from Watts Bar Reservoir in East Tenn.
It's also been reported that floods have dispersed many of them from stocked lakes, fish farms, and their natural waters ... so it's no surprise that they can be found in bodies of water connected to the major riverways.
... cp :kewl