CAUGHT AND RELEASED THIS ONE A FEW YEARS BACK. ONLY ONE I'VE SEEN AND MAY NEVER SEE ANOTHER. CAME FROM "WOODS RESERVOIR" IN S./MIDDLE TN. TWRA OCCASIONALLY STOCKS THE LAKE WITH BLACK/NOSE.
IT'S A WHITE BLACK/NOSE CRAPPIE!
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CAUGHT AND RELEASED THIS ONE A FEW YEARS BACK. ONLY ONE I'VE SEEN AND MAY NEVER SEE ANOTHER. CAME FROM "WOODS RESERVOIR" IN S./MIDDLE TN. TWRA OCCASIONALLY STOCKS THE LAKE WITH BLACK/NOSE.
IT'S A WHITE BLACK/NOSE CRAPPIE!
Nope!
Never caught one or seen one in person, but we did have someone post a pic of one on here not too long ago.
If the Blacknose passes on the genetic trait to regular Black Crappie they breed with, and a Black/White crossbred offspring is possible (and we know it is), then why couldn't the marker gene of a Blacknose get transmitted to a White Crappie :dono (might take a generation or two, but it is possible)
I don't think Biologists fully understand the evolutionary benefit of the black mark ... but I have a theory : it serves the same purpose as the eye black grease used by football players -- to reduce glare. :cool: And it may also be an extra bit of camouflage.
pretty rare to see in the wild for sure . some states breed some on purpose to stock them ,but as far as the wild version I have not seen very many.
Starting to hear of more being caught lately.
Never seen or heard of one, but that's cool! I actually caught my first black nose this past weekend here in SC
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It doesn’t surprise me although I have never seen one......and I fish waters that are full of black nose and white crappie.
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Never caught one
We see them every once in a while in mississippi! alot of folks call them magnolia crappie. Its supposed to be a black/white hybrid that has been stocked. I could be wrong but I want to say that i have been told they do not reproduce.
I think Clinton Lake in Illinois has them stocked.
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The Magnolia Crappie is a male Blacknose / female White Crappie hybrid offspring ... but, the pictures I've seen of them all look like a normal Blacknose Black Crappie. They are supposed to be "sterile" (triploids) but I've heard that's not 100% accurate. I've also heard that not all 100% of the offspring will have the black stripe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erin Brewer
I believe that most of the true Magnolia Crappie were stocked in small impoundments & only in Mississippi. So, if a Crappie with the black nose stripe is caught in Mississippi from their larger lakes, it's probably a true Blacknose & not a Magnolia Crappie ... and states outside of Mississippi would not have Magnolia Crappie in their waters, but may have Blacknose, whether stocked or naturally occurring.
Here's an article from 2012 relating to the Magnolia Crappie & the smaller impoundments (state lakes) they were released into : 'Magnolia crappie' released into lakes | Archives | timesdaily.com
I know where that fish came from. Good to hear from you Steve. Merry Christmas.
That's amazing, been catchn crappie several years & up comes these NEW crappie....
That black racin' stripe doesn't effect the golden brown spa treatment!!
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