Thread: Afternoon on The Bar

Originally Posted by FishAddiction

I have heard that the black nose crappie are stocked fish. Anyone know of this is true?

Yes, it is a "stocked" fish at Watts Bar .... and hundreds of other lakes. The Blacknose Black Crappie does occur naturally in some lakes/river systems in 20 or so different states. They're just regular Black Crappie with a marker gene that creates the black stripe.

Biologists are unsure about the evolutionary design for the black stripe. But, I wonder if it's not something on the order of what football players do by making black marks under their eyes to cut down on the glare of lights.