chick. rainy crappie day 1-7-07

[Guest]

Me and my buddy jeff put in at skull isl. at 5:30 this morning. We fished from around 7 till 3:30. We caught 50 crappie with 30 keepers. Also we caught 6 spots, 12 bluegill,1 largemouth, 3 smallmouth,3 yellow perch, and 1 warmouth. We had our raingear but that downpour at 3pm was rough. Most were caught with slip floats and tuffies and med shiners. We fished structure from 5 ft down to 12 ft.. The water temp was 50 at sunrise below the discharge and 49 above it. Some were caught on 1/32 oz yellow red yellow tube jigs. The few that hit those hit them on the drop or just lower them and hold the rod still. Jeff caught a crappie that had a black stripe front to back on top between its eyes and a short stripe under its chin. Total weight for the 30 crappie was 25 1/2 lbs.

 

[fishinvol]

RE: chick. rainy crappy day 1-7-07

That is a weird looking crappie! Looks like someone painted it.emoScratch

 

[SNUFFY]

LOOKS LIKE A BLACKNOSE CRAPPIE.......THAT GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY.......
TWRA STOCKED A STRAIN CALLED THE BLACKNOSE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK THEIR SUCCESS WHEN THEY DID CREEL AND SHOCK SURVEYS...I ONLY CAUGHT A FEW BELOW LOUDON DAM FOR A YEAR OR TWO....BUT THE STRIPE ONLY WENT UP TO ABOUT THEIR EYES....

 

[DHaun]

Great report whisler11 - Looks like you all did great!

 

[drumking]

Definitely a black-nosed crappie. I caught a few a couple of years ago. Not any in the last 2 years. I think that they were stocked in Watts Bar, but not in Chickamauga. These probably came through the lock.emoGeezer

 

[Biofisher I]

That's a good looking mess of fish there. Thanks for the report.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the ID on that crappie folks. I had a feeling it was a blacknose.

 

[Guest]

black nose crappie is just a black crappie with black coloration. The black stripe does not always carry on to the next generation and can skip generations, too. It was first developed by hatcheries (I believe Alabama) to test success of stocking, which they found out was not really a good indicator since the coloration can occur naturally. Folks up at centerhill swore the early stockings of the blacknose crappie in TN grew bigger than regular crappie so TWRA has stocked them in other locations.

 

[shsimons]

3 perch! Perch are just awesome to eat, the occasional perch I catch definitely gets fried up with a mess of bluegill and crappie. Perch and Walleye, just tought to beat.

 

[bluewave]

Man, you guys are die-hard fishermen and deservedly caught a nice stringer. That's the first time I've seen a crappie with that coloration.
Supper's on! emoThumbsup

 

[Guest]

A lot of the smaller crappies that I have caught on Weiss have that type of stripe running their entire body, and on the lower section of the mouth. I haven't seen any that were over 1 lb., though, that had it.

I know that it's a black crappie, but I do hope that you all realize (some folks don't) that black crappie and white crappie are entirely different species of crappie. I have heard way too many people claim that the white crappies are all females while the black crappies are all male. emoAngel

 

[polo-dog]

That looks like a great bunch of crappies. Were they on drops or flats? In cuts or on points? Just curious.

 

[Guest]

Great report whisler, rain or no rain. 25-1/2 pounds in 30 fish is excellent! That makes dodging the rain worth it for sure.

Cheez

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all the replies folks. We didn't get in the hard rain until right after we caught # 50. The wind was rolling up whitecaps and the rain was driving down at an angle for the SLOW boat ride back to the ramp. We caught most of our fish in area that dropped off from 4-6 ft down to 12-20 actual bottom depth.They were all structure oriented fish. All of those fish were caught in 3 specific areas. We found them in these areas a few years ago in the winter. And every winter since we catch at least a few when we go out. There is also alot of bait activity in the general area of thos places. I too have heard the rumor that black crappie are just males of the white crappie species. They are in fact two different species. I don't pay much attention to what color they are as long as they measure.emoBigsmile

 

[Liveliner]

Most Excellent Post. Very well stated, factual and informative. Plus the extra benefit of having great pics. Great job on the fishing and the report. (Now can I go with you the next time?)emoLaugh