A first for me

[RUGER]

I have caught them at KY lake but never in a TWRA lake.
I have heard different reasons why they have the stripe but really have no clue why.
Anyway just interesting that this was the first one I have caught there.

 

[Spurhunter]

I catch them a lot in Mississippi but the stripe is always black. I researched it once. Science says those are the fastest swimmers so they get racing stripes.

 

[TNReb]

My buddy runs a fish hatchery for the TWRA. He told me the black nose crappie are hatchery-raised. I've caught a bunch of them in Old Hickory.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

^^^ what he said ^^^

 

[mike243]

Twra put them in lakes as its easier to tract them, i forgot where they come from normally but its another state , want to say Arkansas but I probably wrong , cant taste no difference though

 

[RUGER]

My buddy runs a fish hatchery for the TWRA. He told me the black nose crappie are hatchery-raised. I've caught a bunch of them in Old Hickory.

That's what I have heard too.

 

[RUGER]

Twra put them in lakes as its easier to tract them,

Do you mean they stick closer to structure?

 

[RUGER]

I catch them a lot in Mississippi but the stripe is always black. I researched it once. Science says those are the fastest swimmers so they get racing stripes.

This one was black also.
Crappy camera and odd light direction.

 

[Hduke86]

He's telling you with his eyes to get your fat thumb out of his mouth lol

 

[KyRick]

Definitely a black nose crappie.

 

[DayDay]

That looks like a crappie, only smaller...


Here is a website with some information (it's on the internet so it must be true):

Black Nose Crappie: Everything You Need To Know • Panfish Nation

We've all heard of black crappie and white crappie...but what about a black nose crappie?

panfishnation.com

These fish seem to like shallower waters than their cousins, especially in the summer months, perhaps making them a good target for people fishing from the bank.

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

LOL look at him looking up at you like WTF dude let me go already!!

 

[RUGER]

LOL look at him looking up at you like WTF dude let me go already!!

I got that look 130 times that day lol
129 got to go back

 

[Union Co. Boy]

We have them in Norris. Don't catch as many as we used to, but still not uncommon to hook one. They stocked them fairly heavily several years ago it seemed, as we were catching lots of smaller size ones. Don't know if the still do.