black crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus latin

Black crappie were planted at one time but have apparently not continued.

A friend took a 16-inch black crappie on a plastic worm that same season.

White crappies are also slightly more elongated than black crappie.

Black crappies and white crappies are the most common fish.

White crappies are very similar in appearance to black crappies.

The lake also holds the state record for Black Crappie (5 lbs).

White crappie have a higher growth rate in terms of length than black crappie.

Species of game fish in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, and black crappies.

They have 5-10 vertical bars along their body, rather than the randomly scattered spots like the black crappie.

In 1990, lake sediment was being stirred up by nearly 20,000 catfish, carp, and black crappie fish.

Black crappie inhabit the waters as well.

Black crappies appear to nest in the most protected areas (such as places with woody debris or live vegetation) possible.

West Graham is primarily managed for walleye with black crappie and channel catfish as secondary species.

Bluegill, black crappie and yellow perch are available for anglers, however numbers sampled in the 2002 assessment were low.

The common game fish are black crappie, largemouth bass, catfish and redbreast sunfish.

More recently, Black Crappie have been introduced and are a primary target for summer and winter fisherman.

Black crappies mature at 2-4 years.

The average black crappie swimming in West Graham Lake is thought to be nearly 1/2 pound.

Fisherman may expect to catch largemouth bass, black crappie, blue gill and channel catfish.

Panfish, like this black crappie, are the most frequently caught type of fish in North America.

Fish species present include northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye, black crappie, and bluegill.

Black crappies have rows of dark spots on their dorsal, anal, and caudal fins.

White crappie are more tolerant of turbid (murky) waters than black crappie.

The lake has set state records for largemouth bass, black crappie and flathead catfish.

Black crappies, also called calico bass, maintain a mystical hold over me with their Victorian gaudiness and ephemeral habits.

The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)

The black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two crappies.

The 'black crappie', 'Pomoxis nigromaculatus' (Lesueur (taxonomy), 1829), is very similar to 'P. annularis' in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black spots.

There are four species known that that the warmouth hybridizes with L. cyanellus and L. macrochirus, as well as two other species Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus.