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[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]COMMON NAME:[/#663300] BLACK CRAPPIE[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]OTHER NAMES:[/#663300] PAPERMOUTH, SPECKS[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]SCIENTIFIC NAME: [/#663300][#000011]Pomoxis nigromaculatus[/#000011][/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]RANGE AND HABITAT:[/#663300] Less common than white crappie. Found in larger ponds, lakes, rivers, and inshore waters. Prefers clearer lakes and rivers with an abundance of aquatic vegetation or submerged timber.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]FOOD:[/#663300] Young crappies feed on zooplankton and larval insects during their first year of life; as adults, they switch to a diet of small fish.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]ADULT SIZE:[/#663300] Usually 6-12 inches, but can reach lengths of up to 18 inches, and weigh over 4 pounds.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]IDENTIFICATION:[/#663300] Golden or olive-green back with silvery sides. Back and sides boldly speckled with dark blue or black blotches. Dorsal fin, anal fin, and tail contain many dark worm-like markings, giving the appearance of a dark fin with white spots. Dorsal fin usually contains 7-8 spines.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]FISHING TIPS:[/#663300] April through June fish close to shore in areas with vegetation, brush, docks, etc. for spawning crappies. During summer and early fall, fish deeper areas along old creek channels, roadbeds, and submerged points and humps. Crappies move back inshore later in the fall. Best baits are live minnows, small jigs, doll flies, and spinners.[/size][/font]
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[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]OTHER NAMES:[/#663300] PAPERMOUTH, SPECKS[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]SCIENTIFIC NAME: [/#663300][#000011]Pomoxis nigromaculatus[/#000011][/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]RANGE AND HABITAT:[/#663300] Less common than white crappie. Found in larger ponds, lakes, rivers, and inshore waters. Prefers clearer lakes and rivers with an abundance of aquatic vegetation or submerged timber.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]FOOD:[/#663300] Young crappies feed on zooplankton and larval insects during their first year of life; as adults, they switch to a diet of small fish.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]ADULT SIZE:[/#663300] Usually 6-12 inches, but can reach lengths of up to 18 inches, and weigh over 4 pounds.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]IDENTIFICATION:[/#663300] Golden or olive-green back with silvery sides. Back and sides boldly speckled with dark blue or black blotches. Dorsal fin, anal fin, and tail contain many dark worm-like markings, giving the appearance of a dark fin with white spots. Dorsal fin usually contains 7-8 spines.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][size 1][#663300]FISHING TIPS:[/#663300] April through June fish close to shore in areas with vegetation, brush, docks, etc. for spawning crappies. During summer and early fall, fish deeper areas along old creek channels, roadbeds, and submerged points and humps. Crappies move back inshore later in the fall. Best baits are live minnows, small jigs, doll flies, and spinners.[/size][/font]
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