Question, is this crappie?

[crappie addict]

I caught several slabs the on Sunday and found these in their stomachs. The fish that is by itself looks like a crappie fry to me. The picture of the four fish, two look like small bream and two look like crappie. So here's my question, IF some of them are crappie, how old would they be? MY thought is that they could be fry from the full moon in March. Although we have had some cold snaps, it was unseasonably warm in the early spring. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[slipbobber]

Sure looks like a crappie to me.

[wasabi]

fry em up and see if they taste like crappie

[gonefishing]

I would say that they are from last year. I seen a school of fish last year and had a big bait net in the boat. I managed to scope up a sample and it was crappie about 1n inch long and it was in may.

Sam W

[fish_4_all]

They could be crappie fry, could be gills, could be perch fry. Could also be chubs or other bait fish.

But my first guess would be crappie or gills from the coloration.

[Arkie John]

Looks like a crappie to me--2008 variety.

Now...show us some SLABS! :D

aj

[Bob # 1]

They could be crappie fry, could be gills, could be perch fry. Could also be chubs or other bait fish.

But my first guess would be crappie or gills from the coloration.

Fry them you will soon know as crappie taste the best:D

[crappie addict]

Arkie John, these are fish that ate those fry.

[Tiger]

I wouldn't think that fry is from last years spawn. Last years fish would surely be bigger than that. I read somewhere that crappie can grow to be eight inches in the first year. Most crappie spawn in the spring, however I would imagine a few spawn in the summer and in fall. Natures way of making sure the species survives.

[smashdn]

KDFWR studies have shown that it takes 3 years for crappie to be legal harvestable size (10") on Kentucky Lake. Now I would imagine with milder weather and a longer growing season that crappie would grow faster in Louisiana but not that fast.