Reply With QuoteI fished Smithville this weekend and saw a lot of dead black crappie mostly small 5 to 8 inches all over the lake. I wondered what that was about.
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Smithville Crappie Die Off
Anyone heard of the Crappie die off going on right now at Smithville. They say it is only affecting the Black Crappie. The black Crappie population is in transisition from a stunted, older population to a younger, faster growing population. Mostly the Larger older ones. The outbreak is called Columnaris Flexibacter bacteria.
No fisherman will get sick from eating any of the fish in Smithville with this. They will have lesions on there gills is how they tell the problem.
They say its pretty ripe at the boat ramps with 1000's of dead Crappie floating around.
Jake Allman has a letter out. I will try and post it here in a few. Iam having issues with getting it done on this site.
Krazy can you post it up? Lee
Last edited by LeeinMo; 07-29-2008 at 09:56 AM.
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I fished Smithville this weekend and saw a lot of dead black crappie mostly small 5 to 8 inches all over the lake. I wondered what that was about.
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Beagle, have you been singing at Smithville lately?:D:D Just kidding ole buddy.:p
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What crappie...aint no crappie in that lake...everybody knows that!:pOriginally Posted by LeeinMo
I only got a hard copy of the letter and scanned to send it to a few of you houligans.
If anybody wants me to email the letter to them just shoot me your email address in a PM.
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What the man said is wrong....
Here ya go.....take it with a grain of salt if ya like.
Progressive Marine Insurance SUCKS!. If you hit a submerged object they will try to prove manufacturers defect....stay away from them.
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Beagle, have you been singing at Smithville lately?
Now cut that out speck. he he
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I wonder if, in a sick way, it isn't good for a killoff in the lake. The population was getting overcrowded with fish. It is bad for the fish that are dieing, but if it is a natural occurance then its is nature thinning the herd
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It already killed them ALL, black and white crappie!!!!!!!! None left in the lake. I'm just sayin.
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A big fat 0!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scared to go today was affraid I'd melt, besides that been tryin to catch big kitties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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