Male vs female crappie

[Speck]

At the risk of sounding stupid and inviting the obvious jokes, this is a serious question. How do you tell the difference between male and female black and white crappie?

[feelay]

The female of both types have eggs in 'em when I run my knife through 'em.:D:D

[talltimber]

I'd be interested in knowing as well.

[Mr Zip]

Good question Speck

[dedawg1149]

here you go
How do you identify male from female crappie - Crappie.com

[Speck]

Thanks for the link dawg. From what I gather, unless they are spawning, there's no real way to tell.

[LOZcrappie]

Good question, Speck. Glad you posted it. The only time I think I can tell is during spawn and I was glad to learn more about it.

[centerdriver]

Wish there really was a way. Now let me, ugh, climb up, ugh, on this soap box and, ugh, say
1. That was a long way for an old dude to climb.....and 2. I would try and impose a regulation that stated "Female crappie could not be kept during spawning months" and ALL crappie has to be 10" minimum length". Now let me climb down off this oh, oh oh (loud thump in the back ground) soap box.
Dusty

[slabbandit]

That's actually a good question Speck, The only way that I can really tell is during the spawn when the males of both species have their dark spawning colors and the females are swollen with eggs or have eggs starting to run out.

[Micropterus salmoides]

I can tell you the gender of every sacalait i've ever caught..
it just depends on their responding expressions to my romantic gestures under overwhelming moonlight

umm, no
i can tell you the diff. from all the fish i've caught in the last week and a half though


sorry

BACK TO THE ICHTH LAB!,

Adam