Thread: Conway's Black Crappie Madness

I loves me some black crappie. I always thought they fought harder..........

Hey Matt........years ago when we fished Greeson every spring, we'd get into some black ones and a FEW of them were........well, totally black! I've never, ever, seen a crappie look like those. If you looked real close, you could see normal crappie markings, but barely.....mostly it was if they'd been dipped in black paint. We never knew who to ask, or why this happened, and I've never seen it since. Ideas???

Originally Posted by Buckrub

I loves me some black crappie. I always thought they fought harder..........

Hey Matt........years ago when we fished Greeson every spring, we'd get into some black ones and a FEW of them were........well, totally black! I've never, ever, seen a crappie look like those. If you looked real close, you could see normal crappie markings, but barely.....mostly it was if they'd been dipped in black paint. We never knew who to ask, or why this happened, and I've never seen it since. Ideas???

Like these?

Yes sir, very close. I can remember distinctly a FEW that were even blacker than that.....almost NO white specks visible without holding up to the light.

I just assumed they were like people..........some have different melanin than others. But I don't know.

Here's a mess of Conway blacks caught a few weeks ago off the bank.

oops one white slipped in there

Originally Posted by RCC

Here's a mess of Conway blacks caught a few weeks ago off the bank.

Had to be over a few weeks ago with the snow on the ground.

summertime speck fest!!!! WTG!!!!!

Originally Posted by Cmj

Like these?

Looks like really dark male crappie during the spawn.