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Reply With QuoteI know NOTHING about it....but that seems older than I thought for each size!
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Growth Rate of Black Crappie in Florida
I have been looking around for good info on the age of crappie, compared to there size in Florida. I came across a thesis by Travis Tuten from UF, who compared Lakes Lochloosa, Marian, and Monroe fish in 2007,for growth rates. Getting to the point ,all measurements that I am posting are approximate , from his very exact graph.
4" ~ < 1 year
8" ~ 2 years
12" ~ 5 years
14" ~ 8 Years
Is this what the general consensus is ? Again the graph was in mm. and I converted to inches and this is Approximate.
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I know NOTHING about it....but that seems older than I thought for each size!
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That does not align with what the biologists found checking ear bones at Crescent a few years ago. I remember Stus big 16" being the oldest at 5 years and most of the 12" - 14" being all around 4 years old.
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If you hadn't mentioned lakes involved - i would have thought you were talking
about lakes in Midwest ...
Will send Travis an e-mail to see if he has any further updates regarding growth
rate and possible what lakes should be starting to cycle back into good fisheries.
Earlier this year he & i discussed Newmans as being a good year in 2016 - as well
as Lochloosa..........
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Ask him for the survey thag was done at Crescent a few years back at our slabfest.
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Thanks fishin813, that would be great. I have tried to copy Travis's Graph on page 53 of his thesis for all to see but the PDF is way smarter than me. lol
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Graph that I have taken info from, Page 53 of Travis's thesis.
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Mike, i believe that was a lady by name of Sheree - will check regarding
that survey also.
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Most Southern growth rates are higher than that. Talquin fish are typically 6.5" in a year and 8.5"-9" at year two. A 12" is a 3 year fish this is where I like to remove fish. The 8 year sunfish is not typical in most Southern lakes.
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You have to keep in mind these are average growth rates. Just like humans genetics can play a role. Along with many other factors.
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