Sorry Len ... "Blacknose" have been swimming in Watts Bar for well over 20yrs - maybe they were referring to "re-stocking" ??!! There were some pictures on the Brag Board, on the "old" forum site (but I think those pics are gone now) ... but Jerry is correct - they look like a regular Black Crappie, that someone used a black magic marker on ...LOL!! The black stripe runs from under the bottom lip, up between the eyes, to the top fin ... it's a genetic marker trait. They are also harder pulling than either a White or regular Black Crappie - and are more prone to leaping out of the water !! They're definitely a hoot to catch !! They're often referred to as a "Arkansas" Blacknose ... because they occur naturally, in limited numbers, in the White River of Arkansas, and the Arkansas DNR scientists used them to do population control studies in ponds (they could identify them from the other Crappie species control group). Many lakes in this region of the country have been/are being stocked with them. And I'm sure that, with all the flooding the Southern lowlands and river systems are prone to .... some "accidental" stocking has been done (holding ponds overflowing into creeks, then into river systems and possibly into downstream lakes). ..............cp