Which tastes better?

**Boatbottom** · 07-06-2018, 10:08 AM

Warm water crappie or cold water crappie? I always say the cold water crappie tastes better but I've never had em side by side.

**SpeckledSlab** · 07-06-2018, 10:13 AM

I can't say I have compared the two or noticed a big difference, but I know for sure they both taste better than "no crappie". lol

**"G"** · 07-06-2018, 10:16 AM

They both taste good

**Eagle 1** · 07-06-2018, 11:12 AM

Leave the warm water ones on ice overnight before filleting . I taste no difference . jmo

**bandchaser** · 07-06-2018, 11:12 AM

Not sure on your original question. But, we have noticed a taste difference in fish that we kept in the livewell vs fish put on ice.

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**CatchumDeep** · 07-06-2018, 11:45 AM

Cold water crappie taste better to us but both are delicious

**blueball** · 07-06-2018, 12:00 PM

Cold water are better

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**BarryG** · 07-06-2018, 12:31 PM

The one on MY plate!

**stormcloud** · 07-06-2018, 12:34 PM

There is not a lot of difference in the taste but there is some. You won't go to someone else's house to eat and say these
are cold water crappie. You can tell the difference when you are cleaning fish in the summer. They have a different smell.
I don't know if it has to do with diet, warm water, or hydrogen sulfide buildup in the deeper water. I'll take either one if
someone is cooking. There is a big buildup of yellow fat on the backs of channel cat in the summer. Don't know if it is related.

**Rees Guide** · 07-06-2018, 03:01 PM

Cold water crappie used to mean it was the first of the season and man they sho was good. Fish 12 months a year now and don't notice it near as much. I put up about 90% of my crappie in the summer time so we eat warm water crappie most of the time.

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