black crappie
noun
: a silvery black-mottled sunfish (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) of eastern and central North America having seven or eight protruding spines on the dorsal fins
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The trout fishing is particularly good—thanks to those cooler waters—but anglers also have the chance to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Species generally present in the lake include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and bullhead.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Species generally present in the lake include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and bullhead.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
The major sport species caught by anglers here include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, catfish, white crappie, black crappie, sauger, and white bass.
—Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 30 June 2025
Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
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