black crappie

noun

|Updated on: 3 Jun 2018

Definition of black crappie

: 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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An osprey hovered and dived into the still water and emerged with a black crappie clutched in its talons.

— paul a. smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Lots of fish, summery weather greet anglers at Lake Chetek fishing opener," 5 May 2018
Walleye is the marquee species, but Poygan also has yellow perch, white bass, black crappie, lake sturgeon and freshwater drum.

— paul a. smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Lake Poygan ice provides a warm greeting to anglers," 6 Jan. 2018
Small numbers of crappie have been caught along with catfish, white bass ,and black crappie.

— tyler mahoney, kansascity, "Fishing report: Better prospects ahead following last week's cold front," 18 Apr. 2018
The daily bag limit for any combination of white or black crappie at Choke Canyon Reservoir is 25 and the minimum length for a keeper fish is 10 inches.

— ralph winingham, San Antonio Express-News, "Choke crappie: Habitat enhancements help fire up spring fishing action," 22 Feb. 2018
The 2016 trawl also showed a record high black crappie hatch, above average yellow perch hatch and strong production of trout-perch and gizzard shad, key forage species.

— paul a. smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Lake Poygan ice provides a warm greeting to anglers," 6 Jan. 2018

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