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 previous black crappie state record was a 3.15-pound, 17.76-inch fish caught in 2024.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 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
Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Mason Schwartz’s black crappie is the first record for the species that TPW has ever recognized on the Concho River.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 May 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
Certified weight records will be available for black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, lake trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye and yellow perch.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Mason Schwartz’s black crappie is the first record for the species that TPW has ever recognized on the Concho River.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
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