Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations White Crappie and Bluegill pictures

Here are the white crappie and 1 bluegill I caught yesterday over the sunken sweetgums. Unfortunately I lost my largest crappie due to a small hole in the netting in my "keeper basket" that hangs off the dock. Guess I'll have to catch him again. He was probably a foot long or better. These were around 10 inches or so with the bluegill between 6 and 7 inches.

Nice job, Eric! The fish took to your structure pretty quick.

I know fish baskets work, but I don't like them. I've had too many fish escape. I put anything I want to keep on a stringer now, or else it goes straight into the ice chest.

Dang, I'm jealous! The closest I got to fishing today was spooling line on a new pole and gazing longingly at the ice while listening to it crack.

I've had okay luck with a basket-style keep as long as I pay attention while I remove the fish. But I've had 2 CC straighten out the big loop hooks on a stringer and x-scape. Mostly,
I use 5 gallon buckets.

I'm jealous too, Eric. Nice job.

Are you certain those are white crappie?

That first picture is kinda funny.You got that face like your holding some heavy fish.But great job and they look healthy.

Great pictures. If I saw those crappie with no prequalifying statements, I would guess black crappie.

I am pretty sure those are black crappie. White crappie have vertical bars along their body.

you guys are right I'm sure. I assumed they were white crappie. Please forgive me I'm a "Pond Meister" in training.

Tricia told me to smile so I was either almost smiling or had just smiled. Plus those fish were really heavy!!

I forgive you for misidentifying the fish but not for the Florida sweatshirt.

Chop Chop baby!!! Tim Tebow is the man!

My Nebraska national championship paraphenelia is starting to get a little worn.

At least y'alls schools have National Champsionship paraphenalia to make...


...I went to Baylor.

Does women's basketball count? That's our flagship athletic program right now.

Not the volleyball paraphernalia.....I would hope!!!!!!

And of course there's my 1997 sweatshirt.

I didn't go to the University of Florida.. I went to Louisiana Tech University..but I never liked LSU when I was young and was drawn to the Gators...maybe it was because of all times they beat LSU to my family's chagrin.


ANYWAY HOW ABOUT MY BLACK CRAPPIE AND IS THAT A HYBRID BLUEGILL OR A PURE BLUEGILL!

Looks like a regular, non hybrid (female) BG to me.

'Bout time we layed off this National Championship football talk. For Bruce's sake.

You are from Ohio I see....must be tough for you as well!!!

Louisiana Tech football. Lots of famous players.

Terry Bradshaw, Pat Tilley, Roger Carr, Mike Barber, Fred Dean, Matt Stover, Willie Roaf, Doug Evans, Tim Rattay, and Troy Edwards.

Great school for pigskin.

Ohio State has had a funny habit of making it to the big game and losing lately. Basketball, football AND men's soccer. All in the national championship game but coming home with no hardware. Ouch.

Yah we are hoping Derek Dooley will get tech back on the right track. He's the son of well known Vince Dooley.

Add Philadelphia Eagle RB Ryan Moats and Jaguar Kicker Josh Scobee to that list.

I've only missed five home football games for NU since 1969, and possibly the single most amazing performace came in the game about ten years ago against Louisiana Tech. Troy Edwards caught 21 catches for over 400 yards. Never seen anything like it. Too bad it was in a losing effort.

I'm still in mourning but the Bucks will get it right one of these years.

Just don't do anything crazy like bringing Cooper back.

Theo, don't even go there. Coop didn't have a clue. Jim Tressel is a heck of a coach and an even better man. A class act!!