Personally, I'd rather catch crappie than bass of catfish. And,
I've read the advice about not stocking crappie in smaller ponds many many times from various sources including this forum, so there must be some credibility to it. However, I do have crappie in one of my ponds, though not by choice - I have no idea how they got in the pond. I can usually catch them in the early spring, but never after that. The crappie are of the black variety with a distinctive black strip running down the back. I've read that they are called Mohawk crappie. The've been around for about 3 years now, but have yet to be much of a problem. Ofcourse, that may change. I'm only able to catch about 20 or so of them each year. The pond is about 4.25 acres and also has bass, cat, and bluegill.
