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Have you ever heard of these? They are called flier bream. I caught some yesterday in a small ditch with my just built minnow trap. Also caught fhm, gsf, pumpkin seed, gsh, and a chain pickerl.
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Yes, I have heard of them and caught them. They look very similar to crappie. They just don't get very big, I think the largest I have ever caught was like 9 or 10 inches. In my experience they seem to like tannic swampy backwaters... I have kept them in aquariums in the past as well. Definitely a neat little fish! Could make an interesting addition to a pond... 
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cool posts calvin and cj....looks like a micro crappie.
calvin, are you sure you caught punkin seeds? i didnt know they lived that far south.
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CJB, so you think the fliers would be ok in pond? DIED, thats what everyone around here calls them.
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I am sure they would survive. Particularly in a more acidic pH. Say 6.5 or so. Just keep in mind the management of them would be similar to crappies... They got big mouths compared to other sunfish their size. Not really sure how their spawning relates to crappies. I know they taste just like crappies...
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Do you think I would have to worry about population problems?
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I honestly don't know for sure as I have no experience with them in small ponds I have managed. I know they are never really common in any ponds or rivers I have caught them. From what I have read they will naturally hybridize with white crappies. But with them rarely getting bigger than about 6 or 7 inches, they certainly will stay in the size small enough for LMB to prey on which may help to keep their numbers down...
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I agree. From what I read they wont get big enough that bass wont beable handel them.
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