Crappie ID

[zoeconner]

Have you seen this black stripe on a crappie before? This is a first for me in my pond.

[wis2ohio]

that is a tarpon crappie lol. really i think it's a white crappie with some type of genetic problem

[30inthabucket]

Don't think I've seen a crappie like that but I've caught largemouth in the river that had similar markings. Black or dark brown splotches on em. Not sure what causes it

[holehopper]

The elusive black magic marker crappie,very rare.

[Strongpersuader]

Also known in the lower parts of Kentucky Lake as the Sharpie.....

[Hillbilly]

black nose crappie. They are not native around here, so if it were in a pond, somebody put them in there, most likely by accident with other crappie
Closest place i know that can be caught is the ohio river.

They are common down south

[holehopper]

Hillbilly,wins the trophy for the correct answer,congratulations.

[Saw guy]

Definitly a mutant. 

[holehopper]

no mutant,what hillbilly said is correct.

[zoeconner]

 Thanks holehopper.  It's nice to know what I have in my pond. Makes sense since I bought Crappie from Alabama

[Hillbilly]

they also wont get as big as typical black crappie, normally 10" is above average to big for the black nose.
seen a couple bigger, but they dont seem to get the size as a normal black crappie.

and they taste exactly like bald eagles...i mean any other crappie