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Black crappie. The black crappie ( Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two types of crappies. It is very similar to the white crappie ( P. annularis) in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black spots. Alternate names for the species include calico bass, speck ...
Type species. Pomoxis annularis. Rafinesque, 1818 [ 1] Synonyms [ 2] Hyperistius Gill, 1864 : Crappies ( / ˈkrɒpi, ˈkræpi /) [ 3][ 4] are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus Pomoxis in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes). Both species of crappies are popular game fish among recreational anglers .
The current International Game Fish Association all-tackle world record for a white crappie is 2.35 kg (5.2 lb), caught on July 31, 1957, near Enid Dam, Mississippi, by angler Fred Bright, while the IGFA all-tackle length world record is a 39-centimetre (15 in) fish, caught on October 14, 2022, in Grenada Lake, Mississippi, by angler Doug Borries.
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
Weiss Lake in northeastern Alabama is owned and operated by the Alabama Power Company. [1] At full summer pool, Weiss Lake sits 564 feet (172 m) above sea level. The lake covers 30,200 acres (122 km 2) from the Coosa River, Chattooga River (Alabama–Georgia) and Little River, offering over 447 miles (719 km) of shoreline and shallow flats, large coves, under-water drop offs and deep channels.
In general, Alabama freshwater fishing is a warmwater fishery, although stocked trout are available in several locations. The most targeted species are largemouth and smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie, brim ( bluegill, shellcracker, etc.), stripe ( white bass, striped bass and hybrids) as well as catfish.
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Lake Martin is an Alabama Power lake with a 154,200-kilowatt generating capacity. It is a recreational lake with fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, Alabama bass, bluegill and other sunfish, crappie, catfish, striped bass and white bass. Alabama Power maintains eleven public access sites on the lake. [8] Lake R. L. Harris (Lake Wedowee)