Out of the Fryer…….3/11/2024

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 13, 2024 at 3:26pm

Thanks Bruce…..we like to eat a few early season, very tasty!

Comment by Bruce Tomaselli on March 13, 2024 at 2:49pm

Oh, man, yum, yum!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 13, 2024 at 2:29pm

Hopefully they recover from this and appreciate the panfish species and protect it like bass fishing…..I know it doesn’t generate the dollars of bass fishing but important to some anglers….

Comment by tracy willis on March 12, 2024 at 5:56pm

yeah the black crappie in these smaller TWRA lakes are overpopulated and stunted.  our state wide minimum is 10" and 20 fish.  the fish in those lakes never grow above 9.5" so they want them caught out.  they are managing them now mainly as a bass and bluegill and some catfish.  they are the perfect size for whole fried crappie.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 12, 2024 at 4:01pm

Thanks Tracy…..definitely, haven’t seen no limit on crappie since I was a kid growing up in 

Louisiana……here in North Carolina east of Interstate 95 you can keep 20 crappie over 8” with at least one trophy river with a 10” minimum…..I like to whole fry 9 to 10 inch crappie…..

Comment by tracy willis on March 12, 2024 at 9:26am

very nice.  bone in crappie is my favorite way.  fixing to get on some TWRA lakes where they put a no limit on blacks.  they want them all gone so i will oblige lol.  they are really too small to filet but are the perfect size whole fried.