04-30-2019, 07:17 PM
[#0000FF]Recently read a Mantua report on the float tubing board in which an angler reported catching several species...including crappies. I know there were crappies in Mantua going back a lot of years, but have not heard of any since. So I addressed a query to Chris Penne (DWR). This is his response.[/#0000FF]
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Hopefully it's a misidentification. We have not introduced crappie into Mantua, so that can be ruled out. The trouble is, with their larger mouth, crappie seem like a hard one to misidentify. The only fish in Mantua that I can think of that could be
with a crappie would be a green sunfish with their larger mouth and deeper body. We've seen some larger green sunfish in Mantua, but I would think an experienced angler would have a hard time calling a green sunfish a crappie due to the differences in coloration. We're going to be doing an electrofishing survey on Mantua in less than a month and will keep our eye out for any crappie. Thanks for the tip!
Chris
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[#0000FF]By the way, anybody else caught what they think was a crappie in Mantua recently?
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Hopefully it's a misidentification. We have not introduced crappie into Mantua, so that can be ruled out. The trouble is, with their larger mouth, crappie seem like a hard one to misidentify. The only fish in Mantua that I can think of that could be
with a crappie would be a green sunfish with their larger mouth and deeper body. We've seen some larger green sunfish in Mantua, but I would think an experienced angler would have a hard time calling a green sunfish a crappie due to the differences in coloration. We're going to be doing an electrofishing survey on Mantua in less than a month and will keep our eye out for any crappie. Thanks for the tip!Chris
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[#0000FF]By the way, anybody else caught what they think was a crappie in Mantua recently?
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