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NYS fishing- What is the difference between a crappie and a sunfish ??
6/20/2010 10:13:44 PM
The legal length on a crappie is 10 inches and there is no size limit on sunfish.
I always called the little pond panfish sunnys or bluegills or crappie. I thought they were all the same, I must never have seen a crappie, cause the biggest sunny I have ever seen was about the size of my hand, maybe 2 lbs ?
I always called the little pond panfish sunnys or bluegills or crappie. I thought they were all the same, I must never have seen a crappie, cause the biggest sunny I have ever seen was about the size of my hand, maybe 2 lbs ?
6/21/2010 10:19:07 AM
Originally Posted By Pault:
The legal length on a crappie is 10 inches and there is no size limit on sunfish.
I always called the little pond panfish sunnys or bluegills or crappie. I thought they were all the same, I must never have seen a crappie, cause the biggest sunny I have ever seen was about the size of my hand, maybe 2 lbs ?
The legal length on a crappie is 10 inches and there is no size limit on sunfish.
I always called the little pond panfish sunnys or bluegills or crappie. I thought they were all the same, I must never have seen a crappie, cause the biggest sunny I have ever seen was about the size of my hand, maybe 2 lbs ?
crappie
there are several species of sunfish, but they all fall into the same category when it comes to catch limits and regs.
a "sunfish" are any of the brightly colored pan fish, pumkinseed, bluegill, green, orangspotted, several others...
they are pretty much green with a bright colored breast, kinda like an under water robin.
6/22/2010 2:33:38 PM
some folks call crappie, "spots". crappies have bigger mouths, and there are white and black crappies as well.
6/23/2010 7:55:25 AM
Originally Posted By shadyhaven:
some folks call crappie, "spots". crappies have bigger mouths, and there are white and black crappies as well.
some folks call crappie, "spots". crappies have bigger mouths, and there are white and black crappies as well.
I've also heard them called papermouths.
Crappie are a lot of fun to catch and very tasty, sunnies are too but I like crappie fishing more.
6/23/2010 11:04:23 AM
Originally Posted By seoulstice:
I've also heard them called papermouths.
Crappie are a lot of fun to catch and very tasty, sunnies are too but I like crappie fishing more.
Originally Posted By shadyhaven:
some folks call crappie, "spots". crappies have bigger mouths, and there are white and black crappies as well.
some folks call crappie, "spots". crappies have bigger mouths, and there are white and black crappies as well.
I've also heard them called papermouths.
Crappie are a lot of fun to catch and very tasty, sunnies are too but I like crappie fishing more.
Down here they are called sacalait, pronounced sac a lay.
6/23/2010 11:26:04 AM
Doesn't that mean "sack of milk" because they're white fleshed and tasty?
1/23/2011 1:24:04 AM
bass are part of the sunfish family also
quote:
Description: The largemouth is the largest member of the sunfish family with light greenish to brownish sides and a dark lateral line which tends to break into blotches towards the tail. Often confused with smallmouth and spotted bass, it is easily distinguishable because the upper jaw extends beyond the rear edge of the eye. Also, its first and second dorsal fins are almost separated by an obvious deep dip, and there are no scales on the soft-rayed second dorsal fin or on the anal fin.
from:
http://www.warmwaterflyfisher.com/WWspecies/bigsunfish.htm
if they say something else in the state DNR rules, I'd be getting a deffination from the state on what a "sunfish" is. those DNR dudes don't BS around most of the time.
quote:
Description: The largemouth is the largest member of the sunfish family with light greenish to brownish sides and a dark lateral line which tends to break into blotches towards the tail. Often confused with smallmouth and spotted bass, it is easily distinguishable because the upper jaw extends beyond the rear edge of the eye. Also, its first and second dorsal fins are almost separated by an obvious deep dip, and there are no scales on the soft-rayed second dorsal fin or on the anal fin.
from:
http://www.warmwaterflyfisher.com/WWspecies/bigsunfish.htm
if they say something else in the state DNR rules, I'd be getting a deffination from the state on what a "sunfish" is. those DNR dudes don't BS around most of the time.
