![]() ![]() Fewer crappie means more food available to fewer fish. Large numbers of small, hungry bass will eat most of the young crappie, even in boom years of the crappie lifecycle. The key to raising larger crappie is to increase the abundance of predators by overcrowding the pond with bass. If you already have crappie in a small lake or pond, or if you absolutely must stock crappie, there are some things you can do to improve your chances at successfully raising this species. So if you have a pond in which good fishing for bass and bream is important, do not stock crappie. This causes bass and bream to grow slowly and become thin. ![]() When a swarm of young crappie enter a pond, they eat all of the food needed by both bass and bream. Then suddenly, for reasons that are not clear, the crappie population will explode and fill the pond with small, hungry crappie. After stocking a pond, you may not have many crappie for several years. This overlap in dietary needs between species is not a problem when the population of crappie in a pond is low.Ĭrappie have a tendency to produce inconsistent numbers of young. The diet of crappie is very similar to the diet of other desired pond species, such as bass and bream. ![]() MISSISSIPPI STATE - Many landowners would like to fish for crappie in their ponds and small lakes, but crappie can cause major problems in smaller waters. ![]()
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