Author Topic: Whitney Point Lake Bs thread (Read 103650 times)

deerefishyfishy · « **Reply #570 on:** Jan 30, 2018, 05:28 PM »

The master has spoken. White it is. It tasted a quarter inch too short $:-\$

choo choo · « **Reply #571 on:** Jan 30, 2018, 06:31 PM »

it is a White crappie... according to New York State Freshwater Fishing guide 2017/2018 photo and comparison of Back and white crappie on page 58. They note that white crappie coloration can be similar to black crappie. So best to ID them by comparing distance from the eye to the dorsal fin with the length of dorsal fin base. That length is about the same in Black crappie,.... but the fin base length is significantly shorter than the distance from the eye to the front of dorsal fin in a white crappie.
Black crappie have 7 or 8 dorsal spines....
Interesting that a white crappie usually has 6 , but in some rare cases can have 7 dorsal spines according to NYS DEC.
Darn...grey crappie works for me lol

The big one looks like it is a white too... but it is hard to see exactly where the base of the dorsal fin ends near his thumb , but it does appear to be shorter length than the distance from eye to front of fin.

Rugburn · « **Reply #572 on:** Jan 30, 2018, 06:45 PM »

Just when I thought school was out! Love it! Stay tuned!

Budbucket · « **Reply #573 on:** Jan 30, 2018, 06:51 PM »

I’ve always noticed that every fish from here is lighter, not sure why. Walleyes are very silvery, perch are light (almost like a blue perch) and the gills can be very light colored as well...you go into the spillway and the eyes are the color you’d expect
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It's because the stained/merky water. Goodyear lake is the same way . Blue walleyes we always said. Catch an occasional "blue" at the spillway.the fish tend to get darker when spawning time approaches

trapper2000 · « **Reply #574 on:** Jan 30, 2018, 08:34 PM »

Quote from: deerefishyfishy on Jan 30, 2018, 05:26 PM

Ya, I saw features of each also. That's why I wasn't sure. Hybrid works for me. Black crappie + white crappie = GRAY CRAPPIE!!

grey crappie it is

big_guy_13021 · « **Reply #575 on:** Jan 30, 2018, 09:54 PM »

Look white to me

choo choo · « **Reply #576 on:** Jan 31, 2018, 08:34 PM »

Quote from: Coach 54 on Jan 29, 2018, 04:47 AM

This one made it worth dealing with the wind on Saturday afternoon. It's my second crappie over 16 inches this season.

Sorry I never did say Congrats to you Coach54....got caught up in checking all the black crappie , white crappie ID info....
One beautiful white crappie !! Hope you get another one like that at the WP crappie derby !

bart · « **Reply #577 on:** Jan 31, 2018, 08:40 PM »

Quote from: Coach 54 on Jan 29, 2018, 04:47 AM

This one made it worth dealing with the wind on Saturday afternoon. It's my second crappie over 16 inches this season.

Beautiful fish!

mono_mono · « **Reply #578 on:** Feb 01, 2018, 05:17 AM »

Shot out from Dorchester after work yesterday and sat on a bucket for about an hour and a half. Not a single mark. I froze. Time to get the ESKIMO EVO-1 back in the car for some comfortable (warm) weekend fishing

Rugburn · « **Reply #579 on:** Feb 01, 2018, 08:01 AM »

Good luck to you this weekend mono, and would you get to that farm pond already! lol

fishman671 · « **Reply #580 on:** Feb 03, 2018, 04:15 PM »

Fished Whitney point for the first time in years. Two undersize crappie, dink walleye and one about 15 inches. Sure has changed from the days when Crappie were constant action. All hit Marmooska tipped with mousey.

ktruman · « **Reply #581 on:** Feb 03, 2018, 04:32 PM »

Was slower today.....moved around, 15 gills, 1 big perch, 5 short crappie released and 8 smallmouth, they were fun.........no eyes for me, not even a short.......all on spikes

mistertwister · « **Reply #582 on:** Feb 03, 2018, 04:46 PM »

Quote from: fishman671 on Feb 03, 2018, 04:15 PM

Fished Whitney point for the first time in years. Two undersize crappie, dink walleye and one about 15 inches. Sure has changed from the days when Crappie were constant action. All hit Marmooska tipped with mousey.

Crappies have been hard to come by this year...actually the last couple years. The eyes have been around though, I caught a dozen on Thursday, 8 of them being 15-17” but no keepers.

deerefishyfishy · « **Reply #583 on:** Feb 03, 2018, 05:26 PM »

Should be a good crop of eyes next year. Seem to be lots in the 15 - 17 & 7/8 inch class

bigal409 · « **Reply #584 on:** Feb 03, 2018, 05:27 PM »

I've got keeper eyes last 3 times I've been out. They are there. Just need to find them. Even got a few keeper crappie.

trapper2000 · « **Reply #585 on:** Feb 03, 2018, 06:58 PM »

big al caught fish

?? I'm going ..... lol glad you done well my friend

big_guy_13021 · « **Reply #586 on:** Feb 04, 2018, 02:43 AM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Feb 03, 2018, 06:58 PM

big al caught fish ?? I'm going ..... lol glad you done well my friend

....he probably caught them from his buddies bucket...bigal you bucket fishing again

Budbucket · « **Reply #587 on:** Feb 04, 2018, 07:29 AM »

Quote from: deerefishyfishy on Feb 03, 2018, 05:26 PM

Should be a good crop of eyes next year. Seem to be lots in the 15 - 17 & 7/8 inch class

Think we've been saying that every year...

trapper2000 · « **Reply #588 on:** Feb 04, 2018, 09:38 AM »

17 7/8 + step on head =18 1/2

I'm joking .....no one would ever do anything like that

deerefishyfishy · « **Reply #589 on:** Feb 04, 2018, 10:42 AM »

One of these days I'm gonna follow through on my threat to design and build a fish stretcher...

trapper2000 · « **Reply #590 on:** Feb 04, 2018, 11:22 AM »

Quote from: deerefishyfishy on Feb 04, 2018, 10:42 AM

One of these days I'm gonna follow through on my threat to design and build a fish stretcher...

you grab the tail i'll grab his head and PULL!!!!

muskydib · « **Reply #591 on:** Feb 04, 2018, 11:45 AM »

Just break the bac bone it streaches easier lol my grandfather showed me that back in the 60s when in pa they had to be 12 boy they were good throw back all the big females they are the future of our fishery

cnyiceguy46 · « **Reply #592 on:** Feb 08, 2018, 01:43 PM »

Does anybody know how much snow is on the ice after the snow storm we got on Wednesday?

big_guy_13021 · « **Reply #593 on:** Feb 08, 2018, 02:38 PM »

Probably to much..

bigal409 · « **Reply #594 on:** Feb 09, 2018, 09:55 AM »

We got at least a foot of snow in the past week in Whitney Point and it's snowing again. so I'd say the lake has a fair amount of snow on it.

big_guy_13021 · « **Reply #595 on:** Feb 09, 2018, 10:14 AM »

Bigal go roll around down there and make a trail thank you buddy

bigal409 · « **Reply #596 on:** Feb 09, 2018, 10:37 AM »

anything for my buddies.

toadhunter · « **Reply #597 on:** Feb 10, 2018, 03:35 AM »

So where is the "pond" located"

trapper2000 · « **Reply #598 on:** Feb 10, 2018, 05:08 AM »

al can you pull us out on the ice please?

big_guy_13021 · « **Reply #599 on:** Feb 10, 2018, 06:51 AM »

Quote from: trapper2000 on Feb 10, 2018, 05:08 AM

al can you pull us out on the ice please?

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