What is the biggest crappie ever caught in Illinois?

What is the biggest crappie ever caught in Illinois?

4 pounds, 8 ounces
The Illinois record black crappie weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces and was caught by John Hampton in Rend Lake on May 15, 1976. The Illinois record white crappie weighed 4 pounds, 7 ounces and was caught by Kevin Dennis in a private pond in Morgan County on April 8, 1973.

What is the Illinois state record for bluegill?

3 pounds, 8 ounces
The Illinois record for bluegill (3 pounds, 8 ounces) has stood since May 10, 1987 when Darren May caught it from a farm pond in Jasper County.

What is the average size crappie?

8 inches
Crappies are typically about 4–8 inches (10–20 cm) long. The current all-tackle fishing world record for a black crappie is 2.47 kg (5 lb 7 oz). The maximum length reported for a black crappie is 19.3 inches (49 cm) and the maximum published weight is just under 6 pounds (2,700 g).

What is the Minnesota state record for crappie?

The state records for Crappies are: Black Crappie: 5 pounds even and White Crappie: 3 pounds, 15 ounces. Anglers love Crappies. Though the walleye is the state fish, crappies are one of the fish that are caught most often.

How big is the biggest crappie ever caught?

21-inch long
All-Tackle World Record Crappie (White Crappie) This massive 21-inch long, 5-pound, 3-ounce white crappie has been the IGFA all-tackle world record for the species for over half a century. It was caught in the Yocona River below Enad Dam. Bright used an Action Rod and a Denison-Johnson reel.

What’s the weight of the world record crappie?

Big crappie are enough to send many anglers into a frenzy, and this possible new-world record crappie is about to take the fishing world by storm. Angler Jam Ferguson caught an absolute giant of a crappie in a pond in Paint Rock, Tennessee, that weighed in at a whopping 5.46 pounds.

What is Illinois State Snack?

Popcorn
Illinois State Snack Food – Popcorn Second and third graders from a Joliet elementary school, along with their teacher, completed a class project attempting to make popcorn the official snack food of the State of Illinois. The General Assembly made that designation official in 2003.

What is the biggest fish caught in Illinois?

The largest fish ever captured in Illinois waters was a lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) from Lake Michigan in 1943. The fish weighed 310 pounds and was 7 feet, 11 inches long.

What is considered a good size crappie?

Now I tend to keep them between 10” and 12″. In PA, a 12 inch crappie is usually about 8 years old but a 14+” fish is nearly 20 years old. A 10-12 inch fish makes a good fillet but it takes far less time to replace that fish. I now release those bigger breeding fish and keep the smaller ones (under 13″).

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