Golden Crappie

[fishmounter]

You don't see these everyday, but mutations like this do happen. I've seen Largemouths like this, except they are more yellow than gold. I'm just surprised that a fish this bright would survive without getting eaten while it was small. Cool looking though.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m121/fishmounter/Golden%20Crappie_zpsw1y2bbg1.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/fishmounter/media/Golden%20Crappie_zpsw1y2bbg1.jpg.html)

[Stumpknocker]

It's also interesting that this fish also doesn't have many spots below the lateral line like a black crappie or vertical bars like a white crappie...where was this picture taken?

[TUNAVIC]

Wow,that's one striking crappie,very cool!

Cya Tuna Vic

[Fishbreath]

Really is beautiful. I have always thought crappie were a good looking fish anyway.


It's also interesting that this fish also doesn't have many spots below the lateral line like a black crappie or vertical bars like a white crappie...where was this picture taken?
Sometimes if a crappie is in stained water or is deep, the pigmentation kind of washes out. Here is one I snapped a shot of when I caught it because of its unusual lack of coloring.
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa24/Fishbreath92028/Sept%2018%2020141_zpssiomuaxa.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Fishbreath92028/media/Sept%2018%2020141_zpssiomuaxa.jpg.html)

It was one of two I caught to take home for supper that night. When I got ready to fillet it, I saw that the coloring had filled back in. It is one of these two. I'm not sure which.
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa24/Fishbreath92028/Sept%2018%202014%202_zpsuf6yfejl.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Fishbreath92028/media/Sept%2018%202014%202_zpsuf6yfejl.jpg.html)
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[M@M]

Thanks for sharing Fishmounter, I have never seen anything like that....... Fishbreath... very cool how the coloring came back.... nature is awesome!

[muskyman]

dude that is awesome. I have never seen anything like that before. This is a hole-in-one we got at irvine one day

[City Dad]

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