Crappie Fish (Calico Bass)

Crappie Fish one of the large number of sea bass fish found in the eastern Pacific, Crappie or kelp bass is a popular sport fish in southern California, as a pillar of the boat trip to the party Baja California. Because it is a powerful fighter and an excellent food fish, Crappie highly prized by fishermen. Their popularity and status of non-migratory populations of the algae bar put at risk of over fishing.

Crappie Fish

Crappie Fish are usually lingering in or near the sea grass beds, reefs and around the jetties and breakwaters or rock structures in shallow water, larger fish holding in deep water about 150 meters.

Crappie Fish shaped elongated feature packed. Low kelp is a notch between its spiny dorsal fin. The longest of the first dorsal fin spines are longer than any in the second dorsal fin rays. Crappie Fish colour is brown to olive green, pink spots on its back and lighter staining in the stomach. Crappie Fish are easily distinguished by the different sand bass, third, fourth and fifth dorsal spines, which are approximately the same length, the lower sand is the third dorsal spine, which is much longer than the fourth and fifth dorsal spines. Crappie Fish also superficially resemble freshwater black bass, except that the spines are longer and much heavier, and their appearance is more uneven.

Crappie Fish

Crappie Fish grow slowly, taking 5-6 years to reach a length of 12 inches when they are capable of spawning. Crappie Fish weigh from 8 to 10 pounds can be 15 to 20 years. The biggest Crappie Fish said more than 15 pounds, but the biggest fish even cought was only 14 pounds, 7 ounces. Crappie Fish Can reach to 2.11 meters long.

Crappie Fish Fishing

Crappie Fish Nesting occurs from May to September and peak in July. Under kelp do not migrate and tend to be territorial. Diet and eating habits. An omnivore, under a variety of marine algae from fish and small crustaceans like shrimp in youth. Adults consume anchovies, small perch and other small fish.