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NGPC continues crappie evaluation at Medicine Creek and Red Willow; early data show slower black crappie growth
Summary
Fisheries staff reported ongoing trap net surveys at Medicine Creek and Red Willow showing white crappie generally grow faster than black crappie; managers said a 10‑inch minimum would likely make the black crappie fishery largely catch‑and‑release and that more data are needed before regulation changes.
Logan Dietrich, fisheries biologist with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s North Platte office, briefed attendees on a multi‑year crappie evaluation at Medicine Creek and, more recently, Red Willow Reservoir.
Dietrich said NGPC began spring trap‑net sampling in 2022 to assess age structure, growth and size distributions for both white and black crappie. “On average…
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