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NGPC studying Medicine Creek crappie growth; 10-inch minimum would make fishery catch-and-release
Summary
Agency biologist Logan Dietrich presented a multi-year evaluation of white and black crappie growth at Medicine Creek and Red Willow; results show black crappie growth lags and a 10-inch minimum would effectively convert the fishery to catch-and-release, so managers will continue sampling before acting.
Logan Dietrich, a fisheries biologist in the North Platte office, outlined an ongoing evaluation of crappie populations at Medicine Creek that began after anglers reported concerns about the fishery.
Dietrich said staff ran annual spring trap-net sampling beginning in 2022 to collect lengths, weights, sex and otoliths for age structure analysis. He presented preliminary…
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