I had 51 or 52 in my big basket, twelve in a five gallon bucket and the landowner came by asking if in needed some ice and to borrow a large cooler. Yes and yes, I caught 17 more, filleted him 25, then cleaned the rest of them and probably giving it a rest for the next day, maybe. have a Dr appointment in the morning but wednesday is game on again. The rest I took to one of our places that feeds the homeless, its a Baptist Church with a homeless ministry. I cant use this many but I know many who can use them. very grateful to be able to do so.

Mo ain't Texas, we have limits on most fish, especially Crappie, which is 30 daily statewide with a possession limit of twice that. Going over the limit is called "Poaching"!

Not if it came from a private pond.

I believe Sheepdog is catching them in a private pond in TEXAS.

Zim

I’m pretty sure he is catching them in TX out of a private one . Mo (meaning MORE, not Missouri).

Limit is only 15 on LOZ and Truman.

I just want to know what he was fishing with lol

Mo. = missouri, Mo means more, grammar matter.

Only if YOU bought the stocked fish and can prove it. Otherwise, if the state supplied the stock, they are still under the state regs, you can only say who can or cannot fish there.

K, that makes a difference. LOL,

Stocked hundreds of ponds throughout NW, north central, central, western Missouri under the Private Impoundment Program with MDC. Those fish were the landowners as they applied for them and MDC stocked them for them. Of course MDC discontinued this good thing.......Generally met with a conservation agent at county location and delivered on site to many ponds over a few acres in size. One of the best times of my career in which I truly enjoyed assisting landowners in the state. We stocked lmb, blg, ccf - large mouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish. We raised no crappie and stocked none. Reared most of the paddlefish and stocked them throughout the state. Back in the good days Clay.......

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States are different. Here i dont think kdwp will stock unless you enroll and make the waterway open to public. Even if you own the pond and have it stocked they are still your fish in a private pond. Burden of proof is always on the LEO not the owner of said pond.

You should do a little more thinking before you accuse someone of poaching

Key words

landowner - easily interpreted as this was private land

doctor appointment, OP's location (Livingston Texas) and "our places that feed the homeless" would indicate he is in his local area

I believe you owe a little more apology, "K, that makes a difference. LOL," is pretty weak after calling someone a poacher

Very nice.Awesome eating right there.Way to go.

lol. I told the game warden I set the limits. I built the pond and stocked it. No help from the state.

I need to catch at least 500 out of one 6 acre lake that Jesse Henry and i fish, i have caught just over 400 in 21 days, perhaps maybe less, in 5 different private lakes. only 129 out of the one i need to remove the most from due to overpopulation. I knew I would be having surgery on my left hand pretty soon and was in a crunch to catch as many as I could to provide for the widows and widowers that I take the deer i harvest to. i caught more than i expected. So i took those, cleaned, to the homeless place that feeds those in dire straits.

I do admit, I got way too hot the other day. And for that I do apologize and acknowledge that i shouldve just been quiet. I am a work in progress and in front of every soul on here i harbor no ill will toward the one who called me a poacher. I have forgiven that person for what they said. all is well.

Having surgery on the left hand on April 22. Doc doesnt want me to be out fishing and getting finned. infection is the issue. However, I do believe jesse henry is out of school on Friday so, if he isnt sleeping all day, perhaps he could come catch the crappie and i can watch.

Good luck with your surgery Sheepdog.

after Jesse Henry gets out for Summer break we are going on a road trip to a lake where he may catch one larger than the one previously posted on here. After we return, I will have the right hand and right elbow worked on and then hopefully I can get some relief from this mess. I am fairly confident that Jesse will hook into a toad. get him in so we can get weight, length and correct girth measurements for a replica so Savell can spend a pile of money. Thats my goal anyway. either way, we are gonna have a hoot with Mr. Sam Petty and cook up a bunch of fish.

Thank you turtledale, i bought two of those fishing gloves that protect your hands from the fins, probably gonna go in the morning or Friday if Jesse is out of school and not on a makeup day.

Goatman, yep, the limit is, how many of these rascals do I feel like cleaning today. I knew that i had to get fish for my elderly folks, they love eating them around Easter and Especially on Good Friday. It worked out to where they have all that they need. i have two other requests that is why I bought those two gloves today. If God is willing, then they shall have all the crappie they want. i will be out there trying. with a glove on each hand.

Sounds like you're having fun, sheepdog! Got a little while yet before we can chase them in a boat up here. I'm ready for it, and getting kinda hungry for fresh fish.