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I was wondering if you could give me a answer about how long does it take for a crappie to grow from a fingerling to say 10 inches. My cousin told me that they were going to put fingerling crappie in Ky Lake and we were wondering how long it would take for them to [...] [...]. says: As Josh stated, there are variables involved that can influence their growth one way or the other. Since HBG are usually stocked into a pond, it would also depend on the size they were when they were first put in. Mine were stocked at 3-4, in the Spring of 2009. The average size I catch now is 8.5-9, with the occasional 10 fish. They weigh a pound or better, however, mine are on a feeding program. If they are spawned in the pond, then of course it would take longer. But if you have 10,000 Bluegill in that same pond they will grow 10 times slower, which is the cause of stunting. In an unmanaged small pond Bluegill almost inevitably stunt. They get to a size that is too large for the Bass to eat and too small for the fisherman to keep, and then you have a problem. It can live in either deep or very shallow water, and will often move back and forth, depending on the time of day or season. Bluegills also like to find shelter among water plants and in the shade of trees along banks. Bluegills can grow up to 12 inches (30 cm) long and about 4 1⁄2 pounds. I was wondering if you could give me a answer about how long does it take for a crappie to grow from a fingerling to say 10 inches. My cousin told me that they were going to put fingerling crappie in Ky Lake and we were wondering how long it would take for them to groe to that size. Thank You…. That's optimal conditions, but it can be (and has been) done. I recently grew some coppernose bluegill, which are native to Florida, to 8 in one year in a pond in middle Tennessee, and all but the last two months of that year were without supplemental feeding. Question: How fast does a coppernose bluegill grow? Smith: These bream can weigh as much as 1/2- pound the first year, if the pond has an automatic feeder. We’ve seen coppernose bluegills that weigh as much as 1 pound at 26 months, and some that will weigh 18 to 20 ounces in that same 26 months. The coppernose is fun to catch and delicious to eat. Food availability determines how fast bluegills grow, and ultimately, how good the bluegill fishing will be. While growth rates of bluegill vary tremendously, it always takes several years to produce catchable size fish. How many years depends on how, much food is available for each fish.
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