We call them crappies here in the Southern Tier of New York State too. There is a large "Crappie Derby" where literally thousands of people show up to fish for them through the ice in February. (in the last 20 years it has been canceled two or three times due to thin ice including 2002!)
http://WWW.CRAPPIEDERBY.COM/about.htm Ed At 01:33 AM 5/2/02, you wrote: >Iain, > >Crappies are a wonderfully fun fresh water fish. They name is pronounced >"croppie" most everywhere else that has them except the Carolina, where we >refer to them as crappies. Spelling is still the same. I guess it's just a >southern thing. > >Some links that will provide you a little more info on this beloved North >American game fish are: > > www.crappieusa.com > www.northamericancrappie.com > www.crappie.com ....
