Crappie during the spawning period by fly fishermen, and can be taken from frozen ponds and lakes in winter by ice fishing. Before state fisheries departments began to implement more restrictive, conservation-minded regulations, a great number of crappies, especially in the Mississippi River states, were harvested commercially in the 19th and early 20th centuries. At one point the annual crappie catch sold at fish markets in the United States was reported to be approximately three million pounds. A commercial fishery for crappies existed at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee until 2003. It was one of the few commercial fisheries for crappies in
Revenge of the Creature dismissive of the production. Although "Revenge of the Creature" has been broadcast on television in red-and-blue-glasses anaglyph form (e.g., in 1982 in the San Francisco Bay area), it was originally shown in theaters by the polarized light method and viewed through glasses with gray polarizing filters. A "flat" version without 3D was also released. In 1997, "Revenge of the Creature" was mocked on the comedy television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000", marking its first episode on the Sci-Fi Channel. Universal released "Revenge of the Creature" on DVD in a boxed set, along with "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The