Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
A deep, papery-mouthed panfish speckled with dark green blotches, the black crappie is a favourite of spring and ice anglers for its schooling habits and sweet white fillets. It hovers around submerged wood, weed edges, and docks throughout southern and central Ontario.
Submerged brush, weed lines, and docks in warm, slow water; suspends in schools.
Black Crappie Habitat & Size
Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) is associated with lake water and river water in the species record. Habitat information describes the species, not permission to fish for it. The recorded average size is approximately 10 inches; individual sizes vary.
Recorded Waters for Black Crappie
FishFinder links Black Crappie to water records in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These associations may reflect documented presence, seasonal runs, or historical stocking, not angler catch reports or current abundance. Read the linked water guides and source notes for evidence dates and reaches.
Black Crappie Fishing Regulations & Limits
A recorded association does not establish that targeting or retaining Black Crappie is permitted. Confirm current species protections, seasonal and emergency closures, reach-specific rules, gear restrictions, bag and size limits with the responsible fisheries authority before fishing. A fishing license does not override these restrictions. FishFinder's regulation records may be incomplete; missing rules do not mean unrestricted fishing.
Related Water Guides for Black Crappie
Explore these FishFinder water guides for places where Black Crappie is recorded:
- Rideau Lakes — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake of the Woods — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wabigoon Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lac Seul — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Scugog — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pigeon Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Buckhorn Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rice Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Fleuve Saint-Laurent — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Guntersville — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wheeler Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wilson Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pickwick Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Weiss Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lay Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Logan Martin Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Neely Henry Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Martin — recorded Black Crappie association
- R.L. Harris Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Yates Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Thurlow Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Walter F. George Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- West Point Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lewis Smith Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Alabama River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mobile-Tensaw Delta — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Jackson (Florala) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Powell — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Mead — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Havasu — recorded Black Crappie association
- Theodore Roosevelt Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Saguaro Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bartlett Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Pleasant — recorded Black Crappie association
- Alamo Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bull Shoals Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Norfork — recorded Black Crappie association
- Beaver Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Greers Ferry Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Ouachita — recorded Black Crappie association
- DeGray Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Greeson — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Dardanelle — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Chicot — recorded Black Crappie association
- Arkansas River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lower Mississippi River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Clear Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Shasta Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Oroville — recorded Black Crappie association
- Folsom Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Berryessa — recorded Black Crappie association
- San Luis Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- New Melones Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Diamond Valley Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Castaic Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Cahuilla — recorded Black Crappie association
- Navajo Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Chatfield Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pueblo Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- John Martin Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Horsetooth Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bantam Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pachaug Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lums Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Becks Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Killens Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Trap Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Records Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Concord Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Silver Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Andrews Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Garrisons Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Coursey Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wagamons Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Red Mill Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Okeechobee — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Kissimmee — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Tohopekaliga — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake George — recorded Black Crappie association
- St. Johns River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rodman Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Harris — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Seminole — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Talquin — recorded Black Crappie association
- Perdido River — recorded Black Crappie association
- St. Marys River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Jackson (Walton County) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Lanier — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Hartwell — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Oconee — recorded Black Crappie association
- Clarks Hill Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- West Point Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Walter F. George — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Blackshear — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Burton — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Richard B. Russell — recorded Black Crappie association
- Oconee River — recorded Black Crappie association
- C.J. Strike Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Brownlee Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Lowell — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mississippi River (Illinois-Iowa Border) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wabash River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Fox Chain O'Lakes — recorded Black Crappie association
- Heidecke Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Clinton Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Shelbyville — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sangchris Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Decatur — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Springfield — recorded Black Crappie association
- Coffeen Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Carlyle Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rend Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Kinkaid Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Crab Orchard Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Ohio River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Monroe Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Patoka Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Brookville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cecil M. Harden Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cagles Mill Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mississinewa Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Salamonie Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- J. Edward Roush Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Turtle Creek Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Wawasee — recorded Black Crappie association
- Webster Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Geist Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- West Okoboji Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Spirit Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Clear Lake (Iowa) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Storm Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Big Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pleasant Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Rathbun — recorded Black Crappie association
- Saylorville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Red Rock — recorded Black Crappie association
- Coralville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mississippi River (Iowa Waters) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Kentucky Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Barkley — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Cumberland — recorded Black Crappie association
- Dale Hollow Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Barren River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cave Run Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Green River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Taylorsville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Nolin River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rough River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Laurel River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Grayson Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Buckhorn Lake (Kentucky) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Dewey Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Fishtrap Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Yatesville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Herrington Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Kentucky River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Toledo Bend Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Caddo Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sabine River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Poverty Point Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- False River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Eagle Lake (Louisiana) — recorded Black Crappie association
- John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bussey Brake — recorded Black Crappie association
- D'Arbonne Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Atchafalaya Basin — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lac des Allemands — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Verret — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Bistineau — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cross Lake (Louisiana) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Claiborne — recorded Black Crappie association
- Chicot Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Black Lake (Louisiana) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Red River (Louisiana) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Ouachita River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Henderson Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Great Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pushaw Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Deep Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Youghiogheny River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Potomac River (Upper) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Liberty Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Loch Raven Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Prettyboy Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Piney Run Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Little Seneca Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- St. Mary's Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Conowingo Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Triadelphia Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rocky Gap Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Onota Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pontoosuc Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Congamond Lakes — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Chaubunagungamaug — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Cochituate — recorded Black Crappie association
- Connecticut River (Massachusetts) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Houghton Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Gun Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Hudson — recorded Black Crappie association
- Thornapple Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Leech Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Vermilion — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Kabetogama — recorded Black Crappie association
- Gull Lake Chain — recorded Black Crappie association
- Upper Red Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Minnetonka — recorded Black Crappie association
- Whitefish Chain — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pelican Lake (St. Louis County) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake of the Woods (Minnesota) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rainy Lake (Minnesota) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Basswood Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- St. Croix River (Minnesota) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Pepin — recorded Black Crappie association
- St. Louis River Estuary — recorded Black Crappie association
- Red River of the North — recorded Black Crappie association
- Big Stone Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Ross Barnett Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Grenada Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sardis Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Enid Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Arkabutla Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pickwick Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway — recorded Black Crappie association
- Eagle Lake (Mississippi) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Washington — recorded Black Crappie association
- Moon Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Choctaw Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Davis Lake (Chickasaw County) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Lamar Bruce — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Monroe — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Okhissa — recorded Black Crappie association
- Calling Panther Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Neshoba County Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Tangipahoa (Percy Quin State Park) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pascagoula River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Bogue Homa — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake of the Ozarks — recorded Black Crappie association
- Harry S. Truman Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Table Rock Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bull Shoals Lake (Missouri) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Norfork Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Stockton Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pomme de Terre Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mark Twain Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Smithville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wappapello Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Long Branch Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Thomas Hill Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Montrose Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mississippi River (Pools 20-26) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bighorn Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Tongue River Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Merritt Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Calamus Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Harlan County Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sherman Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Elwood Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Branched Oak Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Wanahoo — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lewis and Clark Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Box Butte Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Minatare — recorded Black Crappie association
- Smith Lake WMA — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pelican Lake (Valentine NWR) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Flanagan Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Zorinsky Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Red Willow Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Grove Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Two Rivers SRA — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wagon Train Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Prairie Queen Recreation Area — recorded Black Crappie association
- Johnson Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Maloney — recorded Black Crappie association
- Willow Creek Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Mead (Nevada) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Eagle Valley Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Echo Canyon Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Winnipesaukee — recorded Black Crappie association
- Winnisquam Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Massabesic Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Connecticut River (New Hampshire) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Merrimack River (New Hampshire) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Hopatcong — recorded Black Crappie association
- Greenwood Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Spruce Run Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mercer Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Assunpink Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Parvin Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Alloway Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Manasquan Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- White Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Union Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Navajo Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Abiquiu Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cochiti Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Elephant Butte Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Conchas Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Santa Rosa Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Champlain — recorded Black Crappie association
- Oneida Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Great Sacandaga Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Chautauqua Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Black Lake (New York) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Whitney Point Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Chatuge — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Santeetlah — recorded Black Crappie association
- Fontana Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake James — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Norman — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Wylie — recorded Black Crappie association
- Badin Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Tillery — recorded Black Crappie association
- High Rock Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- B. Everett Jordan Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Shearon Harris Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- John H. Kerr Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Gaston — recorded Black Crappie association
- Roanoke River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cape Fear River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Neuse River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Mattamuskeet — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Phelps — recorded Black Crappie association
- Buckhorn Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Dan River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Devils Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Jamestown Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pipestem Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Ashtabula — recorded Black Crappie association
- McDowell Dam — recorded Black Crappie association
- Ohio River (Ohio) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pymatuning Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Alum Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Hoover Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Indian Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Buckeye Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Grand Lake St. Marys — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mosquito Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Milton — recorded Black Crappie association
- Salt Fork Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Paint Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Caesar Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Rocky Fork Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Piedmont Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Seneca Lake (Ohio) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Tappan Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Texoma — recorded Black Crappie association
- Grand Lake O' the Cherokees — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Eufaula — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Tenkiller — recorded Black Crappie association
- Fort Gibson Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Arbuckle Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Murray — recorded Black Crappie association
- Blue River (Oklahoma) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Henry Hagg Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Presque Isle Bay — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Arthur — recorded Black Crappie association
- Nockamixon Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Blue Marsh Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Marburg — recorded Black Crappie association
- Shenango River Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Frances Slocum Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Worden Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Olney Pond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Flat River Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Marion — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Moultrie — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Murray (South Carolina) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Greenwood — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Monticello — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Wateree — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Russell — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Thurmond — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Keowee — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Traverse — recorded Black Crappie association
- Waubay Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bitter Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Enemy Swim Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Poinsett — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Thompson — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Kampeska — recorded Black Crappie association
- Roy Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Angostura Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Belle Fourche Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Shadehill Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Reelfoot Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Old Hickory Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- J. Percy Priest Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cordell Hull Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Tims Ford Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Center Hill Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Chickamauga Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Nickajack Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Watts Bar Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Parksville Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Fort Loudoun Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Melton Hill Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Norris Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cherokee Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Douglas Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Boone Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- South Holston Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Watauga Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Fork — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sam Rayburn Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- O.H. Ivie Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Athens — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Conroe — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Ray Hubbard — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Bob Sandlin — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake O' the Pines — recorded Black Crappie association
- Falcon International Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Willard Bay Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Starvation Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Pineview Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Newton Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Red Fleet Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Smith Mountain Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Buggs Island Lake (Kerr Reservoir) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Claytor Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Anna — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Moomaw — recorded Black Crappie association
- Briery Creek Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sandy River Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Flannagan Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Leesville Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Philpott Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Staunton River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Roosevelt — recorded Black Crappie association
- Banks Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Moses Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Potholes Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Sprague Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Washington (Seattle) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Snake River (Washington) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Summersville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Cheat Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Stonewall Jackson Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Bluestone Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Beech Fork Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- R.D. Bailey Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- North Bend Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Burnsville Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Stonecoal Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Winnebago — recorded Black Crappie association
- Wolf River (Wisconsin) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Mississippi River (Wisconsin-Minnesota Boundary) — recorded Black Crappie association
- St. Croix River (Wisconsin) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Menominee River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Chippewa Flowage — recorded Black Crappie association
- Turtle-Flambeau Flowage — recorded Black Crappie association
- Flambeau River — recorded Black Crappie association
- Eagle River Chain of Lakes — recorded Black Crappie association
- Minocqua Chain — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Petenwell — recorded Black Crappie association
- Castle Rock Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Mendota — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Koshkonong — recorded Black Crappie association
- Geneva Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Big Green Lake — recorded Black Crappie association
- Boysen Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
- Lake Cameahwait — recorded Black Crappie association
- Ocean Lake (Wyoming) — recorded Black Crappie association
- Hawk Springs Reservoir — recorded Black Crappie association
Equipment planning for Black Crappie
We have not selected a species-specific affiliate setup for this guide. First establish whether targeting is permitted at your destination; no tackle recommendation should be inferred from a species record.
Equipment guidance is not permission to fish. Confirm the exact water, date, species, method and current official rules first. A closed season prohibits targeting, even with release. Recorded fish presence does not establish an open fishery.
- Check permitted methods, bait and hook restrictions before choosing tackle. Match rod, line and lure ratings to the lawful method and conditions, rather than buying by species name alone.
- Plan weather protection, drinking water and a way to call for help. For boat trips, confirm required flotation and safety equipment with the responsible boating authority.
- Read the habitat and water-specific source notes in this guide, then confirm an appropriate lawful method with the local fisheries authority before choosing equipment. Do not assume a general freshwater combo suits every species or water.
This is an editorial planning checklist, not hands-on product testing. Use equipment you already own when suitable. The gear directory contains affiliate links; any product suggestions below have their own disclosure. Retailer region, availability and Canadian shipping are not guaranteed.
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Black Crappie Regulations
Review available regulation records and confirm whether fishing for Black Crappie is permitted with the responsible fisheries authority:
Frequently Asked Questions
What water types are associated with Black Crappie?
The species record associates Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) with lake water and river water. Habitat information is not evidence of current abundance or permission to target the species.
How big does Black Crappie get?
The recorded average size for Black Crappie is approximately 10 inches. Individual sizes vary; this average is not a maximum size or a legal retention limit.
Where does FishFinder record water associations for Black Crappie?
FishFinder links Black Crappie to water records in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These associations may reflect documented presence, seasonal runs, or historical stocking, not angler catch reports. Check the linked water guides and source notes for evidence dates and reaches; a listing does not guarantee current presence or legal fishing opportunity.
Does a listing or fishing license permit fishing for Black Crappie?
No. A listing records an association, not permission to target or retain Black Crappie. License requirements and exemptions vary. Confirm current species protections, seasonal and emergency closures, reach-specific rules, gear restrictions, bag and size limits with the responsible fisheries authority. A license does not override restrictions, and missing FishFinder regulation records do not mean unrestricted fishing.