Fishing For

Black crappie

4.0

(1002)

15.1K Catches

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Average Length

10.8 in

Maximum Length

1.6 ft

Maximum Weight

6.0 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Black crappie

4.0

(4)

Rocky Fork Lake

Highland County, Ohio

198 Catches

5.0

(2)

Little Yadkin Watershed Lake Six

Stokes County, North Carolina

Chautauqua County, New York

McCormick County, South Carolina

Bergen County, New Jersey

Lake in the Hills, Illinois

Crawford County, Pennsylvania

66 Catches

5.0

(12)

Shearon Harris Reservoir

Wake County, North Carolina

59 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Black crappie

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows

4.0

(89)

370 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1035)

331 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1104)

256 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Fathead Minnow

4.0

(55)

150 Catches

Lures by Generic Lures Jigs Panfish

4.0

(11)

105 Catches

Lures by Berkley Gulp! Berkley Saltwater Gulp! Swimming Mullet Chartreuse - 3" - 11 Pack

4.0

(10)

92 Catches

Lures by Bobby Garland Baby Shad Lights Out - [00097817972132]

4.0

(13)

80 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner

4.0

(140)

74 Catches

Recently Caught Black crappie

Tim J

1 day ago

•

Richland County, South Carolina

Slow bite, but fun catches.

Species Black crappie

19 likes • 1 comment

Garrett Haskins

1 day ago

•

Jackson County, Michigan

Species Black crappie

10 likes

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Karter Fowler

1 day ago

•

Crawford County, Pennsylvania

It was a crazy day me my two brothers and my grandpa were fishing I caught 7 bullheads the biggest one was close to shore and we caught a 1 pound and 2 ounces crappie new pb🥳🥳🙂‍↕️

Species Black crappie

Weight 14 oz

Gear 1

11 likes

Kelley Maddux

2 days ago

•

Saint Clair County, Illinois

Species Black crappie

Gear 4

4 likes

Neal Schmidt

2 days ago

•

Mercer County, Ohio

Caught well over a dozen was a good day for crappie

Species Black crappie

Gear 6

9 likes • 2 comments

dean mishne

2 days ago

•

Solano County, California

chopped ahh - found cali crappie!

Species Black crappie

Weight 3 oz

Gear 1

9 likes • 19 comments

Colleen Murray

2 days ago

•

Camden County, New Jersey

Species Black crappie

Gear 2

11 likes

josiane duplessis

3 days ago

•

Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal, Québec

Species Black crappie

12 likes

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