Fishing For

Black crappie

4.0

(1125)

16.4K 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

(7)

Rocky Fork Lake

Highland County, Ohio

Montgomery County, Texas

Bergen County, New Jersey

Chautauqua County, New York

McCormick County, South Carolina

Lake in the Hills, Illinois

85 Catches

5.0

(2)

Little Yadkin Watershed Lake Six

Stokes County, North Carolina

Crawford County, Pennsylvania

72 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Black crappie

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Minnows

4.0

(100)

383 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1159)

366 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1246)

281 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Fathead Minnow

4.0

(62)

154 Catches

Lures by Generic Lures Jigs Panfish

4.0

(12)

106 Catches

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

4.0

(10)

94 Catches

Lures by Bobby Garland Baby Shad Lights Out - 18 Pack

4.0

(14)

80 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Common shiner

4.0

(152)

80 Catches

Recently Caught Black crappie

Desiree Avery

20 hours ago

•

Niagara, Ontario

Catching anything but bass on top water😂 For reference my bag is 35cm long. This thing was huge. Spoke too soon on my PB

Species Black crappie

13 likes • 4 comments

Dan Brockwell

1 day ago

•

Frederick County, Maryland

Species Black crappie

7 likes

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DrakeThe Profisher

2 days ago

•

Des Moines County, Iowa

Species Black crappie

Weight 8 oz

4 likes

Oliver Fishes

1 day ago

•

Fairfax County, Virginia

Species Black crappie

Weight 8 oz

Gear 3

9 likes

Cooper Dawson

3 days ago

•

Davidson County, North Carolina

Species Black crappie

4 likes

Myles Ian

3 days ago

•

DuPage County, Illinois

Species Black crappie

4 likes

Myles Ian

3 days ago

•

DuPage County, Illinois

Biggest catch of the day. Almost always small guys at this pond. 7" crappie with beautiful fins. Caught on a red and white tube jig but any small soft bait seems to work.

Species Black crappie

Gear 2

4 likes

DrakeThe Profisher

3 days ago

•

Des Moines County, Iowa

Species Black crappie

9 likes

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