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Best crappie lakes in Arizona

19 Arizona waters hold crappie, 3 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Schooling panfish that suspends around timber, brush and creek channels.

1. Lake Powell — 516 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Lake Mead — 526 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
3. Roosevelt Lake — 181 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie
4. Apache Lake — 266 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
5. San Carlos Lake — 75 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
6. Lake Pleasant — 293 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass
7. Bartlett Lake — 174 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
8. Upper Lake Mary — 39 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
9. Saguaro Lake — 89 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
10. Alamo Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Tempe Town Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Crappie, Bluegill
12. Fool Hollow Lake — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
13. Lower Lake Mary — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
14. Kaibab Lake — 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. Nelson Reservoir — 24 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout
16. White Horse Lake — 13 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
17. Alvord Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
18. Silverbell Lake — 7 ft max · Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
19. Kennedy Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

When to fish crappie in Arizona

• Spring 2–8 ft — The famous spring bite: brush, timber and docks in protected shallow pockets.
• Summer 10–25 ft — Find suspended schools over channel-edge brush piles and deep timber.
• Fall 8–20 ft — Schools follow shad into creeks; fish channel bends with cover.
• Winter 15–35 ft — Tight schools in deep holes and channel bends; slow presentations.

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