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Best crappie lakes in Arkansas

15 Arkansas waters hold crappie, 4 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. Beaver Lake — 210 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Mississippi River — Memphis — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, Crappie
3. Lake Dardanelle — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
4. Greers Ferry Lake — 180 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
5. Lake Ouachita — 200 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
6. DeGray Lake — 200 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
7. Lake Hamilton — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
8. Lake Greeson — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
9. Blue Mountain Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
10. Millwood Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
11. Nimrod Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
12. Lake Chicot — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Lake Maumelle — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. Lake Conway — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. Lake Catherine — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Striped Bass

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When to fish crappie in Arkansas

• 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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