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Best crappie lakes in Connecticut

15 Connecticut waters hold crappie, 15 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 Lillinonah — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
2. Candlewood Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
3. Pachaug Pond — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
4. Lake Zoar — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
5. Waramaug Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
6. Bantam Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
7. East Twin Lake — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
8. Highland Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Shenipsit Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
10. Coventry Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
11. Mashapaug Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
12. Gardner Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Rogers Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Batterson Park Pond — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
15. Amos Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout

When to fish crappie in Connecticut

• 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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