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Best crappie lakes in Delaware

30 Delaware waters hold crappie, 20 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. Trap Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
2. Millsboro Pond — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
3. Concord Pond — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
4. Haven Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Horsey Pond — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, CrappieWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. McColley Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Common CarpWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Griffith Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
8. Garrisons Lake — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Coursey Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. McGinnis Pond — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Becks Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Common CarpWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Ingrams Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
13. Blairs Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Moores Lake — 4 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Waples Pond — 3 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
16. Wagamons Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow PerchWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
17. Portsville Pond — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
18. Raccoon Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
19. Derby Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Common CarpWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Lums Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
21. Red Mill Pond — 8 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Chain PickerelWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Silver Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Hearns Pond — 9 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
24. Records Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
25. Lake Como — 8 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 5 more Delaware waters holding crappie.

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When to fish crappie in Delaware

• 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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