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Best crappie lakes in Delaware

25 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, Bluegill
2. Millsboro Pond — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
3. Concord Pond — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
4. Haven Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
5. Horsey Pond — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie
6. McColley Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp
7. Griffith Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
8. Garrisons Lake — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
9. Coursey Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
10. McGinnis Pond — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Becks Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp
12. Ingrams Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
13. Blairs Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Moores Lake — 4 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. Waples Pond — 3 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
16. Wagamons Pond — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
17. Trussum Pond — 5 ft max · survey depth data · Crappie, Bluegill
18. Portsville Pond — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
19. Raccoon Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
20. Derby Pond — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp
21. Lums Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
22. Hearns Pond — 9 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
23. Records Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
24. Killens Pond — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
25. Masseys Mill Pond — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

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.

Also in Delaware: best largemouth bass lakes · best bluegill lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best yellow perch lakes · best common carp lakes

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