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Best crappie lakes in Kansas

69 Kansas waters hold crappie, 66 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. Tuttle Creek Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 12 public access sites
2. Milford Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 12 public access sites
3. Perry Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, SaugerWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 23 public access sites
4. Melvern Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
5. Cheney Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 14 public access sites
6. Wilson Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 8 public access sites
7. Marion Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. El Dorado Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
9. Clinton Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugeyeWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 20 public access sites
10. Hillsdale Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 21 public access sites
11. Neosho River — 15 ft max · White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead CatfishWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
12. John Redmond Lake — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
13. Kirwin Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
14. Pomona Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 18 public access sites
15. Kanopolis Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites
16. Toronto Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
17. Waconda Lake — 55 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Webster Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites
19. Lovewell Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
20. Council Grove Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, CrappieWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Fall River Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
22. Big Hill Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
23. Cottonwood River — 12 ft max · Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Freshwater DrumWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Elk City Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Parsons Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 44 more Kansas waters holding crappie.

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When to fish crappie in Kansas

• 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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