Best crappie lakes in Kansas
30 Kansas waters hold crappie, 28 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.
- Tuttle Creek Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Milford Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Perry Lake — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger
- Cheney Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Melvern Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye
- Wilson Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
- Marion Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- El Dorado Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
- Clinton Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye
- Hillsdale Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Kirwin Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Neosho River — 15 ft max · White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish
- John Redmond Lake — 12 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Pomona Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
- Kanopolis Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
- Toronto Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Elk City Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Webster Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lovewell Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Council Grove Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Saugeye, Crappie
- Fall River Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Big Hill Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
- Cottonwood River — 12 ft max · Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Freshwater Drum
- Winfield City Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
- Parsons Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
…plus 5 more Kansas waters holding crappie.
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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