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Best crappie lakes in Massachusetts

15 Massachusetts waters hold crappie, 14 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. Otis Reservoir — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
2. Webster Lake — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
3. Lake Quinsigamond — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
4. Quaboag Pond — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
5. Onota Lake — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
6. Congamond Lakes South Pond — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
7. Mashpee Pond — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
8. Lake Cochituate North Basin — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
9. Long Pond (Plymouth) — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
10. Pontoosuc Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
11. Manchaug Pond — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
12. Singletary Pond — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Lake Buel — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Stockbridge Bowl — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
15. Quaboag River — 6 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie

When to fish crappie in Massachusetts

• 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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