Best crappie lakes in Nebraska
122 Nebraska waters hold crappie, 122 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.
- Calamus Reservoir — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Harlan County Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Merritt Reservoir — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Sherman Reservoir — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Red Willow Reservoir — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Swanson Reservoir — 45 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Medicine Creek — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Desoto Bend — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Johnson Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Branched Oak Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, White Bass & Hybrids
- Lake Minatare — 48 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Enders Reservoir — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Pelican Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Maloney Reservoir — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Lake Wanahoo — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
- Box Butte Reservoir — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Cottonwood Steverson Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Crescent Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Hackberry Lake — 6 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Island Lake — 7 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Willow Creek Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Carter Lake — 24 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Cunningham Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Pawnee Lake — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Oliver Reservoir — 21 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
…plus 97 more Nebraska waters holding crappie.
When to fish crappie in Nebraska
- 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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