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Best crappie lakes in Nevada

14 Nevada waters hold crappie, 2 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. Lake Mead — 526 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
2. Lahontan Reservoir — 88 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
3. Rye Patch Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. Wild Horse Reservoir — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
5. Chimney Reservoir — 23 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
6. South Fork Reservoir — 67 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
7. Weber Reservoir — 29 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
8. Topaz Lake — 92 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
9. Willow Creek Reservoir — 17 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Cutthroat Trout
10. Wall Canyon Reservoir — 21 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
11. Haymeadow Reservoir — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
12. Echo Canyon Reservoir — 7 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
13. Virginia Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
14. Hobart Reservoir — 15 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout

When to fish crappie in Nevada

• 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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