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Best crappie lakes in New Mexico

14 New Mexico 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. Navajo Reservoir — 333 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
2. Elephant Butte Lake — 174 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
3. Ute Lake — 88 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
4. Abiquiu Lake — 117 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Brantley Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
6. Conchas Lake — 105 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
7. Santa Rosa Lake — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
8. Caballo Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
9. Clayton Lake — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
10. Lake Roberts — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
11. Santa Cruz Lake — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
12. Bill Evans Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
13. Lake Van — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. Park Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

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When to fish crappie in New Mexico

• 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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