Best crappie lakes in Ohio
110 Ohio waters hold crappie, 103 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.
- Pymatuning Reservoir — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Berlin Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Salt Fork Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Grand Lake St. Marys — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Piedmont Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Alum Creek Lake — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Lake Erie — Sandusky Bay — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Seneca Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Tappan Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Paint Creek Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Caesar Creek Lake — 119 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Clendening Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Indian Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Buckeye Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Mosquito Creek Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Ohio River — Markland Pool — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Hoover Reservoir — 69 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- East Fork Lake (Harsha Lake) — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Ohio River — Meldahl Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- West Branch Reservoir — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Dillon Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Atwood Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- LaDue Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Lake Loramie — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Leesville Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
…plus 85 more Ohio waters holding crappie.
When to fish crappie in Ohio
- 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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