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Best crappie lakes in Oregon

9 Oregon waters hold crappie, 9 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. Gerber Reservoir — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch
2. Hart Lake — 9 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
3. Crane Prairie Reservoir — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
4. Bully Creek Reservoir — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
5. Eel Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
6. Cold Springs Reservoir — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie
7. Loon Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
8. Cleawox Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
9. Haystack Reservoir — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

When to fish crappie in Oregon

• 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.

Also in Oregon: best largemouth bass lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best rainbow trout lakes

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