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Best crappie lakes in Rhode Island

11 Rhode Island waters hold crappie, 4 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. South Watuppa Pond — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
2. Flat River Reservoir — 36 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch
3. Worden Pond — 9 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Chain Pickerel
4. Watchaug Pond — 36 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow Perch
5. Keach Pond — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Waterman Reservoir — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie
7. Pawcatuck River — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
8. School House Pond — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
9. Yawgoo Pond — 33 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
10. Gorton Pond — 48 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
11. Mystic River — Reach 1 of 2 — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

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When to fish crappie in Rhode Island

• 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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