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Best crappie lakes in Utah

18 Utah waters hold crappie, 1 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 Powell — 516 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
2. Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern Pike
3. Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
4. Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
5. Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
6. Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
7. Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
8. Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish
9. East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids
10. Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Sand Hollow Reservoir — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
12. Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Recapture Reservoir — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, Bluegill
14. Gunlock Reservoir — 46 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
15. Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
16. Wide Hollow Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
17. Newcastle Reservoir — 14 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout
18. Baker Reservoir — 55 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown Trout

When to fish crappie in Utah

• 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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