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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, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
2. Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern PikeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
3. Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
4. Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
5. Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
6. Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
7. Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
8. Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
9. East Canyon Reservoir — 108 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & HybridsWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Sand Hollow Reservoir — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
13. Recapture Reservoir — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
14. Gunlock Reservoir — 46 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
16. Wide Hollow Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Newcastle Reservoir — 14 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
18. Baker Reservoir — 55 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Brown TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

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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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