Best crappie lakes in Utah
18 Utah waters list crappie (official records or labelled estimates), 1 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — 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.
- Lake Powell — 516 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern PikeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
- Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- 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
- Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Sand Hollow Reservoir — 95 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Quail Creek Reservoir — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Recapture Reservoir — 113 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- Gunlock Reservoir — 46 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Wide Hollow Reservoir — 23 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Newcastle Reservoir — 14 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
- 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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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Utah waters with public access data
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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