Best crappie lakes in Washington
81 Washington waters hold crappie, 81 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.
- Moses Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
- Ozette Lake — 320 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Sammamish — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Sprague Lake — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
- Silver Lake — 10 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- American Lake — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Newman Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Muskellunge
- Lacamas Lake — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch
- Sullivan Lake — 320 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Loon Lake — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Blue Lake — 65 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Deer Lake — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Williams Lake — 115 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Black Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
- Osoyoos Lake — 75 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout
- Lake Goodwin — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
- Long Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Soap Lake — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Pleasant — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Liberty Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout
- Fish Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- North Twin Lake — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Saint Clair — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Packwood Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
- Evergreen Reservoir — 50 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
…plus 56 more Washington waters holding crappie.
When to fish crappie in Washington
- 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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