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Best crappie lakes in Wyoming

23 Wyoming 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. Bighorn Lake — 447 ft max · Walleye, Sauger, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
2. Boysen Reservoir — 107 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, SaugerWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
3. Keyhole Reservoir — 74 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
4. Glendo Reservoir — 127 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish, White Bass & HybridsWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
5. Grayrocks Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Pilot Butte Reservoir — 81 ft max · survey depth data · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, BurbotWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
7. Ocean Lake — 31 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Springer Res — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Hawk Springs Reservoir — 34 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Bump Sullivan Res — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Goldeneye Reservoir — 20 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Packers Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Guernsey Slough — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Lak Reservoir — 41 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, MuskellungeWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Rock Lake — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Sloans Lake — 13 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Lake Absarraca — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Sheepherders Reservoir — 8 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Bryan Stock Trail Pond (Lake Makenzie) — 24 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Kleenburn Pond 2 — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Upton Centennial 2 — 11 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Yellow PerchWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Festo Lake — 10 ft max · Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Yellow PerchWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Black Hills Power and Light Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

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When to fish crappie in Wyoming

• 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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