WHITE CRAPPIE

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The white crappie is abundant across Kansas and ideally suited to the large reservoirs. Known for its prolific numbers and delicious white meat, the white crappie is one of the most popular sportfish in the state. The rich waters of northeastern Kansas reservoirs produce some of the finest fishing for slab-sided white crappie found anywhere in the U.S. The world record white weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces. The Kansas record tipped the scales at 4 pounds, 1/4 ounce.

Regulations
115-18-08 (PDF - 9.48 kB)

Retrieval and possession of game animals and migratory game birds - Requirements

115-17-02 (PDF - 113.59 kB)

Commercial Sale of Fish Bait

Fishing Forecast Information

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Updated: 01/19/2023

Lakes

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.)  
  LAKES        
KINGMAN SFL 47.00 17.53 4.47 2.62 E
SCOTT SFL 43.70 26.80 1.15 1.53 E
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 43.25 11.88 1.50 1.10 G
EUREKA CITY LAKE 39.75 9.17 1.92 1.56 G
OTTAWA SFL 32.67 3.94 0.72 2.03 G
MCPHERSON SFL 31.78 10.00 1.72 1.65 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 29.63 10.88 2.50 1.66 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 27.13 11.44 2.06 1.43 E
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 26.58 8.75 2.33 1.75 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 26.14 3.33 0.52 1.31 G
LEBO CITY LAKE 23.09 12.36 3.82 1.85 E
SABETHA CITY LAKE 22.33 10.33 2.33 1.41 E
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 19.50 3.00 0.67 1.43 G
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 18.10 2.60 1.00 1.00 F
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 17.33 4.17 1.17 0.93 F
CHASE SFL 17.00 4.50 0.75 1.29 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 17.00 3.56 0.22 1.76 F
ALMA CITY LAKE 16.13 7.50 0.25 0.80 G
SEDAN OLD CITY LAKE-NORTH 16.00 4.50 0.50 1.08 G
ELLIS CITY LAKE 15.17 3.17 1.17 1.17 F
MARION COUNTY LAKE 14.73 6.64 2.00 1.40 G
SHAWNEE SFL 14.50 6.92 0.67 1.12 G
NEOSHO SFL 14.08 3.25 0.67 2.06 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST 13.00 1.00 0.00 0.56 G
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 12.17 6.33 1.92 1.69 G
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 11.86 5.86 1.29 1.60 G
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE 11.00 5.14 1.43 1.39 G
NEBO SFL 10.80 2.00 0.50 1.72 G
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 10.63 4.00 0.00 0.89 G
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 10.00 6.50 0.50 1.17 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 10.00 6.00 0.27 0.90 G
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 10.00 2.50 0.38 0.87 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 9.00 1.75 0.00 0.64 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 9.00 1.25 0.00 0.88 F
LAKE AFTON 8.56 1.17 0.17 1.31 P
OLPE CITY LAKE 8.50 3.25 1.50 1.95 G
WICHITA-KDOT E. BORROW PIT 8.50 3.00 0.00 0.67 P
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 8.50 1.25 0.25 0.85 F
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 8.20 2.60 0.40 1.31 G
SHERIDAN SFL 7.91 4.14 0.86 1.23 G
BROWN SFL 7.44 0.63 0.06 0.91 F
LYON SFL 6.75 5.67 1.92 1.76 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST 6.50 0.50 0.50 1.53 G
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 6.42 1.17 0.17 1.12 G
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 5.57 2.14 0.29 1.38 G
HORSETHIEF 5.43 0.38 0.00 0.70 G
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 5.25 0.50 0.00 0.54 G
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 5.00 1.00 0.25 1.12 F
BANNER CREEK LAKE 4.88 2.31 0.06 0.99 G
MOUND CITY LAKE 4.83 1.50 0.17 0.85 G
MONTGOMERY SFL 4.83 1.42 0.25 0.98 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 4.63 1.63 0.63 1.50 G
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 4.50 0.50 0.00 0.52 F
JEFFREY EC-AUX. LAKE 4.42 4.11 2.42 1.57 G
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 4.42 2.58 0.25 1.57 F
WASHINGTON SFL 4.30 1.70 0.50 1.94 F
BROWNING OXBOW 4.25 1.25 0.25 1.28 P
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 4.25 0.83 0.17 1.01 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 4.17 1.33 0.17 0.77 G
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 4.00 1.00 0.00 0.44 P
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 3.92 1.58 0.50 1.14 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 3.60 0.67 0.13 1.75 F
LAKE OLATHE 3.50 1.33 0.17 1.11 F
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK 3.50 1.25 0.25 0.83 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #7 3.50 1.00 0.50 1.82 P
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 3.50 1.00 0.38 1.19 P
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 3.33 1.75 0.08 0.93 F
MIAMI SFL 3.00 0.63 0.63 1.63 F
MINED LAND PIT 45A 2.75 0.25 0.00 0.74 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 2.73 1.36 0.36 1.36 F
MADISON CITY LAKE 2.67 1.67 0.83 2.07 P
OSAGE SFL 2.63 2.13 0.13 1.27 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 2.33 2.33 1.67 1.16 G
BARBER SFL 2.33 1.67 0.08 0.86 F
CRITZER LAKE 2.25 0.50 0.00 0.57 G
SEDAN NEW CITY LAKE-SOUTH 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 G
WILSON SFL 1.92 0.75 0.67 1.33 G
KIOWA SFL 1.88 0.88 0.25 0.94 F
SEVERY CITY LAKE 1.83 0.67 0.17 0.91 P
DOUGLAS SFL 1.71 0.71 0.14 0.88 P
BOURBON SFL 1.67 0.92 0.17 1.10 F
MEADE SFL 1.58 0.50 0.33 1.08 F
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 1.55 0.55 0.23 1.54 G
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 1.50 1.50 1.00 1.28 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 1.50 1.00 1.00 0.96 F
RICHMOND CITY LAKE 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.29 F
COLDWATER LAKE 1.25 0.75 0.25 1.00 F
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 1.17 0.58 0.42 2.83 F
CRAWFORD SFL 1.17 0.58 0.17 0.89 G
GEARY SFL 1.08 0.67 0.42 1.03 F
CLARK SFL 0.75 0.50 0.19 1.19 F
LAKE SHAWNEE 0.75 0.25 0.13 0.80 P
GARDNER CITY LAKE 0.50 0.50 0.17 0.91 F
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.63 F
MINED LAND PIT 20B 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.49 G
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.22 0.11 0.00 0.56 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.24 P
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 P
JETMORE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 F
LEAVENWORTH SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 P

Ponds

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.)  
  POND        
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK 24.00 1.50 0.00 0.54 G
OLPE -JONES PARK POND 18.50 4.50 1.50 0.87 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 2.50 0.50 0.00 0.58 P
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.12 P
PARKER CITY LAKE 1.50 1.00 0.00 0.57 P
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P
Updated: 01/19/2023

Reservoirs

Waterbody Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.)  
  RES        
LOVEWELL 23.81 8.74 0.83 2.50 E
MELVERN 22.73 10.07 1.34 1.61 E
HILLSDALE 18.94 9.56 1.21 1.49 G
MARION 15.88 3.63 1.25 1.59 G
PERRY 12.39 5.54 0.54 1.42 G
ELK CITY 9.96 2.90 1.02 2.40 G
TORONTO 8.91 6.13 1.89 2.40 G
TUTTLE CREEK 8.63 6.38 1.19 1.69 G
WOLF CREEK 7.34 2.85 0.45 1.64 F
BIG HILL 7.27 3.43 0.37 1.04 G
EL DORADO 7.23 4.52 1.82 2.10 G
CLINTON 6.93 2.28 0.20 1.16 G
COUNCIL GROVE 6.69 3.86 1.53 1.87 G
FALL RIVER 5.02 1.81 0.48 2.58 G
MILFORD 5.00 3.71 0.75 1.95 G
LACYGNE 4.17 1.27 0.15 2.30 G
POMONA 3.44 2.06 0.10 1.73 G
GLEN ELDER 3.41 0.91 0.42 2.02 G
CHENEY 2.40 1.40 0.00 0.73 G
KANOPOLIS 1.81 0.58 0.08 2.25 G
SEBELIUS 1.67 1.10 0.50 1.43 G
WEBSTER 1.60 1.06 0.13 1.79 G
JOHN REDMOND 1.13 0.83 0.18 3.04 F
CEDAR BLUFF 0.73 0.73 0.16 1.14 F
KIRWIN 0.63 0.29 0.27 1.97 G
WILSON 0.09 0.09 0.02 1.12 P