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.

Fishing Forecast Information

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Lakes

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
SCOTT SFL 109.53 83.82 2.59 2.28 E
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 88.00 14.50 1.25 1.06 E
EUREKA CITY LAKE 43.75 11.00 1.75 1.56 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 41.00 18.63 5.50 2.25 G
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 39.50 10.58 2.92 1.75 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 33.94 4.06 0.50 1.28 G
LEBO CITY LAKE 29.67 13.89 3.44 1.85 E
OTTAWA SFL 27.17 3.56 0.50 2.03 F
MARION COUNTY LAKE 26.00 8.00 2.50 1.40 G
MCPHERSON SFL 24.61 4.44 1.22 1.65 G
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 24.38 4.50 1.25 1.02 G
SABETHA CITY LAKE 23.75 7.75 1.38 1.41 G
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 22.75 2.50 0.75 1.52 G
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 22.50 1.50 0.50 0.80 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 20.50 6.50 1.25 1.43 G
CHASE SFL 20.38 3.13 0.50 1.29 G
ELLIS CITY LAKE 19.20 5.00 1.80 1.93 F
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 18.10 2.60 1.00 1.00 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 17.40 7.80 2.20 1.86 G
OSAGE CITY LAKE 17.00 7.00 2.50 1.45 F
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 15.33 2.00 1.00 1.40 F
NEOSHO SFL 13.92 3.75 1.00 2.26 G
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 13.50 4.83 1.33 1.43 G
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-EAST 13.00 1.00 0.00 0.56 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 13.00 1.50 0.00 0.88 F
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 12.67 3.11 0.89 0.96 G
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 12.33 4.33 1.83 1.69 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 12.14 7.71 0.14 0.90 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 11.38 3.63 0.88 1.44 G
NEBO SFL 11.00 2.13 0.50 1.72 F
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 F
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 9.17 2.83 0.50 1.23 G
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 9.00 1.00 0.17 0.85 F
BROWN SFL 8.29 0.71 0.07 1.10 F
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 8.08 3.00 0.77 1.15 G
ALMA CITY LAKE 8.00 1.50 0.00 0.71 F
SHAWNEE SFL 8.00 6.33 0.58 1.12 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 7.75 3.38 0.63 1.50 G
WASHINGTON SFL 7.45 1.00 0.18 2.05 G
OLPE CITY LAKE 7.33 3.42 1.83 1.95 G
MOUND CITY LAKE 7.25 2.25 0.25 0.85 G
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 7.00 1.69 0.23 0.95 G
LAKE AFTON 6.69 1.31 0.23 1.31 P
ALTAMONT CITY LAKE-WEST 6.50 0.50 0.50 1.53 F
MONTGOMERY SFL 6.50 2.00 0.38 0.98 G
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 6.45 2.65 0.25 1.19 F
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE 6.20 3.70 1.00 1.35 G
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 5.80 0.50 0.00 0.66 P
LYON SFL 5.75 4.92 1.42 1.70 G
HORSETHIEF 5.47 0.42 0.00 0.70 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 5.47 1.20 0.07 1.07 F
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 5.25 1.88 0.50 0.90 G
BANNER CREEK LAKE 4.56 2.19 0.00 0.79 F
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 4.50 0.50 0.00 0.52 G
BROWNING OXBOW 4.25 1.25 0.25 1.28 P
DOUGLAS SFL 4.00 2.25 0.50 1.02 F
JEFFREY EC-AUXILIARY LAKE 4.00 3.00 2.60 1.57 F
WICHITA-KDOT WEST BORROW PIT 3.83 1.33 0.00 0.88 F
LAKE OLATHE 3.75 1.33 0.08 1.11 F
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 3.75 0.42 0.00 0.57 F
MINED LAND PIT 44A 3.75 1.75 0.00 0.69 G
BOURBON CO-CEDAR CREEK 3.50 1.25 0.25 0.83 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 3.17 2.17 0.25 1.57 F
ATCHISON SFL 3.00 0.50 0.50 1.54 P
KIOWA SFL 3.00 1.22 0.44 0.97 F
MIAMI SFL 3.00 0.13 0.13 1.40 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 2.91 2.27 0.55 1.61 F
MINED LAND PIT 45A 2.75 0.25 0.00 0.74 G
BOURBON SFL 2.50 1.38 0.25 1.10 F
OSAGE SFL 2.42 1.67 0.25 1.27 F
CRITZER LAKE 2.25 0.50 0.00 0.57 F
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 1.94 0.63 0.31 1.54 G
BARBER SFL 1.84 1.32 0.11 1.01 F
JEFFREY EC-MAKE UP LAKE 1.83 0.83 0.00 0.91 F
SEVERY CITY LAKE 1.83 0.67 0.17 0.91 F
COLDWATER LAKE 1.75 0.63 0.13 1.00 F
GEARY SFL 1.67 0.75 0.42 1.03 P
CRAWFORD SFL 1.50 0.75 0.17 0.89 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
MEADE SFL 1.42 0.67 0.42 1.35 P
MADISON CITY LAKE 1.33 1.17 0.75 1.93 P
WILSON SFL 1.25 0.42 0.17 1.13 G
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 1.13 0.75 0.13 0.80 G
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 1.00 0.67 0.00 0.73 P
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 0.88 0.63 0.50 2.83 P
LAKE SHAWNEE 0.87 0.13 0.07 0.80 F
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 0.50 0.25 0.13 0.99 P
CLARK SFL 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
GARDNER CITY LAKE 0.33 0.33 0.17 0.91 F
MINED LAND PIT 20B 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.63 F
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 P
JETMORE CITY LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 P
LEAVENWORTH SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 P

Ponds

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK 18.00 1.00 0.00 0.54 F
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE 15.50 1.00 0.25 0.48 F
OLPE -JONES PARK POND 12.33 3.00 1.00 0.87 P
FALL RIVER STATE PARK KIDS POND 10.50 7.50 0.50 0.73 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 2.33 1.00 0.33 0.72 P
PARKER CITY LAKE 1.50 1.00 0.00 0.57 P
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.12 P
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.22 P

Reservoirs

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
WHITE CRAPPIE          
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
MELVERN 34.20 14.89 1.41 1.61 E
PERRY 25.08 13.95 0.38 1.42 G
HILLSDALE 23.77 11.14 1.48 1.29 E
LOVEWELL 22.41 9.78 0.98 2.50 G
TORONTO 18.17 5.68 1.87 2.40 G
ELK CITY 15.49 5.57 1.35 2.40 G
LACYGNE 14.86 5.84 0.45 2.30 G
CLINTON 9.50 2.76 0.22 1.37 G
WOLF CREEK 8.70 3.20 0.50 1.64 F
TUTTLE CREEK 7.48 4.61 1.00 1.69 G
POMONA 7.07 2.98 0.16 1.73 G
BIG HILL 7.07 3.40 0.27 1.19 G
FALL RIVER 5.96 1.77 0.42 2.58 G
COUNCIL GROVE 5.89 3.22 1.33 1.87 F
EL DORADO 5.79 2.25 0.82 1.59 G
MILFORD 3.67 2.81 0.56 1.90 F
MARION 3.33 2.00 0.00 0.67 G
GLEN ELDER 2.60 0.98 0.33 1.91 F
SEBELIUS 2.07 1.00 0.50 1.43 G
KANOPOLIS 1.72 0.56 0.06 1.23 G
WEBSTER 1.60 1.15 0.15 1.79 G
CEDAR BLUFF 1.10 0.76 0.35 1.80 G
JOHN REDMOND 0.96 0.67 0.21 3.04 F
KIRWIN 0.75 0.42 0.27 1.69 G
WILSON 0.09 0.07 0.02 1.30 P