BLACK CRAPPIE

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The black crappie is not as widespread in Kansas as the white crappie. The black is more suited to clear-water and small impoundments such as farm ponds. Black crappies are distinguished by a uniform dark flecking with no visible barring as seen on the white crappie. The world record black crappie weighed 6 pounds. The Kansas record is 4 pounds, 10 ounces.

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Updated: 01/17/2025

Lakes

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
WIFA-GRAHAM CO-TREXLER POND 87.25 1.25 0.00 0.58 F
LAKE ATWOOD 56.75 0.00 0.00 0.36 F
MELVERN RIVER POND 34.40 20.60 0.20 1.04 G
GRIDLEY CITY LAKE 24.67 23.00 3.33 1.44 G
STERLING CITY LAKE 21.89 7.67 0.00 0.67 G
SABETHA CITY LAKE 15.50 1.67 0.25 1.45 G
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 14.67 13.22 7.11 1.72 G
ATCHISON SFL 13.40 0.40 0.00 0.58 G
JEWELL SFL 11.76 8.47 0.18 1.48 G
THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW 11.50 3.50 0.00 0.69 G
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 11.00 9.50 3.25 1.75 F
DOUGLAS SFL 10.45 5.09 1.45 3.13 G
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 10.00 0.33 0.00 0.53 G
NEOSHO SFL 9.17 0.50 0.00 0.66 G
WOODSON SFL 8.33 4.78 0.00 0.86 G
SABETHA-PONY CREEK LAKE 7.13 6.25 2.13 1.50 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 6.50 1.33 0.50 2.27 G
MIAMI SFL 6.29 1.14 0.57 2.60 F
BARBER SFL 6.21 1.79 0.43 1.11 G
OSAGE SFL 5.33 1.00 0.58 1.41 F
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 5.29 4.17 0.17 1.48 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 4.71 0.71 0.29 1.29 F
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 4.50 0.00 0.00 0.37 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 3.88 0.00 0.00 0.48 P
BROWN SFL 3.85 2.08 1.00 1.42 F
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #1 3.83 0.25 0.00 0.55 F
COWLEY SFL 3.75 1.25 0.38 3.41 F
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 3.53 1.00 0.13 1.23 F
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
LYON SFL 3.50 2.25 1.00 1.80 G
SEVERY CITY LAKE 3.50 0.50 0.17 0.87 P
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 3.38 0.25 0.00 0.69 G
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 3.36 1.55 0.91 1.12 F
JOHNSON CO-LEXINGTON PARK LAKE 3.33 2.00 0.33 0.96 F
ALMA CITY LAKE 3.25 1.00 0.13 0.86 F
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 3.18 0.36 0.09 0.93 F
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 3.08 1.33 0.17 1.06 G
EDNA CITY LAKE 3.00 1.50 0.00 0.68 F
MONTGOMERY SFL 2.88 0.00 0.00 0.46 F
LAKE SHAWNEE 2.83 1.39 0.17 1.07 G
BONE CREEK LAKE 2.77 0.31 0.00 0.74 G
SHAWNEE SFL 2.67 1.67 0.17 1.04 F
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.43 F
JOHNSON CO-KILL CREEK PARK LAKE 2.33 0.33 0.00 0.56 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.32 P
LAKE OLATHE 2.25 0.33 0.08 1.18 F
CHANUTE CITY LAKE 2.00 0.50 0.00 0.68 F
WILSON SFL 1.67 1.00 0.00 0.91 G
GEARY SFL 1.55 0.36 0.09 0.76 F
BANNER CREEK LAKE 1.38 0.38 0.13 1.00 P
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 1.22 0.44 0.33 1.22 F
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 1.20 0.20 0.00 0.72 P
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 1.17 0.50 0.08 1.31 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 1.17 0.83 0.00 0.79 F
HORSETHIEF 1.07 0.00 0.00 0.59 P
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 1.00 0.25 0.00 0.57 P
LEBO CITY LAKE 1.00 0.25 0.00 0.49 P
LEAVENWORTH SFL 0.63 0.50 0.13 0.89 P
ELLIS CITY LAKE 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.33 P
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 0.58 0.08 0.00 0.54 P
JOHNSON CO-SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE 0.50 0.25 0.00 0.45 F
MINED LAND PIT 44A 0.50 0.25 0.00 0.55 F
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.42 P
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.31 F
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.48 P
MARION COUNTY LAKE 0.42 0.17 0.08 1.63 P
OTTAWA SFL 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.41 P
LAKE LENEXA 0.38 0.13 0.00 0.55 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.30 F
GARDNER CITY LAKE 0.33 0.25 0.00 0.77 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.28 F
NEBO SFL 0.33 0.17 0.17 1.92 P
BROWNING OXBOW 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.75 P
BUTLER SFL 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.14 P
CRAWFORD SFL 0.25 0.17 0.00 0.55 F
MCPHERSON SFL 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.41 F
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.26 P
EUREKA CITY LAKE 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.30 P
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.41 P
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-AUXILIARY LAKE 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.38 P
CLARK SFL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 P
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 P
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 P
LAKE AFTON 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 P
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 P
Updated: 01/17/2025

Ponds

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE 16.33 1.00 0.17 1.81 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK WEST POND 3.00 1.00 0.00 0.60 F
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 2.00 0.33 0.00 0.49 F
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.31 P
COLBY-VILLA HIGH LAKE 0.25 0.25 0.00 0.96 P
Updated: 01/17/2025

Reservoirs

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
CEDAR BLUFF 14.18 5.02 0.12 1.29 G
SEBELIUS 8.87 6.40 1.23 1.33 G
KIRWIN 3.27 3.19 1.81 1.94 G
KANOPOLIS 3.00 2.47 0.58 1.27 G
WEBSTER 2.95 1.50 0.02 1.40 G
MARION 2.62 0.85 0.08 1.09 F
LOVEWELL 1.51 0.76 0.07 1.43 F
HILLSDALE 1.36 0.23 0.00 0.56 G
JOHN REDMOND 1.33 0.08 0.08 1.29 P
MILFORD 1.15 0.90 0.06 2.07 F
BIG HILL 0.73 0.13 0.00 0.53 F
CLINTON 0.71 0.51 0.02 0.93 F
GLEN ELDER 0.52 0.30 0.07 1.11 F
TORONTO 0.38 0.19 0.06 1.26 P
WOLF CREEK 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.39 P
POMONA 0.30 0.13 0.05 1.44 P
PERRY 0.25 0.13 0.03 1.60 P
WILSON 0.22 0.20 0.07 1.68 P
LACYGNE 0.21 0.12 0.00 0.93 P
FALL RIVER 0.08 0.08 0.02 1.14 P
TUTTLE CREEK 0.07 0.05 0.02 1.09 P
EL DORADO 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.31 P
MELVERN 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.63 P
COUNCIL GROVE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 P
ELK CITY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 P