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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Updated: 01/17/2025

Lakes

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
SCOTT SFL 92.18 76.59 10.29 2.86 E
CARBONDALE CITY LAKE-EAST 88.00 14.38 1.13 1.06 G
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-EAST 61.00 6.75 0.88 1.16 G
EUREKA CITY LAKE 45.17 10.67 1.75 1.58 G
HOWARD-POLK DANIELS LAKE 41.50 10.50 2.92 1.75 G
PARSONS CITY LAKE 41.00 18.63 5.50 2.25 G
CHANUTE CITY LAKE 40.50 3.00 0.50 1.33 E
MARION COUNTY LAKE 33.67 8.75 2.50 1.40 G
COUNCIL GROVE CITY LAKE 27.92 9.00 1.08 1.02 G
SABETHA CITY LAKE 23.50 9.25 1.83 1.55 G
LOUISBURG CITY LAKE 22.50 1.50 0.50 0.80 G
LEBO CITY LAKE 22.25 11.00 3.00 1.85 G
CHASE SFL 21.13 3.75 0.50 1.11 F
OSAGE CITY LAKE 20.75 7.75 3.25 1.45 G
FORT SCOTT-GUNN PARK W POND-#2 17.50 2.00 0.75 1.52 G
MELVERN RIVER POND 17.40 7.80 2.20 1.86 G
OLATHE-CEDAR LAKE 16.50 5.50 1.67 1.43 G
OTTAWA SFL 16.33 1.50 0.33 1.45 G
GARNETT-CEDAR CREEK LAKE 15.88 5.00 0.63 1.31 G
MOLINE NEW CITY LAKE-NORTH 15.83 3.42 1.33 1.43 G
ATCHISON CITY LAKE #23 15.33 2.00 1.00 1.40 G
NEOSHO SFL 13.50 3.00 1.25 2.26 G
PLEASANTON WEST LAKE 11.50 2.50 0.50 1.23 G
ELLIS CITY LAKE 11.40 5.60 3.00 1.93 P
MCPHERSON SFL 11.06 2.94 0.83 1.65 G
MOUND CITY LAKE 11.00 3.25 0.50 0.85 G
GARNETT CITY LAKE-SOUTH 10.75 1.00 0.00 0.88 F
GARNETT CITY LAKE-NORTH 10.50 7.50 0.83 1.10 G
NEBO SFL 10.50 2.00 0.33 1.55 G
DOUGLAS CO-LONESTAR LAKE 10.42 2.83 0.58 1.44 G
ATCHISON SFL 10.40 3.60 0.80 1.54 G
WASHINGTON SFL 10.18 1.91 0.18 2.05 G
GREAT BEND-VETS PARK LAKE 10.17 2.67 1.00 0.96 F
HOLTON-PRAIRIE LAKE 10.00 0.50 0.00 0.54 G
TUTTLE CREEK RIVER POND 10.00 2.00 0.00 0.72 G
PRATT COUNTY LAKE 9.50 1.29 0.00 0.76 P
ANTHONY CITY LAKE 9.33 4.27 1.40 1.66 F
BROWN SFL 9.08 0.77 0.08 1.10 G
YATES CENTER-SOUTH OWL LAKE 8.25 3.50 1.25 1.25 G
MONTGOMERY SFL 8.13 1.13 0.25 0.98 G
YATES CENTER CITY LAKE-NEW 7.64 2.09 0.55 1.30 G
LAKE AFTON 7.50 1.13 0.25 1.31 G
SHAWNEE SFL 7.08 6.17 0.42 0.96 G
ALMA CITY LAKE 6.25 1.88 0.38 1.46 F
DOUGLAS SFL 6.18 3.45 0.91 1.21 G
PAOLA CITY LAKE-LAKE MIOLA 6.14 3.00 0.29 1.05 G
HORSETHIEF 6.00 1.00 0.00 0.84 P
MIAMI SFL 6.00 0.71 0.29 2.38 G
JOHNSON CO-SHAWNEE MISSION LAKE 5.75 1.50 0.00 0.75 F
LYON SFL 5.75 5.25 1.92 1.70 G
WELLINGTON CITY LAKE 4.80 2.60 1.80 1.35 G
OSAWATOMIE CITY LAKE 4.50 0.50 0.00 0.52 G
BANNER CREEK LAKE 4.44 1.06 0.00 0.80 F
CENTRALIA CITY LAKE 4.13 2.08 0.17 1.19 F
OLPE CITY LAKE 3.92 1.75 1.33 2.31 F
WICHITA-KDOT W. BORROW PIT 3.83 1.33 0.00 0.88 G
MINED LAND PIT 44A 3.75 1.75 0.00 0.69 G
LAKE OLATHE 3.58 1.33 0.08 1.11 G
POTTAWATOMIE SFL #2 3.45 2.27 0.27 1.06 F
JOHNSON CO-KILL CREEK PARK LAKE 3.33 1.33 0.33 0.82 G
MIDDLE CREEK SFL 3.25 0.33 0.00 0.57 F
COLDWATER LAKE 3.17 0.83 0.00 0.84 G
OSAGE SFL 3.17 1.25 0.17 0.92 G
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-AUXILIARY LAKE 3.13 2.17 1.88 1.57 F
BOURBON SFL 2.83 1.50 0.33 1.10 G
WINFIELD CITY LAKE 2.80 1.00 0.20 0.93 F
SPRING HILL CITY LAKE 2.50 2.00 0.50 0.88 F
HARVEY COUNTY LAKE-WEST 2.25 1.75 0.33 1.61 P
MOLINE OLD CITY LAKE-SOUTH 2.13 1.13 0.50 0.90 F
KIOWA SFL 1.89 0.78 0.33 0.97 F
BARBER SFL 1.79 1.00 0.07 1.01 P
HORTON-MISSION LAKE 1.75 0.25 0.25 1.21 P
FORT SCOTT CITY LAKE 1.58 0.33 0.17 1.32 G
CRAWFORD SFL 1.50 1.00 0.17 0.89 G
EDNA CITY LAKE 1.50 0.50 0.00 0.61 F
JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER-MAKE UP LAKE 1.50 0.50 0.08 0.90 F
SEVERY CITY LAKE 1.50 0.67 0.17 0.91 P
HERINGTON CITY LAKE-NEW 1.33 0.58 0.08 0.90 P
WILSON SFL 1.08 0.25 0.08 1.13 G
GEARY SFL 1.00 0.18 0.09 0.76 P
MADISON CITY LAKE 1.00 0.92 0.83 1.93 G
PLEASANTON EAST LAKE 1.00 0.57 0.14 0.80 G
THAYER CITY LAKE-NEW 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.71 F
MEADE SFL 0.73 0.45 0.27 1.35 F
LAKE SHAWNEE 0.72 0.11 0.06 0.80 F
WICHITA-CHISHOLM NORTH LAKE 0.58 0.33 0.17 1.04 F
CLARK SFL 0.57 0.00 0.00 0.41 P
BELLEVILLE-ROCKY POND 0.50 0.25 0.25 2.44 P
BROWNING OXBOW 0.50 0.25 0.00 0.90 P
BUTLER SFL 0.50 0.25 0.00 0.76 P
GREAT BEND-STONE PARK LAKE 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.63 F
GRAHAM CO-ANTELOPE LAKE 0.11 0.11 0.11 1.11 P
GARDNER CITY LAKE 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.91 F

Ponds

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
OVERBROOK CITY LAKE 18.00 0.67 0.17 0.48 G
EMPORIA-PETER PAN PARK 14.67 1.00 0.00 0.56 G
OLPE -JONES PARK POND 13.00 4.00 0.67 0.81 G
FALL RIVER STATE PARK KIDS POND 11.67 5.67 0.33 0.73 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK EAST POND 4.00 0.67 0.33 0.72 G
EMPORIA-JONES PARK NORTH 0.67 0.00 0.00 0.22 F
Updated: 01/17/2025

Reservoirs

NAME Density Preferred Lunker Big fish Bio rating
  (>8") (>10") (>12") (lbs.) BR
MELVERN 27.23 14.62 1.23 1.54 F
TORONTO 24.40 8.83 2.63 2.40 G
HILLSDALE 22.77 10.05 1.32 1.50 G
PERRY 15.78 6.43 0.38 1.07 G
LACYGNE 13.93 5.05 0.42 1.31 G
LOVEWELL 13.88 6.27 0.51 1.59 G
ELK CITY 13.46 6.08 1.89 2.40 G
BIG HILL 10.87 4.00 0.73 1.26 G
FALL RIVER 10.02 2.92 0.63 2.50 G
CLINTON 10.00 4.05 0.17 1.37 G
MARION 9.31 2.85 0.00 0.67 G
POMONA 7.68 3.85 0.30 1.88 G
TUTTLE CREEK 5.11 3.11 0.55 1.50 F
EL DORADO 4.84 2.09 0.56 1.59 G
COUNCIL GROVE 3.03 2.06 0.56 1.86 F
MILFORD 2.44 1.54 0.46 1.90 F
KANOPOLIS 2.42 1.14 0.00 0.85 G
WEBSTER 2.29 0.93 0.12 1.54 F
SEBELIUS 2.23 1.37 0.17 1.39 G
JOHN REDMOND 1.25 0.92 0.17 1.79 F
GLEN ELDER 1.24 0.61 0.14 1.41 F
WOLF CREEK 1.20 0.47 0.07 0.93 F
KIRWIN 0.92 0.58 0.33 1.69 G
CEDAR BLUFF 0.88 0.53 0.27 1.90 F
WILSON 0.47 0.09 0.02 1.30 P