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Black Crappie

Black Crappie

Pomoxis negromaculatus

  • 4lakes
  • 164logged catches
  • 453.59 kg heaviest logged

Black Crappie (Pomoxis negromaculatus), or Calico Bass tends to frequent clear lakes and streams. Crappie are rather deep-bodied fish that are popular as food and are prized by sport fishermen. The body is usually silvery-gray to green in color with black splotches and rows of dark spots on the fins. They can reach up to 50 cm in length and weigh as much as 2.8 kg, but are usually around 18-25 cm and 0.23-0.45 kg. Black Crappie prefer to feed on fish, insects and crawfish.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Small Minnows 21 Leeches 14 Red Worms 7 Bloodworms 4 Wax Worms 2 Marshmallows 2 Caddis Larva 1

Lures

Casting Spoon 9 g, #1 4 Tube 5 cm 4 Barbless Nano Spinner 6 g, #1/0 4 Tube 5 cm 4 Tube 5 cm 3 Tube 5 cm 2 Walker 10 g, #1/0 1 Nano Spinner 6 g, #1/0 1 Twin Tail Spider Grub 3 cm 1

Best setups by lake 4 lakes with data

Neherrin River — 73 catches , best 1.69 kg

  • Small Minnows Hook #1 Feeder bottom 10×
  • Small Minnows Hook #2 Feeder bottom 5×
  • Small Minnows Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom 4×
  • Leeches Hook #2/0 Feeder bottom 3×

Emerald Lake — 34 catches , best 453.59 kg

  • Casting Spoon 9 g, #1 Spinning Shore 4×
  • Red Worms Hook #4 Float Shore 2×
  • Tube 5 cm Hook #1 Spinning 2×
  • Small Minnows Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 2×

Quanchkin Lake — 32 catches , best 5 kg

  • Leeches Hook #1/0 Float 50 m 3×
  • Leeches Hook #1 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Leeches Hook #1 Float 50 m 2×
  • Wax Worms Hook #1 Float 176.5 m 2×

Rocky Lake — 25 catches , best 0.8 kg

  • Red Worms Hook #1/0 Float 100 m 3×
  • Tube 5 cm Hook #1 Spinning 2×
  • Marshmallows Hook #10 Float 2×
  • Leeches Hook #2 Float Shore 40 m 2×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Black Crappie? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Black Crappie would be to use Leeches on a size #1 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Tubes. The most successful lure is Gold and Black Trout Barbless Nano Spinner 6 g, #1/0.

Where to find it

Quanchkin Lake Louisiana Neherrin River North Carolina Emerald Lake New York Rocky Lake Colorado

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Maggots #138#142#125#123 Casting Spoon 5 g, #2 Casting Spoon 5 g, #2 Nano Spoon 4 g, #1

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.