White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
Also called crappie, specks, Crappie spp., crappie spp
White crappie are popular panfish with silvery-white sides and dark vertical bars. They are closely related to black crappie but have fewer dorsal spines and more pronounced vertical barring.
White Crappie at a glance
- Scientific name
- Pomoxis annularis
- Typical size
- 8-12 inches, 0.5-2 lbs
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
White crappie inhabit lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and slow-moving rivers throughout much of the United States. Anglers typically target them around submerged structure, fallen trees, and brush piles using small jigs, minnows, or live bait.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a white crappie through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for white crappie
The lure classes that produce for white crappie, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
White Crappie questions people ask
White Crappie is Pomoxis annularis. Anglers also call it crappie, specks, Crappie spp., crappie spp.
A typical white crappie runs 8-12 inches, 0.5-2 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every white crappie you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
White crappie inhabit lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and slow-moving rivers throughout much of the United States. Anglers typically target them around submerged structure, fallen trees, and brush piles using small jigs, minnows, or live bait. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
Jigheads, grubs and curl-tails and tubes all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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