White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis · Centrarchidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- April, May and June
- Largest length
- up to 53 cm (21 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 10 years
- Matures at
- about 1.5 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
192 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 12 of 33 lakes
- Fox LakeDodge County2,625 acres · 19 ft deeprecorded 2000 to 2007 (9 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Neshonoc LakeLacrosse County737 acres · 11 ft deeprecorded 1999 to 2007 (6 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Somo LakeLincoln County340 acres · 25 ft deeprecorded 2007 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Arbutus LakeClark County839 acres · 50 ft deeprecorded 2006 (12 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Emerson Lake (Humbird Pond)Clark County33 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 2006 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lake MendotaDane County9,842 acres · 82 ft deeprecorded 1947 to 2006 (12 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lake Saint CroixPierce County4,668 acres · 60 ft deeprecorded 1928 to 2006 (8 records)recorded
- Lake WaubesaDane County2,080 acres · 34 ft deeprecorded 1974 to 2006 (18 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Turtle LakeDane County15 acres · 4 ft deeprecorded 2006 (2 records)recorded
- Delton LakeSauk County267 acres · 16 ft deeprecorded 2005 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Marshall MillpondDane County185 acres · 5 ft deeprecorded 2005 (2 records)stocked, recorded
- Dead LakePepin County68 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 2004 (2 records)Lowrecorded
- Dexter LakeWood County298 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2003 to 2004 (3 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Tomah LakeMonroe County225 acres · 19 ft deeprecorded 2000 to 2004 (2 records)stocked, recorded
- Ashippun LakeWaukesha County84 acres · 40 ft deeprecorded 2003 (2 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Lake KegonsaDane County3,209 acres · 31 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Round LakeBurnett County204 acres · 27 ft deeprecorded 2003 (2 records)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Pickle LakeBurnett County20 acres · 20 ft deeprecorded 2001 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Lake AndreaWisconsin121 acresrecorded 2000 (2 records)recorded
- Round LakeWisconsin381 acresrecorded 1994 (1 record)recorded
- Beaver Dam LakeDodge County6,542 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 1975 to 1990 (5 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Ripon Pond (Gothic)Fond du Lac County24 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1989 to 1990 (2 records)stocked, recorded
- Hidden Valley Lake 1Lafayette County26 acres · 18 ft deeprecorded 1985 to 1986 (2 records)Lowrecorded
- Lake EmilyDodge County268 acres · 14 ft deeprecorded 1986 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Storrs LakeRock County40 acres · 23 ft deeprecorded 1982 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lazy Lake (Fall R Millpond)Columbia County161 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1980 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake WandawegaWalworth County119 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1977 (2 records)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Pigeon LakeBayfield County213 acres · 26 ft deeprecorded 1973 (1 record)Clearrecorded
- Taylor LakeBayfield County94 acres · 15 ft deeprecorded 1971 (1 record)Moderaterecorded
- Lake KoshkonongRock County10,460 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 1964 (1 record)Clearstocked, recorded
- Lake PepinPepin County25,494 acresrecorded 1963 (1 record)recorded
- Lake LorraineWalworth County133 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1954 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Smith LakeSawyer County323 acres · 29 ft deeprecorded 1928 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded