| Crappie
Fishing in Georgia
Crappie are actually a member of the sunfish family and can be found
in all the continental states. They are known by many different
names, typically based on geographic location. Paper mouth, goggleye,
bridge perch and speckled perch, just to name a few.
Crappie Fishing Lakes In Georgia
It might be hard to locate a lake of any size in GA that doesn't
sport a population of crappie. Some of the biggest stringers
of crappie come from the major Georgia lakes like Lake Allatoona,
Banks Lake, Blue Ridge Lake, Carters Lake, Chatuge Lake, Hartwell
Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Blackshear, Lake Jackson,
Lake Seminole, Lake Sidney Lanier, Nottely Lake, Oconee Lake,
Richard B Russell Lake, Walter F George - Eufaula and West Point
Lake.
Lake Spivey holds the state record for black crappie while the
state record for white crappie was caught from a private pond.

Black Crappie
Promoxis nigro-maculatus

White Crappie
Promoxis annularis

Both the black and white crappie grow to over five pounds while
three quarters of a pound to a pound is more typical.

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GA Crappie Fishing - All About Fishing for Black
Crappie and White Crappie in Georgia. |