Bonham · Lake fish profile

Crappie

Bonham harvest rules

Daily bag

Length rule

10 in minimum

For white and black crappie, minimum length limit = 10 inches. Daily bag limit = 25 in any combination.

Crappie · Black Crappie shown as a group illustration; not a lake-specific species identification.

Cattails, docks, dam riprap, scattered timber and artificial habitat near the fishing pier provide cover.

Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes bass along cattails and the dam, crappie around seasonal cover, and catfish drift fishing with natural bait.

Eating guidance

No active lake-specific advisory or possession ban was named in the reviewed DSHS directory. This does not guarantee that fish are safe to eat.

Individual lake profiles

Choose the species for its own identification, harvest rules and eating guidance on this lake.

TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.