Lake Fork Reservoir · Individual fish profile
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Lake Fork · Keep or release
Daily bag
25 combined
Length rule
Seasonal
March–November: 10-inch minimum. December–February: no minimum; retain every crappie caught. Daily bag 25 combined year-round.
Identify your catch
Irregular dark speckling and usually seven or eight dorsal spines distinguish black crappie from white crappie.
Habitat on Lake Fork
Standing timber, bridges and deeper winter water.
Fishing approach
TPWD lists minnows and crappie jigs.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
Eating guidance · Black Crappie
No advisory for this lake was found in the DSHS active list checked October 10, 2026. This is not a guarantee of safe consumption.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Uses lakes, ponds and slow water, often near submerged cover.
General Black Crappie profile →Sources & lake evidence
Documented in this lake’s TPWD fishing guide; source linked below.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Species identification ↗