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Holbrook · Lake fish profile

Crappie

Holbrook harvest rules
Daily bag
25
Length rule
10 in minimum

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

Official lake regulations ↗
Black Crappie
Black Crappie · Identification features below.

Habitat on Holbrook

Timber, docks, brush piles and shoreline emergent plants provide cover; submerged vegetation is sparse.

Fishing approach

Lake guide guidance: TPWD suggests topwaters in low light, crankbaits or spinnerbaits near points and timber, minnows or jigs near crappie cover, and prepared bait or worms near decaying brush for channel catfish.

Lake fishing guide ↗
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.

Official consumption guidance ↗

Species within this group

Black Crappie

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

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.

Irregular dark speckling and usually seven or eight dorsal spines distinguish black crappie from white crappie.

White Crappie

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

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.

Dark markings form vertical bars; usually six dorsal spines.

Individual lake profiles

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

Source & occurrence note

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