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Moss · Lake fish profile

Crappie

Moss harvest rules
Daily bag
25
Length rule
10 in minimum

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

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

Habitat on Moss

Upper-arm timber, submerged plants, creek channels, humps, an old bridge and docks provide cover.

Fishing approach

Lake guide guidance: Rock banks and points can suit crankbaits or spinnerbaits for bass; worms work around wood. Crappie use timber and docks; channel catfish respond to prepared baits.

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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, their hybrids and subspecies, 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, their hybrids and subspecies, 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.