Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
For black and white crappie, minimum length limit = 10 inches and daily bag limit = 37 in any combination. Possession limit = 50 crappie.
Identify your catch
Irregular dark speckling and usually seven or eight dorsal spines distinguish black crappie from white crappie.
Habitat on Texoma
Rocky bluffs, riprap, standing timber, stump beds, channels and sandy flats provide cover; aquatic vegetation is limited.
Fishing approach
Lake guide guidance: TPWD describes crappie near docks, trees and brush, striped bass around river channels and shad schools, and black bass around shoreline structure. Blue and channel catfish take cut or natural baits; flatheads are commonly targeted with live bait.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
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.
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
TPWD lake guide and reviewed fisheries evidence establish the listed species or group. Historical survey records do not establish current abundance.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Fisheries survey · species evidence ↗Species identification ↗