black crappie
noun
: a silvery black-mottled sunfish (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) of eastern and central North America having seven or eight protruding spines on the dorsal fins
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The trout fishing is particularly good—thanks to those cooler waters—but anglers also have the chance to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
The lake also contains smallmouth and yellow bass, catfish, black crappie, sunfish, buffalo, and carp.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 5 May 2026
Fishing enthusiasts will find black bass, bluegill, black crappie and Eurasian carp.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
Species generally present in the lake include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and bullhead.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
The lake also contains smallmouth and yellow bass, catfish, black crappie, sunfish, buffalo, and carp.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 5 May 2026
Fishing enthusiasts will find black bass, bluegill, black crappie and Eurasian carp.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
Species generally present in the lake include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch and bullhead.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Black crappie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20crappie. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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