Black Crappie in North Dakota

15 waters with black crappie, the lures working now, and recent stocking.

RIGHT NOW · NORTH DAKOTA

On Barnes Lake, black crappie are in a summer pattern — start with a Drop Shot. Open any water for its own live read.

Representative North Dakota water · every lake fishes its own conditions

North Dakota waters with black crappie

What's working now

Current conditions on Barnes Lake, a representative North Dakota water. Every lake fishes its own conditions — open one for its live read.

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Black Crappietranslucentfinesse over brushpiles

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → finesse over brushpiles translucent drop shot

Source: In-Fisherman summer crappie

Recent black crappie stocking in North Dakota