| In Oregon, crappie fishing is a great sport with | | | | crappie fishing also thrives in several area reservoirs, |
| abundant locations to troll and cast in hopes of taking | | | | including Dexter and Dorena Reservoirs. Here, you |
| home prize-winning sized slabs. Depending on the | | | | may have to troll pretty deep to pick up a school of |
| particular location that you are in or intend to visit, you'll | | | | crappie, since the area reservoirs tend to be clear and |
| find all sorts of fish, though crappie are by far some of | | | | sunlight penetrates pretty deep into the waters. Dune |
| the most common fish to seek out in the state. In each | | | | Lake offers great banked fishing, where dense cover |
| area, you basically have your choice of excellent | | | | around the shorelines makes a great home |
| Oregon crappie fishing lakes. Just remember that, | | | | environment for crappie. Fern Ridge Ponds and |
| because it gets fairly cold in the state during the winter, | | | | Reservoir to the west of Eugene yield great quantities |
| Oregon crappie fishing tends to taper off in December | | | | of good sized white crappie, and for those who prefer |
| and picks back up in early March, as the waters begin | | | | to look for black crappie, Siltcoos Lake, south of |
| to warm again and crappie begin spawning. Find | | | | Florence, is the place to start your search. |
| locations with deep holes, where schools of crappie | | | | In the Portland area, you'll also find that Oregon crappie |
| tend to gather during the winter, and be sure to troll | | | | fishing is in full swing much of the year, though spring is |
| slowly and be patient. When you find a school of | | | | the best time, when the waters are warming and the |
| crappie, you'll have several bites and won't be | | | | schools are spawning. If you go in the spring or |
| disappointed. In the spring, look for bottlenecked areas | | | | summer, try the Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area, |
| where females are looking for shelter out of the | | | | where fishing is just one of the major activities allowed |
| stream during spawning season and get caught out of | | | | in the park, which also has attractions such as speed |
| the flow. You'll be sure to pick up several here. | | | | boating and swimming. The Government Island State |
| In the Lane County area, fishing of interest because | | | | Recreation Area in the Columbia River in northeast |
| there are several lakes of interest, especially those | | | | Portland is a great place to look for crappie, with about |
| containing white crappie. Head to the Eugene area, and | | | | 15 miles of shoreline and lots of brush cover for these |
| you'll find Delta Ponds, west of Delta Highway in north | | | | fish. This free campground tends to be extremely |
| Eugene for a hatchery of white crappie. Oregon | | | | popular among anglers, even in winter months. |