which warm weather state has the best crappie fishing?

[Backwater Man]

Living around Texarkana Arkansas / Texas------Close to I-30----Two hours from Dallas---One hour from Shrevesport, 2.5 hours from Fort Smith,Oklahoma is a stones throw.---I call this the four corners---Texas, Arkansas, Louisana and Oklahoma all share a border with one another and some of the lakes occupy two states. There is many lakes you will find that no one hears about that are great Crappie Lakes."" Lake Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn, Palestine Lakes, Lake of the Pines, Lake Caddo, Lake Wright Patman, Lake Millwood, Lake Darnelle, Lake Quachita, Lake Texhoma, Lake Greeson----Smaller lakes but great Crappie Lakes-----Dierks, Dequeen, Erling, Black Bayou, Mercer Bayou, and I can go on and on with smaller lakes and when I say small like 10-12 miles in length and maybe .5 .75 miles wide.
These lakes I listed are close for traveling---I live no further than one hour from most of these lakes and than we have the Little Rock and Hot Springs lakes about 1.5 hours away.
Some of these lakes are not even known to folks unless you visit the Game and Fish web site and look. We have the Corps lakes and the State Game and fish lakes that are smaller and managed by them.
The Corps of Engineers manages the bigger lakes due to dams and flood plain protection----Than we have many many Oxbow Bow lakes off of Red River that covers all four states along its route.
Lousiana has the Sportmans theme--- Arkansas, Land of Opportunity----, Texas, Don't Mess with us and Oklahoma, Native State.-----Oklahoma has two or three lakes that are very close to Arkansas and Texas that has produced 3 lb. Crappie.----It is not uncommon to see Crappie fisherman from all of these states that visit other lakes close by. We have many many great camp grounds directly on the water.
We all have one thing in common---I love all of these states and can and will claim them all as my home--We are that close.
We have Recreational lakes for the ski jocks at Hot Springs------The rest of these lakes are fishing lakes and well suited due to the habitat within the lakes-----Stumps and trees, many of them---Boat runs and buoys must be adhered to when running or get off the throttle when out of the runs and I mean immediately or else????????---You fill in the blank_________.

*****I am proud to be a member of this web site and to see we have some great folks that love to Crappie fish and do their part in improving the lake habitat for our sport and to keep them clean, teach the younger generation and share information within the sport on fishing, equipment or just anything.---Just ask and see the response---Safety is your job.Thumbs UpHands Clapping

[roybuoy]

Grenada rocks

And Rolls,when the wind gets up.lol but a great lake for sure.

[Tracy Swanson]

south carolina is my home state and i think we have some of the best fishing and hunting from deer to hogs as for the crappie it dont get better then the lakes i fish like hartwell with great fishing from the stripers that dont get bigger in no lake from n.c. to tx hartwell holds the state record i think 60lb and some oz and it gets broke ever 4 or 5 years and some big cats to i live around four great lakes hartwell successes russell clarks hill i live 15mins from hartwell 5 mins successen 10 mins from russell and 45 mins from c hill all have some of the best crappie fishing in the south year round it does get cold hear oct on in dec it ok 45 to 60 deg days is the norm some snow in late dec till feb it be only say 2 or 3 events and it dont hang around on the ground long at the longest a week in spots come on down and check us out + allthe bait shops you could want on ever lake

[sayre315]

Gonna have to say, Oklahoma has it made

[Lonestar Proud]

I have no complaints with crappie fishin here in Texas, lots of good lakes and fish for crappie year round.

[SeaRay]

Don't come to South Carolina. We have no 5LB. crappie, 5Lb. Shellcrackers, No 5Lb. White Bass,No 100# Catfish and no saltwater either. Plus it was 80 degrees here today, November 15th. Brrrrrrr!
SeaRay


FRESHWATER FISH RECORDS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA




|True Bass Family|Sunfish Family|Trout Family|Perch Family|Pickerel Family|Catfish Family|Others|

FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT	PLACE/DATE	ANGLER, HOMETOWN
Striped Bass	59-8	Lake Hartwell/2002	Terry McConnell, Eastanolle, GA see story
White Bass	5-4	Broad River/1997	Johnny Gilliam, Broad River see story
Hybrid Bass	20-6	Savannah River/1978	Danny Wood, Commerce, Ga.
White Perch	1-13.5	Lake Murray/1986	Chris Epting, Chapin

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FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT	PLACE/DATE	ANGLER, HOMETOWN
Largemouth Bass	16-2	Lake Marion/1949	P.H. Flanagan, Manning
(tie)	16-2	Aiken Co. Pond/1993	Mason Cummings, Ridge Springs
Spotted Bass	8-2	Lake Jocassee/1996	James Couch, Pickens
Smallmouth Bass	9-7	Lake Jocassee/2001	Terry Dodson, Rosman, NC see story
Redeye Bass	5-2.5	Lake Jocassee/2001	Randy Dickson, Westminster see story
Bluegill (Bream)	3-4	Lancaster Co./1973	J.P. Hegler, Heath Springs
Shellcracker	5-7	Diversion Canal/1998	Amos Gay, Appling, GA
Redbreast*	2-0	Lumber River/1975	D. R. Turner, Nichols
Warmouth	2-2.5	Clarendon Co./1973	W. Singletary, Lake City
Flier	1-4	Hemingway/1977	Steve Bryant, Hemingway
Pumpkinseed	2-4	North Saluda River/1997	Scott Hart, Greenville
White Crappie	5-1	Lake Murray/1949	Mrs. H.P. Owens, Columbia
Black Crappie	5-0	Lake Moultrie/1957	P.E. Foust, High Point, N.C.

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FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT	PLACE/DATE	ANGLER, HOMETOWN
Brook	2-6	Chattooga River/1979	L. Dean Chapman, Salem
Brown	17-9.5	Lake Jocassee/1987	Larry Edwards, Pickens
Rainbow	11-5	Lake Jocassee/1993	Scott Coggins, Travelers Rest

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FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT	PLACE/DATE	ANGLER, HOMETOWN
Sauger	4-7	Lake Thurmond/1985	Broadus Moody, Honea Path
Yellow	3-4	Lake Keowee/1979	D. Scarborough, Candler, N.C.
Walleye	10-0	Lake Russell/1994	Robert Huskins, Erwin, Tenn.

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FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT	PLACE/DATE	ANGLER, HOMETOWN
Chain (Jack)	6-4	Lake Marion/1981	Randall Spell, Walterboro
Redfin Pike	1-8.8	Bluff Lake/1983	Albert Johnson, Florence
Muskellunge	19-2.4	Broad River/1994	Lee Ramsey, Cowpens

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FISH SPECIES	WEIGHT	PLACE/DATE	ANGLER, HOMETOWN
Blue	109-4	Tailrace Canal/1991	George A. Lijewski, Summerville
Bullhead	6-3	Edisto River/1973	Dorothy Dewitt, Simpsonville
Channel*	58-0	Lake Moultrie/1964	W.H. Whaley, Pineville
Flathead	79-4	Santee Cooper Diversion Canal/2001	Jessica Preston, Gilbert, SC see story
White	9-15	Lake Murray/1986	Jim Schwietert, Spartanburg

*Indicates a current world's record

[CrappieMasterboats]

Alabama or further south.

[Granite]

I have traveled the south for years looking for the place to retire to. I moved to Toledo Bend 4 years ago from northern Wisconsin,live on the lake and love it. Big Crappie,bass and catfish............Granite