Black Crappie in Oregon
Oregon limits and places to find black crappie.
- no bag capbag
- 4 lb 0 ozrecord
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The Oregon picture for black crappie
In the 2026 booklet, black crappie fall under the line headed "Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass, Sucker, No.". In the Northwest Zone that row says: No limit.
The heaviest on the ODFW list weighed 4 lb 0 oz; Billy Biggs caught it in 1978 on Lost River. Of 60 Oregon pages naming it, Lake Umatilla, Lake Wallula and Brownlee Reservoir come first.
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| Zone | Row as printed | Bag and size | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater. |
| Southwest Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons. |
| Willamette Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit, unless noted under Exceptions. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except mainstem Willamette River and sloughs and. |
| Central Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons only, except portions of Columbia River tributaries. |
| Northeast Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Lakes: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons only, except portions of Columbia River tributaries. |
| Southeast Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, and Yell. | No limit. | Lakes and Reservoirs: Open all year. Streams: Open during trout season. |
| Snake River Zone | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Other Sunfish, Walleye, Yellow P. | No limit. | Open all year. |
| Columbia River Zone | Bass, Striped Bass, Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, other Sunfis. | No limit. | Open all year. |
Limits as printed in the 2026 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations (ODFW, eRegulations edition) (eRegulations), read November 2, 2026.
Record black crappie on the ODFW list
| Listed as | Weight | Angler | Water | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crappie, Black | 4 lb 0 oz | Billy Biggs | Lost River | 1978 |
Oregon record fish as listed by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (record fish article, dated March 4, 2026), read November 2, 2026.
Lakes, streams and estuaries mapped with black crappie
Oregon lakes listing black crappie
- Lake Umatilla50,097 acres
- Lake Wallula32,492 acres
- Brownlee Reservoir13,880 acres
- Lake Owyhee11,112 acres
- Crump Lake8,482 acres
- Hart Lake7,211 acres
- Drews Reservoir4,694 acres
- Gerber Reservoir3,811 acres
- Siltcoos Lake3,286 acres
- Sturgeon Lake3,163 acres
- Prineville Reservoir2,861 acres
- Lost Creek Lake2,522 acres
- Tahkenitch Lake2,324 acres
- Hells Canyon Reservoir2,301 acres
- Phillips Lake2,244 acres
- Fall Creek Lake1,764 acres
- Dorena Lake1,662 acres
- McKay Reservoir1,174 acres
- Tenmile Lake1,138 acres
- Henry Hagg Lake1,086 acres
- Cottage Grove Lake1,075 acres
- Ochoco Reservoir970 acres
- Applegate Lake949 acres
- Unity Reservoir921 acres
Oregon rivers listing black crappie
- Lost RiverKlamath County
ODFW Fish Habitat Distribution layers (ODFW ArcGIS), read November 2, 2026; a mapped species is habitat use ODFW records, not a catch report.
More Oregon species near black crappie
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Bullhead Catfishfreshwater
- Channel Catfishfreshwater
- Flathead Catfishfreshwater
- Green Sunfishfreshwater
- Hybrid White Bassfreshwater
- Largemouth Bassfreshwater
- Pumpkinseed Sunfishfreshwater
- Redear Sunfishfreshwater
- Sacramento Perchfreshwater
- White Crappiefreshwater
Photographs from the shoreline near Black Crappie
Photo: Rick Obst, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Rick Obst, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Rick Obst, CC BY 2.0
black crappie in Oregon: common questions
What is the Oregon bag limit for black crappie?
Northwest Zone row: No limit. Each zone has its own line.
What is the Oregon record black crappie?
4 lb 0 oz, by Billy Biggs in 1978, from Lost River.
What Oregon water should I try for black crappie?
Look at Lake Umatilla, Lake Wallula and Brownlee Reservoir; 60 pages in all.
Is the Oregon black crappie rule the same everywhere?
No booklet exception names it.
Which Oregon dates matter for black crappie?
Northwest Zone: Lakes: Open all year. Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater areas of Columbia. Updates during the year go up on MyODFW.
What paperwork does ODFW want before I chase black crappie?
An Oregon angling license ($50 resident, $138 nonresident for 2026) covers anglers 12 and older; salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut go on a Combined Angling Tag ($69 resident).
Who certifies an Oregon black crappie record?
Claims go to ODFW, which publishes the record list in its record fish article.
What else is black crappie called in Oregon?
ODFW lists it as Crappie, Black and Black Crappie.
Look for black crappie near your Oregon base
Each Oregon water above lists its OSMB launches and zone rows.