Fishing report
Devils Lake Black Crappie Fishing Report
Crandon, WI
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Modeled from National Weather Service data, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.
The state's records for Devils Lake name the category Black Crappie belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
Max depth
25 ft
Deepest measurement on record
Max depth: Stachelek et al. (2021), LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, Environmental Data Initiative (CC BY 4.0)
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Where to find Black Crappie right now
Typical Fall depth: 0-10 ft
Black Crappie feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 16% above the daily average across all four light windows.
Devils Lake's deepest measurement on record is 25 ft — read the depth bands above against that. It is the deepest point someone actually measured on this water, not a contour survey, so deeper water may exist and there is no depth map to check it against.
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FAQ
Common questions
Are there Black Crappie in Devils Lake?
The state's records for Devils Lake name the category Black Crappie belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.
When do Black Crappie bite at Devils Lake?
Black Crappie feed most actively at Dawn and Dusk, when activity runs about 16% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Devils Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.
How deep should you fish for Black Crappie at Devils Lake?
Typical Black Crappie depth by season: Pre-Spawn 3-10 ft, Spawn 1-8 ft, Post-Spawn 8-15 ft, Summer 10-20 ft, Fall 0-10 ft, Winter 20-40 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Devils Lake itself.