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