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General Discussion / Top 10 Crappie Lakes

Last post by OneBlade - February 27, 2026, 12:09 PM

How many of the top 10 crappie lakes have you been to? https://crappienow.com/crappienows-top-10-crappie-lakes-for-2026/

I have plans to check out Grenada.... some day.

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Upcoming Events / Re: Art Chamberlin Memorial Cu...

Last post by OneBlade - February 27, 2026, 09:24 AM

Bumping this topic - hope to see you all out there.

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All Other Lakes / Re: February 2026 Crappie Fish...

Last post by OneBlade - February 26, 2026, 08:13 AM

The February newsletter has just been posted: https://mailchi.mp/32659b041d72/azca-crappie-fishing-report-newsletter-2471

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All Other Lakes / February 2026 Crappie Fishing ...

Last post by OneBlade - February 24, 2026, 07:26 AM

February 2026 Crappie Fishing Report

The following up-to-date report was provided by AZ Crappie Sniper Guide Service. If you're interested in a guided trip for crappie contact Randy Howton at 623-640-9193 and randyhowton@yahoo.com.  Randy's guide service was mentioned in Crappie NOW, the biggest online crappie magazine publication in the US.

Alamo Lake
Crappie fishing is on fire with suspended schools of fish scattered all over the lake. The crappie are starting to move shallower as they are staging, getting ready to spawn. You can catch them casting jigs to them.

Bartlett Lake
Crappie fishing is touch and go. Some days the crappie schools are moving around everywhere and other days they are just gone or buried deep in trees.  Some crappie might moving in so if you can't find crappie schooling around, then try fishing for them shallower water. Start off with jigs and if not working switch to minnows and keep on top of them.

Lake Pleasant
Crappie are suspended on tree tops in 20-30ft of water. Water a little colder so they aren't spawning yet. You can catch them casting jigs to them or try minnows if that fails.

Roosevelt Lake
Crappie fishing is on fire with multiple stages going on. On the Salt end, the water temps are 59-60 degrees and the crappie are spawning 5ft to 20ft. On the Tonto end, the water temps are 55-56 degrees and the crappie are in prespawn fishing so look in 20-30ft of water. Try fishing with jigs and if that doesn't work try minnows.

Notice
Check out our latest AZCA Crappie Fishing Report and Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/22a52672bf28/azca-crappie-fishing-report-newsletter-2362 (be sure and subscribe to receive them to your inbox)

The February newsletter will be sent out shortly so be sure and subscribe to receive them.

And if you appreciate these fishing reports, please help this community and post your own crappie fishing report in our Lake Reports forum board: https://forum.azcrappie.com/index.php#c4

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Alamo / Re: How's the fishing?

Last post by OneBlade - February 24, 2026, 06:56 AM

Nice rig/setup.  Here's the Jan newsletter as it contains a bit of info on how they were being caught last month: https://mailchi.mp/22a52672bf28/azca-crappie-fishing-report-newsletter-2362

I just got an update from AZ Crappie Sniper and he said fishing at Alamo is on fire.  Now I'll caveat that statement that it's good fishing if you're able to use Livescope and cast well to crappie.  If you're not using Livescope, you can still can catch some crappie there.  He said the fish are suspended in schools over the lake, but they are starting to move shallower.  They are not yet spawning but are staging.  He fishes primarily with jigs but might be worth buying some minnows (they sell them at Alamo, but are pricey) and toss them perhaps with a slip bobber into schools.

Good luck!

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Alamo / Re: Feb 19/20 2026 Alamo Lake

Last post by Slayerfish - February 22, 2026, 05:31 PM

Thx. Headed there tomorrow!

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Alamo / Re: How's the fishing?

Last post by Slayerfish - February 22, 2026, 05:30 PM

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Alamo / Re: Feb 19/20 2026 Alamo Lake

Last post by FishMan - February 22, 2026, 01:07 PM

We found fish from 8 FOW to 30 FOW. When not suspended, they were hunkered down on the bottom. None of the males were blackened, water temps were 55 degrees.

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Alamo / Re: Feb 19/20 2026 Alamo Lake

Last post by Slayerfish - February 22, 2026, 10:17 AM

What was your best depth?  Thx.

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Alamo / Feb 19/20 2026 Alamo Lake

Last post by FishMan - February 21, 2026, 07:46 PM

Spent 2 days at Alamo, this past week Thursday and Friday. Cold and windy mornings, but able to make it work.  Lake is very healthy, but your attention to detail must be on point.