How to catch white crappie in Utah
3 Utah waters hold white crappie.
Behavior & tendencies
The rarer of Utah's two crappies, tolerating murkier water than blacks. Same schooling instincts, same structure orientation — count the dorsal spines (6 vs 7–8) to tell them apart.
Seasonal patterns
Spring spawn in the shallows, summer suspension over structure, winter schooling in basins — mirror the black crappie calendar.
What they bite
Minnows and small invertebrates.
Recommended presentations
- Small jigs under slip bobbers around any wood or reeds
- Slow-trolled (spider-rigged) jigs to locate suspended schools
- Minnows on light wire hooks
3 waters holding white crappie
Sorted by how they’re fishing right now.
- Wide Hollow ReservoirGood
- Redmond LakeFair
- Piute ReservoirTough