Freshwater Fish of Connecticut
Calico Bass (Crappie)
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
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Also called: Black Crappie, Calico, Crappie, Speck, Speckled Perch
Identification
Deep, laterally compressed body with black mottling and a large dorsal fin.
Habitat
Brushy and woody cover in lakes and ponds, plus drop-offs and ledges.
Behavior
Schools and suspends near structure.
How to Catch
Small 1-2 inch jigs and live minnows around brush and cribs.
Notes
Prized spring panfish.
Where to find Calico Bass (Crappie) in CT
- Bantam Lake Morris / Litchfield
- Cedar Pond Chester
- Coventry Lake Coventry
- Fitchville Pond Bozrah
- Gardner Lake Salem
- Glasgo Pond Griswold
- Hamilton Reservoir Union
- Hatch Pond Kent
- Lake Hayward East Haddam
- Lake Housatonic Derby
- Lake Lillinonah Bridgewater / Brookfield
- Lake Pocotopaug East Hampton
- Lake Zoar Monroe / Newtown / Oxford
- Moodus Reservoir East Haddam
- Pachaug Pond Griswold
- Pattagansett Lake East Lyme
- Pickerel Lake Voluntown
- Pierrepont Pond Ridgefield
- Quinebaug Lake Killingly
- Rocky Neck Pond East Lyme
- West Thompson Lake Thompson