Uncommon. Black crappie dominate here.
White crappie
Pomoxis annularis
Count the dorsal spines to tell them apart: six on a white crappie, seven or eight on a black.
What the DNR measured
- Shawano Lake data
- The 2023 survey reports black crappie only.
- Season
- Counted as panfish: no minimum length, 10 per day.
What that means on the water
Every crappie the DNR tabled in 2023 was a black crappie. If you catch a white crappie here, it is worth noting. They tolerate murkier water than blacks, and this lake is murky.
Where to find it
- Fish the same brush and weed edges that hold black crappie.
How to catch it
- Small jig and minnow under a float.
Spots on this lake for white crappie
No named area on this lake is tagged for white crappie. Read the list under “Where to find it” instead, and see the full spot map.
Records and rules
- Season on Shawano Lake
- Open all year.
- Limit
- Counted as panfish. No minimum length, 10 per day.
- Wisconsin state record
- 3 lbs 13.1 oz, 16.5 in
- Where the record came from
- Cranberry Marsh, Monroe County, 2003-05-04
- Registers as a trophy at
- 15 inches, DNR live-release standard
Other fish here
Walleye
Sander vitreus
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Northern pike
Esox lucius
Largemouth bass
Micropterus salmoides
Smallmouth bass
Micropterus dolomieu
Black crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
Yellow perch
Perca flavescens
Rock bass
Ambloplites rupestris
White bass
Morone chrysops
Lake sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
Channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Freshwater drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
Bowfin
Amia calva
Golden shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas