Black Crappie fishing near Burlington, ON

430 documented waters within 300 km, 0 of them with black crappie as the primary species.

Where they are biting today

Fishing black crappie around Burlington

Anglers based in Burlington have 430 documented waters holding black crappie within a reasonable drive, which makes picking today's water the real decision. That choice is exactly what the daily scores are for: every water on this page is re-scored each morning, so the order reflects current conditions, not last season's stories.

Oswego Creek leads today's ranking at a score of 77 (about 38 km from Burlington). Oswego Creek follows at 77 (about 36 km from Burlington). Little Wolf Creek, scoring 76, rounds out the current leaders. Each number compresses the day's weather, modelled water temperature at depth and how well those conditions suit black crappie into one comparable score.

Black crappie are a genuinely popular panfish target, prized both for the challenge of locating schools and for their reputation as excellent table fare. Crappies school in warm, clear, vegetated lakes and slow rivers of southern Ontario, protected bays of the lower Great Lakes and parts of northwestern Ontario, holding near docks, fallen trees and weeds close to deeper water. Ultralight tackle with 6-pound or lighter line and small jigs or live minnows suspended under a float, worked slightly above the fish, suits their upward-oriented eyes and paper-thin mouths. The peak bite comes in April and early May as ice clears, when schools stack in sun-warmed sheltered bays ahead of the spawn; the rest of the year fish spread out and feed best at dawn, dusk and under overcast skies.

Everything above is recomputed daily - the numbers on this page reflect September 14, 2026 - so check back before committing to a water: the leaders genuinely change as weather systems move through.

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