Burke Lake Park, Fairfax County, VA
Crappie fishing today
Workable day for Crappie.
68/100
Why today scores 68
- 7 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Burke Lake Park
- Water temp
- unavailable
- Air temp
- 81°F
- Wind
- 3 to 7 mph NW
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:23 AM / 7:52 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
- Forecast
- Sunny
About Crappie
Pomoxis spp.. Covers both black crappie (P. nigromaculatus) and white crappie (P. annularis). Schooling panfish around brush, docks, and submerged timber. Spring pre-spawn is the prime season — small minnows and 1/16-oz jigs are the go-to.
Preferred water temp: 50–80°F (ideal 65°F). Preferred tide: either.
VA regulations
- Daily creel limit
- 25
Non-tidal VA: 25 per day in aggregate (black + white crappie). No statewide minimum size. Several reservoirs impose a 9- or 10-inch minimum — Buggs Island (Kerr), Lake Gaston (which has no daily limit instead), Lake Anna, etc. More generous than MD (15/day) and narrower than DE (50/day aggregate panfish).
Source: NTVA regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.