Lake Anna State Park, Spotsylvania County, VA
Crappie fishing today
Skip the Crappie trip today.
15/100
Why today scores 15
- Thunderstorms — Get off the water immediately when storms approach
Right now at Lake Anna State Park
- Water temp
- unavailable
- Air temp
- 83°F
- Wind
- 3 mph W
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:26 AM / 7:53 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:50 AM - 6:50 AM · 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM · 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM
- Forecast
- Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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.