Find them on inside and outside rock points of major bays in from 12 to 35 feet of water. Also try big rock pile in front of burning bluff. Smallmouth congregate in good numbers on riprap point in front of Dock 44 in Snake Creek. Work jerkbait over the flat and vertical jig the breakwater. There are some sunken trees in 11 to 13 feet of water which attracts the crappies.
Fish are good-sized and plentiful.
May. Early, fish move into rocky areas where they probably spawn. Also fish them with slip bobbers in trees in back of bays in spring. Another pattern to work out would be to fish crappies suspended in sunken trees. Try slip bobbers. Most fish are caught on split shot rigs and minnows although jigs and minnows work as well.