Quality, however, is very good with crappie scattered over a wide size range and fish over 1 lb. Limits will be hard to come by, but many nice catches will be taken again this year. Fair to good. Angler catch rates will be up this year but many of these fish will be sublegal. The 1998 and 1999 year classes are the strongest produced since 1993.
Older fish are present in moderate numbers.
In addition to traditional jigging and trolling methods, casting diving lures in flooded timber can be very effective, especially when schools of young shad begin appearing in June and early July. White Bass - Poor to fair. The supply of large adults is currently low. High numbers, wide size range. At present, this is regarded by many as one of the top wiper fisheries in the mid-western United States.