As far as accessibility, seek out smaller lakes that lack boat ramps. Some of these lakes lack access points completely, so it sometimes becomes necessary to get permission from lakeshore owners. Tell you a little more about the best fisheries we've found for big beautiful bluegills and crappies. The best lakes are often less than 300 acres in size. Fertile lakes house lots of the food items needed to grow big panfish quickly.
Shallow flats mean ample spawning territory for fish recruitment.
Remote location and limited shoreline development, these types of lakes can be hot. Remember, you can usually get to these inaccessible lakes in winter. Sometimes the only way to know about a lake for sure is to fish it. To close, I'll tell you a story that explains that last comment. Four of us, for the past five or so winters had been keying on a certain tiny lake that contained several mega schools of crappies averaging 1.5 pounds.