This is the "zoomed in" image that I marked with the Green Rectangle and are the areas I have had better success for Crappies. This is not to say that the rest of the lake is bad, actually it is quite good. You can pretty much find crappie at any laydown, lake wide and catch Crappie. It is just that I have a good amount of experience with the areas marked in red. Find your laydown in those red zones and fish anywhere from 10'-25' and you'll catch them.
Notice the one small zone I marked up Fox Lake. That spot is tough to locate but it is rewarding. Also notice the smallest circle, that is a tree that you only know about if you search on electronics for it. If you are just north of when you find the old bridge structure, notice the small point on the map, keep to the right in about 30' of water. That tree is always loaded whereas the other laydowns south on the map I have found to be abandoned at times. The area just to the left of the smallest dot and up to where Licking Creek enters is the Striper hangout. Good luck with them, I have caught hundreds of stripers the last few years but I have yet to catch a damn striper from this lake. Grrrr.
You will also see where I noted whipers. If your screen lights up with a zillion fish, they're not Crappies, they are the whipers but I have found Crappies and some nice sized Smallies mixed in and then of course there is a laydown next to it that does have crappies.
There is ALOT more to the lake but I feel this area is the easiest to get bit for a newcomer and will keep you busy for a day. Live minnows will speed up your success. 1" Gulp minnows work pretty good too.
With that said though, it is almost guaranteed that you will be frustrated by this lake. It has been called the Dead Sea by MANY anglers for MANY years but it is also very rewarding at times.
Quick note, this lake is part of the Panfish Enhancement Program so be sure to only keep 9" and above.
