I used to fish Poverty through April into middle of May when the lake was new 15 years ago. There wasn’t a better fishing hole anywhere. In my opinion, the lake is now just a shadow of its former self except for a couple of weeks during the spawn. Even in its heyday, the crappie seem to disappear when the weather got hot. Don’t know if you will be camping at the park or not, but if so, I would try night fishing in the south end of the lake around piers with night lights. They used to require a $6.00 permit to night fish but don’t know if that applies if you are a park camper. The lake is loaded with all kinds and sizes of catfish if all else fails. I caught one there that weighed 21 pounds 9 ounces on my jig pole with 8# line & a Bobby Garland blue thunder baby shad.