what part of the lake are you fishing, always have my best luck in the back of the creeks when the water is about 45 to 50 degree range fishing blow down trees and around boat docks 15 to 20 foot , use a 1/4 ounce white crappie jig slow cast around the trees,most people drop a lot trees around there docks ,look for the docks with security lights mounted close to the water that will tell if they fish they use the lights to attract fish in the summer months , lights draw in the bugs for the fish, be careful some folks get mad when you fish there tree tops next to there docks, if you find a flat next to deep water with bottom structure 20 to 30 foot you can catch them jigging 1/4 ounce jig white always my best luck caught couple crappie last saturday jigging a hopkins 1/2 ounce spoon