the crappie usually move out to the feeding area they haunt for the summer, bluffs, trees, brush piles, logs close to the banks, mouth of coves, usually any where you find bait fish your going to find crappie, in the hot of the summer here in missouri, I find crappie in 5fow or less, up the creeks, and back of coves, also find lots of crappie on creek channels some times in the channel and sometimes just to the edge in the shallow areas, always check brush piles, or stake beads, boat docks are awsome also, crappie like shade and move in and out, so if you dont find them first hour or two look close to where you know they are and you will find them. good luck