Summer time crappie on a deep clear lake......

[BAMA S]

Hi Ronnie , my home waters is lake Martin in Alabama and I struggle to catch fish when the temps soar. Any tips. Ps we have mostly blacks.

[Ronnie Capps]

I can relate to other similar lakes. Only fished Martin once.

Like Cave run lake in KY is similar. What they do is burry themselves in structure. It's a matter of putting a hook right down in the structure.

Now that's unless you have no flow and a thermocline. If you have a thermocline, they will go to where they are comfortable, temperature wise.

I caught crappie 60 ft deep, buried in a cedar tree while jet ski's were buzzing around.

And I always use live bait that time of the year.