Hey Bubba I fish Hoover sometimes and to answer you the best time to fish it is when ever you can get out there and fish. Spring is probably most productive like most bodies of water but crappies can be caught all year long. Check out this site . There are a lot of guys on there that fish just Hoover. It is all Ohio fishing so I'm sure there are plenty of people there to help you out. I'm fishintiger on there also. Give me a yell if you check it out.