A local lake that I haven't tried yet... Otter Lake. I'm going to make a point of fishing it this year. Last weekend I hit another local lake for the first time - Duck Lake, which holds the NY record for black crappie. Unfortunately, being clueless as to where to find them, I got skunked.
Fellow member googly got in touch with me and let me in on where to find them next time I go there. If things work out, I'll let him know when I can go and he might be able to go too. a 2 boat mini-tournament