Question on cover

[wish4fish]

Lake Conway in AR has thousands of submerged stumps and standing trees in it. There is a little grass around the edges of the lake but mostly in shallow water. There are trees n the creek channels, trees everywhere. Would it do any good to sink boo in it to fish around? I do not see much brush or cover other than cypress tree knees. The whole lake is shallow, probably average depth of like 4 or 5 feet deep. I was thinking that boo or even cedar trees would b beneficial for young crappie to hid in. Would I b wasting my time? Thx in advance for any help.

[NIMROD]

Could'nt hurt to try.

[undertheradar]

I would have to say yes to something bushy. I found a tree under water like this, with a lot of leaves on it this year, on a lake LOADED with submerged trees....slayed the speckles. I do think the area has alot to do with it . Just put on a point that usually holds fish and it should help tremendously.

[WestTennCrappie]

Fresh cover put in the right spots will produce. It produces at Reelfoot and that sounds alot like Reelfoot. We have nearly 16,000 acres average depth 5.5 ft. A submerged forrest and loaded with cypress. If cypress knobs are a good spawnig area try some branches in bunches around known spawining areas and watch them change thier habits...

[fishbaskett]

My Father made a bundle of creek cane one time and sunk it into a submerged fork of a Bois de Arc tree in Bois de Arc Lake it produced an enormous amount of crappie and bream and at least one 13 pound Channel cat that straightend out a lot of gold Aberdene hooks before he was caught.

[canebreaker]

I've seen conway when drained. Don't know the reason they do that every few years.
Stake beds and boo driven into the bottom along with a few ceders anchored with blocks would help a bunch.

[Bob # 1]

Here is nice instructions on crappie habitat from a very succesful
crappie guide 'Jerry Blake'

FISH HABITAT

[LMBarnett]

I know there are some boo structures out in Conway, I just wont tell you exactly, but there are some out there, and they DO hold fish in Conway.