Just got back from fishing the north end of the lake this past weekend and it was bad. We fished the river all day on Saturday and managed only 3 keeps and 7 total. The 4 we didn't keep were by far the smallest crappie I have ever caught. After talking with the locals on Saturday night, everyone has said this has been the worst year in a long time. One person said 2 days prior they had good luck around bird island. We went there on Sunday and did not catch a single one. We did manage to catch a dozen catfish so that population is doing well.

Overall I would not suggest fishing the the big O this year. Like others said do not write it off because last year was good but for some reason, which I heard many theories on it, this year sucks.