Try to stay out of it (the wind) the best you can. Find yourself some coves to fish that look promising. That should work out for ya since its still pretty early in the year and most of the crappie won't be in their deep patterns yet.
If you do venture out of the coves... I lot of folks have had luck with drift socks. I have never used one in a kayak and assume that it could be treacherous in certain conditions. Both of the lakes you mentioned are big bodies of water, so a kayak flag might be desirable also.