and as luck would have it ..... I ended up having to go to Cedar Creek and bank fish :rolleyes:
Arrived at dam ramp around 7AM ..... first fish of the day was a 4" Bass :D Then, over the next 2hrs, I caught around 30 Crappie. Biggest one was a scrappy 7-8" Blacknose All were caught in one general area, of no more than a 50ft x 50ft section of water ... LOL!! They're usually always there, and today was no exception. And, true to the usual happenings at Cedar Creek, once the Sun got up - they shut down. Had I been there at first light ... I'd probably have caught twice as many :D Biggest fish of the trip was a 9" Bass. All were caught fishing a jig under a float, with a slow/steady retrieve or stop/go retrieve.

Talked to the Bait Store/RV Park/Bed & Breakfast owner ... seems the KDFWR is as stumped as everyone else, as to why the Crappie don't seem to be growing very fast. Noticed his "screensaver" on his computer .... 10" Shellcracker .... and asked if it came from Cedar Creek. He confirmed that, indeed it did.
Found out where the "Beach" was placed. Not where I thought it would be. I was thinking it would be in the shallow waters to the right of the ramp (if facing the lake). It's actually on the opposite end of the ramp/parking lot area.
Saw some nesting going on ..... looked to be a Longear Sunfish (Pumpkinseed) (or "redbelly", as I grew up calling them).

Not a real "productive" trip ... but, I just needed to get out and wet a line. I knew going in, that I was probably only going to end up "playing with the little ones" :D ... but, it was still fun while it lasted. ....... cp