I suppose it depends on where (on the water) you fish. Up here in the northeast, the bite really never slows down all that much, with the exception of pre-spawn. But their location does change on any particular body of water. When the weather starts getting warm we drift or side pull plastics over 15' - 25' basins with excellent results. Our crappie tend to follow bait balls over the deeper areas quite consistently. Find the bait and you'll find the crappie. If we ever get back to fishing again, that's where our target areas will be.