Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Water level is 9.12 feet low and fairly clear. Water temperature in the mid 60s. Fishing guide Keith Combs says bass fishing has been good with some solid numbers coming in 4 to 6 feet in drains using ...