I hardly ever go north of stemley bridge. Some times I'll go to the coves/flats around poorhouse (which I will probably do tomorrow since the crappie bite is slow, when its cold I hook into a lot of nice striper up there when trolling for crappie). This time of year I troll in any cove or flat between stemley and the damn. Usually this time of year its more about finding the depth they are in. I start out in 10 to 15 feet and go shallow if nothing. Then if still nothing I try another area.