okie bob, I go to Weiss 3 to 4 times a year, the dock shooting is great from the middle of march thru all of April, also in late September into early November , long line trolling is good December all the way into may .also don't look past another awesome crappie lake just down the road !!! NEELY HENRY !! which has the 9 inch size limit, Weiss is 10 inch !! I love dock shooting the best and Weiss is full of awesome docks to shoot . Weiss is a very shallow lake so be warned to be very very carefull how you move about the lake . also night fishing under the lights when its hot is a great way to catch them slabs. I stay at bay springs motel and will be down soon in October . see ya on the lake and good luck !!