Darryl ,a couple of years ago we were fishing brushpiles early in the year. We could not buy a fish as Nimrod was clear ,which is not normal. We were sitting on top of brushpiles in 10' of water vertical jigging. That is the normal way to fish here even in 4' of water as the water is off colored.. Well I had a brainstorm and backed up 40 feet or so. I put on a bobber set 3' deep and went to catching Crappie. They were suspended so high over the brush in the abnormally clear water they were being spooked. You could see the fish roll when setting the hook. It was early in the year and they had just risen to the surface where the afternoon sun was warming .
Here being the shallow lake Nimrod is fishing this time of year can be different morning verses afternoon.. Our fish usually make several trips to the bank and back out before actually staying to spawn. Last year they moved into 2' water on March 17 , then a cold front pushed them back out. It's rough for the weekenders ,but if you time it right and everyone else is home. The fishing can be unreal till the word gets out. :D