Hey all,

I'm new to Crappie.com and hoping to now learn how to crappie fish after years of fishing for everything else. Most of the crappie I have caught have been on accident. My main goal is to get my two young girls (10 and 12) catching them. I have a newly built boathouse and thought getting it setup right for catching crappie would be a good start. I have read a lot about brush pile opinions, real vs. artificial etc. I missed the opportunity to grab Christmas trees this year. So any advice on brush piles, bait, lights or anything that will attract a lot of crappie to my boat house is greatly appreciated. Water depth is 5-12' deep in clear, rocky Arkansas water. I'm in a decent size protected cove near the main channel with a decent amount of bass and bream. Gotta believe there are crappie in the area too. Thanks in advance for any tips you can offer!