I live on a 50 acre man made lake with virtually no structure. We put in a few fish attactors a few years ago, but they don't seem to hold many fish. They are near the bank in relatively shallow water. We used to catch 100's of crappie here but with no real size. Now they are 14-15" but extremely hard to find over the past 3 years. Any ideas why they have seemed to disappear or are just so hard to find? And, how can we make the lake better for crappie fishing?
There are millions of bait fish around the shores all summer, are the crappie just getting all they want to eat at night possibly? But, where are they in the spring and winter?