I was able to go to Dewey Lake on Tuesday the 12th. I don't know what the water temp was, but the ambient temperature was about 45 degrees when I arrived, and maybe 60 degrees by the time I left. The day before was filled with rain most of the day, so I'm not sure what effect that had, but I caught only one small crappie on the day. I used chartreuse tubes, chartreuse marabou jigs, and also tried a white twirly grub on a roadrunner jighead (I thought that would be the trick). I guess I should have picked up some minnows?

The lake was pretty empty as I saw only two other boats the during the ~3.5-4 hrs I was there. For those familiar with the lake, I put in at the Terry ramp and paddled up to the dam and back, so I didn't really cover much area.

As far as the canoe goes, I really enjoyed it! It's quite stable for a 12 footer, and it's light and portable. It easily fits in the bed of the truck, so I'll be much more apt to use it. The thing I need to do is get a couple of heavier anchors, as the wind really does blow it around.