Unfortunatly I will have to schedule in advance and hope for the best.

I'm just getting started. I havn't fished for crappie in 40 years and then all we used was 14 to 16' 1 piece cane poles. Sure caught a lot of fish though.

The only technique I know is fishing brush and wood with jig or bobber & minnow. Any suggestions would be appriciated. I am beginning to read about some of the different techniques, trolling seem interesting for the amount of water that can be covered in a given time period.

I'm not that familier with the lake. I would probably consider the upper end or the creek arms