I can verify the fact of the wind being "nasty" ... as I was there !! I can also attest to the fact that the fish were holding tight to cover, as most every brushpile in 15-20fow, that I scoped, had a school of fish on it ... most of which, in my case, were small White Crappie females.

We just happened to be on the other end of the lake from BCO & obviously were covering ground that has been pummeled to death since last Tues ... and still had boats beating the banks. We found water temps from 61-65deg, yet the males were few & far between on the spawning banks in the areas we covered.

Everyone we talked to at the Settlers ramp, that were obviously Crappie fishing, said they didn't have much luck catching any number of keepers (on jigs or minnows). Maybe the upcoming "heat wave" will coax the fish into the shallows next week ... we'll see.

I will have to say that I have experienced Taylorsville Crappie spawning 8' deep in early May, in the past, so there is that.