So to start, I've only been seriously targeting crappie the second part of this year. I'm more of a bluegill kind of guy, but have recently discovered the crappie population in parts of Maryland are actually pretty good. And lets be honest... who wouldn't rather clean crappie.

I'm taking my 5 month pregnant wife out fishing this weekend, so I need to locate them pretty quickly (small bladder). I have a day ahead of time to attempt to locate the fish, but I've been struggling lately. Last weekend the water temps were 72, with air temps about mid 50s in the morning.

My lake doesn't open until 7am, which doesn't help the cause any. It's also electric only, so it takes a while to navigate it. I caught some very sparadically last weekend in anywhere from 5-15' of water and they were hanging close to the dying weed beds. I can provide a topo map of the lake if that's at all helpful, but I feel like you guys probably dont need that much info.

I don't spider rig, but I do bottom rig and cast jigs. I've been having a hard time locating live minnows for some reason, but I'm hoping to nab some as well.

Need other information? Just let me know and I'll provide it!

Thanks in advance

-Luck