Been catching small bass in the shallows for about a week now. Went out again today, caught more bass, but I also caught my first few crappie. Nothing big or worth keeping. But those guys were COLD, the bass were almost warm to the touch, so i think its safe to say they have been in the shallows for awhile now, but the crappie seem to be late to the party. Haven't caught or heard of folks catching bluegill yet, guess they are in the deep water as well.

I was using a chartreuse/pink plastic on a 1/16oz jighead. No bobber, just casted it out and let it sink, they seem to hit it as it was failling, and they didn't take off with it. Which made it a little tricky knowing whether or not they actually had it.