You must have talked to my friend Jeff and his wife in a Deep V? That early morning bite ( I call it the "Magic Hour") during the spawn on Oologah is usually from about 5:45 till 6:45 or so. It can be unfetered action nonstop. Once the magic hour is over, one might get the stragler popping about close to the bank. What you need to try after that is working the water in around the 6-8' range. If you can find brush, fine, but normally, just easing along the bank at those depths, (give or take a foot or two) can land some very nice fish. My daughters and I hit that same cove this afternoon around 1:30. No shallow bites at all, worked the deeper water and came out with some nice fish. The girls were not too comfortable with the wind, so we packed it up.
If you hit Talala creek on a regular business, look for me in an aluminum boat with crappie.com stickers up near the bow. I push her around the lake with a 60hp Tiller model Merc. I've no problem with pointing you towards a few spots to test out.