I started fishing Hefner in 1984 from the banks and docks. Back then you could drive the dirt roads completely around the lake and fish anywhere you wanted to. In 1986, my folks bought their first boat and we pretty much lived there on the weekends. Back then you could easily catch over a hundred sandies every trip and most of them a decent size, now you would be lucky to catch twenty small ones on a good day. We used to go to the dock on a Saturday and catch huge crappie all day and night. We would only keep the nice ones and throw plenty small ones back. I have not been able to do that in years. I do have to admit though, this past summer and fall was one of the best catfishing years for nice fish that I have ever had there. But, as for crappie...forget it. I would like to see where all of our donations to the lake in the form of permits go to?....I really don't see the fisheries dept doing a thing for the people who actually throw money at the lake and get no results. Would it be too much to ask to maybe start putting a few brush rows in? Those are pretty much free!...Then again that would make too much sense.