Norman Report 5/29/15

I've at Lake Norman since last Saturday. It took a couple of days to figure out that the places I'd been fishing for several decades just weren't holding any fish. So, I bought a lake map with countour lines, etc. picked some good looking spots and went scouting. Basically, about 1/3 of the spots I picked out produced. This week, we didn't catch a lot of crappie, but the quality was excellent. Half the fish we caught were between 12-15". Basically, we found fish in 18-30 fow and 15-25' deep. Most all came on minnows. We caught very few back in coves. Water temp has risen from 77 last Saturday to 83 today.TW