Perry/water levels

Hey guys, quick question. I was trying to fish Perry this weekend from the shore, and didn't do so well. I'm in the middle of a move and don't have my boat here yet, but was craving a bit of fishing time, so I thought I'd try it out from the shores. But all day (about 6am to 1pm), only got one small, non-keeper male, and he was in an area I found (finally) where I could get a little bit of depth to my cast. Alternated between chartreuse, white, and pink marabou jigs - some were Road Runners too. Even used a bobber for a bit with them to try to maintain a certain depth... So my question: does this lake normally do better when the water level is more "normal"? I'm looking for a lake to start hunting for honey holes, since I'll be living in the area now. :D

Thanks in advance
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Hi there, not sure I would be much help to you. Under normal water level, the lake does produce solid keepers, primarily 10.5"-12". In the past few years, I've found myself weeding through more shorts than usual. But that's because I have the dinks dialed in. I mainly fish community holes, and do well enough. The KDWPT website has brushpile coordinates published, which I have had good success. I'd recommend starting there. Good luck and welcome to the area.

The water is very high this year and has the crappie scattered all over the lake because of all the new available cover from flooded shorelines (weeds, timber, rocks, etc). So yes it fishes much better with the water lower towards normal.