Map, where should I target?

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That's the map of where I've been fishing.
Have caught fish a lot of places. The dock on the right was hot until the owner pulled a lot of the vegetation and it went dead..
Off the left dock,, it got better a few days ago when i cast out past he weeds. Caught a couple small ones straight down off left dock but nothing very productive.
Biggest fish were before weeds were pulled by right dock just past the end or just inside the end. Was always a long eared sunfish.

So with the cold weather and my nightcrawlers failing to get bites, where and with what would you try to fish this area?
I've tried multiple different jigs with only a single bit. Likely my technique but the jig always got weeded up before I could work it.

Lake Hawkins, 100 yards from 2869 Bridge. Crystal clear water.
Have caught bluegill, warmouth, red ear, red belly and some unidentified sunfish.

I’m not going to be much help but a suggestion is to slip float a jig or minnow shallow at first and drop it about 6” at a time till you hit the tops of the weeds and do a super slow retrieve with an occasional twitch. Also, cast and leave it sit for 30 seconds or more before you touch it, but be in gear and ready for a strike. First movement, for me, would be the slightest touch to make it barely wiggle and leave it sit again but only a few seconds this time and then begin your retrieve. Good luck and I hope you find some.

3 to 5 ft deep and weeds for the most part on the map indicates to me to find deeper water , that is likely too short of water to be good consistently good this time of year :cheers2

Southwest corner appears to be the dam with deep water , that is where you need to be with any simple electronics , the majority of the panfish will likely be there along the drop offs until march or so :cheers2

Well that's a huge bummer without a boat. I've seen the depth chart so fishing near the dam and hitting deeper water is possible from the bank. I will just have to come back in March assuming my house is done by then and we're not staying in a B&B still.

It is 19 feet deep below the bridge with a pretty good drop off so if it warms up enough I may try there. The damn is a good place to explore too.

But that info would explain why I only see 1 or 2 panfish a day that are bigger than the palm of my hand, except for the bowfin and catfish. Thank you, will look for deeper water and maybe have fun catching a few pan fryers.

For me deeper is almost always where I start unless I can see them bedded . I love to dropshot the deepest weed line . So if a boat is not available I would slip cork the deepest possible water . Raise the float till it aies flat then raise about 6-12 inches .

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Originally Posted by fish_4_any

It is 19 feet deep below the bridge with a pretty good drop off so if it warms up enough I may try there. The damn is a good place to explore too.

But that info would explain why I only see 1 or 2 panfish a day that are bigger than the palm of my hand, except for the bowfin and catfish. Thank you, will look for deeper water and maybe have fun catching a few pan fryers.

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Right up against the dam in around 20 fow ….my guess