Heading down to stay at Canal Lakes 4/21-4/22 going to have a couple friends who will be bringing a small 14ft jon boat. I will be bringing my 18ft xpress, and looking for anything that is biting. I am guessing my friends will most likely have to try to stay around either the Diversion canal, or hit a cove somewhere. I am trying to talk them into renting a pontoon, but they probably wont since it is pretty expensive for renting an old pontoon. I know the catfishing in the Diversion Canal is good when the weather warms up in the summer, but how about now? And where would you guys start looking for Crappie? I have never fished the lakes for crappie, only catfish. I will probably try to catch some shellcrackers if they are around. Any help would be appreciated.