Crappie fishing for the month of March has been a tough one. I am also sorry to say that part of the reason it has been tough is water levels. On 4/06/08 at 7:00a.m. the lake level is 365.3 and rising. Threading the needle or doodling is possibly the best method to catch'em. Casting banks has had poor results, I think because there is so much cover available to the crappie they are just very scattered. We have caught some good crappie 14 to 17 foot deep, but, I just do not think that is where the majority of the fish are.
  Bass fishing however has been excellent. There has been a lot of good fishing in and around the bushes. Pitchin and flippen is an excellent and fun way to fish, that catches some good fish. There is nothing like setting the hook on a 5 pounder in a bush and hauling her out of there 10 foot away on 30 pound test line.
  Rattletraps in the creek channels was working very well on Kentucky but that pattern has faded out at least in my boat. I have however heard some excellent results on Barkley, rattletrapping creekmouths.
  Good luck and be careful on the water, there is a lot of drift,

Dan Dolack, Capt Dan Guide Service