Fished Dale last Friday in the upper portions, in the mouths of some of the rivers and creeks and ran into some muddy water. Fished for crappie for most of the day and caught several but mostly small ones. Did try the float and fly, spinners, and minnows for smallies in both dingy and clear water with one decent spot to show for it. Tuesday went and fished for smallies around the dam area, and although it was a more clear, it was still not as clear as should be in this area, for this time of year. Fished bluffs, points and all the way back in some of the large coves or creeks, with no luck. I did managed to catch many small trout that were caught and released. All these came on float and fly with small jigs in the back of some of the coves. I spent more time doing this than I should have but at least I was catching fish. Good way to practice throwing the float and fly. I fished around the dam from 7-2:30pm and seen only one boat and he was moving and going up the lake. Good luck.