Fished Dale while on my honeymoon. What a great time. We had a houseboat which was very nice. I fished mostly at night and although the bite seemed to slow as the week progressed, we still caught enough to keep us out. Stayed mainly within a couple miles of Cedar Hill resort. 90% of the smallies came on 1/4 oz. Punisher jigs with zoom pro craw jr., with a worm rattle, and dipped in chartreuse. We tried tapering points and banks with deep grass first and really didn't do well at all. We then moved to channel points, bluffs, and drops and really tore em up early in the week. Most of our fish came out of 20 - 30 feet of water. Lots of three and four pounders. My wife caught one over five and I got one 6.5 pounder. I'm not usually accustomed to fishing for smallmouths because of where I normally fish, and the fact that I am mostly a shallower water fisherman with the exception of ledges and stuff. But I would jump at the chance to go again. Thanks to all the guys who answered my posts before I went. You were all a great help.
Chefdave