Hey guys - my vacations winding down so I headed up to my crappie spot at Izaak Walton League { Im a member } , near Alcola . There is a high wall pit on the property that is stocked every year and it conects to a smaller lake which I fish . With all the rain it is way up so you have launch where the gravel road is flooded . I got a portable HumminBird Pirahna fish finder and the water was 62 in some spots - the warmest was 69 so the crappie should be getting close to spawning . Water has cleared a lot from last week . The wind was very bad - 20-30 mph out of the S/SW . I had to put out 2 anchors just to fish in one spot . Like most every time here latley I caught more bass than anything . Did find one lay down log that had some crappie - 2 small blacks and a 11" white but I had to hang on to a limb on the log and dip my minnow right down next to the log to get bit . Years past the crappie would be roaming out from the wood some and were easier to catch . This year they seem to be holding tight to cover or stucture . I would like to fish Friday before the rain moves in but I doubt the crappie will be moving any better . One other thing I forgot to post earlier about Oakland City New Lake - I first tried to bank fish off the dam but the midges/gnats where so thick I didnt even make a cast , just ran back to the truck , left and launched the jon boat at the ramp on the other side . Hopfully in the next few weeks the morel mushrooms will come up & the crappie will start biting !