there is pretty much any kind of water you want to fish from downright muddy and 48 degrees to slightly stained and 52. some parts of the main lake have alot of debris as well as some of the creeks but you can still run as long as you can shut down with short notice because you will round a bend and there it is. im not going to tell you what to throw but i will tell you there is a fair amount of bait and it is fairly shallow.....the rest is up to you....good luck, be careful.