>>1195416If you're fishing a river or any kind of stream, look for slack spots, where there is no current. It's usually a little eddy or pool of still water.
If you're fishing a lake during the spring, look for spots where fish will spawn.
Crappies were more likely to nest along undeveloped shorelines with canopy cover and aquatic vegetation.
http://www.in-fisherman.com/panfish/crappie-black-or-white/crappie-science/#ixzz56BFUtGKJLargemouth bass like shallow bays and flats. So try there.
During the warmer months, they move to cover. So try dock areas and submerged vegetaion with minnow imitating lures. This is usually your spinning baits, rattle traps, crankbaits, and so on.
I suggest getting the now classic books of fishing
https://www.amazon.com/Fishing-Natural-Lakes-Hunting-Library/dp/0865730350/There's a small series on them.
If you're like me and like fishing saugeye, walleye, and catfish, you can't go wrong with deep holes and open flats during the summer post spawn. Catfish love a good ole deep hole to hang out in. Walleye and saugeye tend to love rocks during the spring and the surrounding flats nearby.
Also worth checking out is navionics. I use it for reference concerning water depth and plan my fishing based upon that.
Some people like doing ice fishing, but I'm not one of them. But when the ice breaks up, you can usually catch me fishing deep hole areas from shore.
