I noticed about a week ago when it got cold and windy and nasty that all my bites came right off the bottom in five or six feet of water. Turns off sunny and nice then see them hitting the surface and get bites in shallow water along the shore.
Have you ever tried a floating fly with your crappie rod?
No, but I have cast a lot of small floating "popping bugs" for BG with great success with a fly rod, mainly around sunset. In warmer weather, most sunfish species tend to feed on top near sunrise and sundown.
I quit the fly rods a few years ago, and gave them to my son, who lives in a better area to utilize them.
