jjness

Look up the lakes you find through Google Earth on your local DNR's site; they may have a Lake Finder function with reports on trapped species, size, invasives, consumption warnings, etc. Your county might even have a property info map where you can see different plots and click each plot to see who owns it. Might help in determining public vs private lands.

Silver Lake in downtown Virginia is full of small Largemouth. I pulled 4 out with a football jig and rage craw, just walking up and down the shore and crawling it along the rocks. Lots more were coming out with a small jig and shiner under a slip bobber (can catch crappie this way at the same time).