good creeks to learn in are station camp and cedar creek. chrome colored or accented crankbaits and rattletraps have worked well for us lately. blue and black jig is a must for your box. usually a 1/4 oz jig is what I fish. I prefer an 1/8 oz shaky head over a 1/4 but still fish a 1/4 on really windy days or in strong current. Fish red bug shaky heads for numbers and the occasional big fish and green worms for the larger fish. usually in deeper waters. I also throw black and blue, and green(sometimes with white) senkos or yum dingers texas rigged at stump or wood submerged or sticking out of the surface. hope this helps a little.