That's practically my backyard and where I mostly have time to fish. Unless you're dead set on going opening day, I'd wait. I plan on giving it a day or two to thin the crowd out, although opening weekend won't be any better.

Not really sure what the water level will be like, so most likely best to stay in the northwest portion of the pool where some of the deeper water is, although that area is likely gonna be swamped with people sight fishing for beds.

Watermelon red fluke is all I throw unless I find a big one on a bed or fishing canals. I usually fish them weightless, but stick a 16 gauge finish nail into the head (during the spawn only) so I can drop it on a bed if needed. Speed crawls in the same color have produced a lot for a lot of people I know also.

Just don't be timid about fishing the 2ft or less of water off the deeper ponds. My usual parter got a 10lb 13oz, and I got an 8lb 2oz in less than a 100ft stretch last year that was about a foot and a half deep. Neither seemed to be on beds yet.

Good luck.