Hi. I spent a year down there and I fished that lake pretty hard. The north end of the lake is the best for sure. And I’m not sure what your calling a small boat but be careful if it gets windy, I’ve never seen a lake get rough and stay rough like that one. My boat is a 19 foot skeeter and it got tossed around. The main issue is there’s very little shoreline, most of the lake has retaining walls, so the swells come in and are sent right back out. It’s dangerous. But there are some big fish in there. Good luck!!