you can fish below the darn on the river side or you can fish over with the docks on the other side of the road both do decent. The lake is mostly catfish but there are crappie and nice bass in there as well as alot of perch. or u might try by the boathouse in the park area. you can also rent canoes there but last i knew they would only let u in the river part.
As to using bait i use shrimp, worms, livers, shad for cats, minnows and jigs and square bills for crappie, and bass i use spinners, plastics, and square bills as well.
HOpe this helps.