Lake Anna Fishing Recommendations

So I recently got a new 12' lund with a 9.9 merc on it. I usually fish the Potomac for smallies but due to all the rain we have gotten recently I have not had the chance to take her out on the maiden voyage, so I want to go out and run her a bit while also fishing... enter Lake Anna! Looking for general advice on where to launch/fish, what I should be using, and really any information that would be helpful. Have read online that the northern part of the lake looks to be a better area to focus on especially for new comers but again have not ever been there so could be totally off!