Charlie Taylor’s Fishing Report – November 14, 2019

Lots of large crappie are being taken from the bridge pilings and submerged brushpiles on live minnows and tiny jigs. Lots of bass are being caught, particularly in Bluestone and Grassy Creeks. Shallow running crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms are the more...

Charlie Taylor’s Fishing Report – November 7, 2019

Bass fishing is good throughout the lake, with the bass holding in pockets, coves, and bluff banks. Rat-L-Traps, ripped through the pockets and coves, are producing 2-5 pound largemouths. Stripers are being caught while trolling with bucktails and live shad around the...

Charlie Taylor’s Fishing Report – October 17, 2019

The lake level is at 297 and stable. Fishing is fair to good for anglers who are patient. Crappie anglers are loading coolers with 1-3 pound fish, using small minnows over brushpiles and around bridge pilings. Bass may be taken in shallow water, holding on rockpiles...

Charlie Taylor’s Fishing Report – October 10, 2019

Lots of bass are caught on spinnerbaits or crankbaits on shallow rocky points. Bass may be caught shallow in 2-3 feet of water, medium in 5-6 feet of water or by fishing deep in 11-12 feet of water. Shallow fish are holding in backs of pockets on roc piles or on drop...

Charlie Taylor’s Fishing Report – October 3, 2019

The southern coves midlake, are holding hundreds of bait fish in huge schools. Bass are not aggressive in these coves. Check outcoves on the Northern side of the lake, off creeks below Goat Island and above the Route 58 bridge. Best patterns are buckbrush; chunk rock...