by Michael | Jan 27, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Some bodies of water throughout the state are showing ice in various amounts. In some places, tide, current and/or sun will move or melt the ice enough to allow entry to the water, but a few places have been iced in. Check conditions before venturing forth. The warmer...
by Michael | Jan 20, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Striper fishing is good, with live bait and 3/8 ounce bucktails producing the better catches. Largemouth bass are favoring the main lake gravel points and may be caught on 10+ crankbaits in shad colors. Crappie are holding above brushpiles in 10-15 feet of...
by Michael | Jan 13, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Striper fishing is good with live bait and 3/8 ounce bucktails producing the better catches. One of the better areas is around the Rudds Creek Bridge. Largemouth bass are favoring the main lake gravel points and may be caught on 10+ crankbaits in shad colors, and...
by Michael | Jan 6, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Largemouth bass are catchable by working spoons and spinnerbaits in 20-25 feet of water on dropoffs, in the lower end. The sun in the afternoon is bringing them up on rocky points to feed. Jig ‘n pig and fat plastic grubs are the ticket. Crappie are slow to hit,...
by Michael | Dec 30, 2021 | Fishing Reports
Largemouth bass may be caught in 3-4 feet of water on Speed Shads and Poe’s RC3 crankbaits. A stop-and-go retrieve is working best. Crappie are hovering around deep brushpiles. Vertical jigging minnows over the brushpiles will produce the better fish. Striper...
by Michael | Sep 2, 2021 | Fishing Reports
When fish are found, anglers can load the boat, but finding them is the trick. Best action is coming from midlake and downlake areas, and seems to be centered around the points halfway back in the creeks and in the edges of the flooded cover in the coves....
by Michael | Aug 26, 2021 | Fishing Reports
Bass are schooled up on structure and can be consistently caught on old road beds and points in 4-10 feet of water. Fish are aggressively hitting lures bumped on structure. Best lures are plastic worms and grubs in light colors, fished on Carolina rigs. Striped bass...
by Michael | Aug 17, 2021 | Fishing Reports
Bass fishing should be improving with the falling temperatures and stabilizing weather. Best pattern appears to be a Carolina rigged, pumpkinseed Zoom lizard, fished in 20-25 feet of water on main lake points. Working these baits across the middle of coves in the...
by Michael | Aug 12, 2021 | Fishing Reports
Bass action has slowed in the past week. Some good fish are being taken by fishing red mud points with stumps. Long tapering points on islands are also producing fish on deep diving crankbaits and plastic grubs. Spinnerbaits, slow-rolled in shallow water, early in the...
