by jelly | Oct 18, 2020 | News
by jelly | Oct 15, 2020 | Fishing Reports
The lake level is at 301 and falling. 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...
by jelly | Oct 8, 2020 | Fishing Reports
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 rockpiles or on...
by jelly | Sep 3, 2020 | Fishing Reports
Bass are being caught by anglers concentrating on shad schools, near submerged wood cover, in the creeks. Shallow running crankbaits and plastic baits, cast into these areas, will take the bass. White bass are schooled up in Grassy and Bluestone Creeks, but not in...
by jelly | Aug 27, 2020 | 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 jelly | Aug 20, 2020 | 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 areaggressively hitting lures bumped on structure. Best lures are plastic worms and grubs in light colors, fished on Carolina rigs. Striped bass...
by jelly | Aug 13, 2020 | Fishing Reports
Lake level is at 300 and falling. Bass fishing should be improving with the falling temperatures and stabilizing weather. Best pattern appears to be a Carolina rigged, pumpkin seed Zoom lizard or white 1/4 oz. bucktail, fished in 20-25 feet of water on main lake...
by jelly | Aug 6, 2020 | Fishing Reports
Bass action has picked up in the past week. Some good fish are being taken by fishing red mud points with stumps. Long taperingpoints on islands are also producing fish on deep diving crankbaits and plastic grubs. Spinnerbaits, slow-rolled in shallow water, early in...
by jelly | Jul 30, 2020 | Fishing Reports
Water level is at full pool and stable. Striper fishing is slow, but picking up. The fish have moved near the dam and can be found from Buoy 2 to 4, with trolling still producing the better catches. Bass fishing is slow, with most fish being caught in 10-30 feet of...
by jelly | Jul 23, 2020 | Fishing Reports
Stripers are taking trolled Cordell Redfins from buoy 4-7 in the main lake and from the mouth of Nutbush to buoys G & H in the creek. Best catches are coming at dawn and dusk. Bass are located in 20+ feet of water, with anglers catching the fish on Carolina-rigged...
