by Michael Grimm | May 26, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Bass fishing is picking up, with best fishing on the points and in the buck brush, using plastic worms. Bass are burrowed deep in the bushes. Topwater baits or rapidly retrieved spinnerbaits are best early and late in the day. After the sun rises, pitch or cast grubs...
by Michael Grimm | May 19, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Water level is around 303 and stable. Bass are still feeding. Spinnerbaits in the coves, with particular attention to points, are a good choice. Creature baits, dropped into the middle of buckbrush, will also take the finicky fish. Jerk baits, fished parallel to buck...
by Michael Grimm | May 12, 2022 | Fishing Reports
With the frequency of cold fronts and rain over the past couple of weeks, fishing has been on and off. When the rains let up, the fish start biting. When the rains resume, they turn off again. When the rain runs it’s course, fishing will once again take off and...
by Michael Grimm | Apr 7, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Striper and white bass fishing is good below Kerr Dam. Bucktails and live shad are the best bait. With the current lake level, fishing has slowed in some spots. Bass fishing is generally slow, and requires patience. Currently, the larger fish are generally on the...
by Michael Grimm | Mar 31, 2022 | Fishing Reports
With the predicted rains, fishing success will depend on patience. Target mud lines where muddy creek water enters the main lake or river. Chartreuse or red/orange rattling baits and Chatterbaits, as well as large gold bladed spinnerbaits should take most of the bass....
by Michael Grimm | Mar 24, 2022 | Fishing Reports
Stripers are biting well on live shad. Fishing is good from Nutbush Creek to Palmers Point, and from the mouth of Eastland Creek to Butchers Creek. The stripers appear to be moving up the lake, starting their spawning runs into the Dan and Staunton Rivers. Largemouth...