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Fishing Report - Updated 6/25/24
Bass | Bass are on main lake points or secondary points in creek coves. Fish crankbaits, vibrating jigs, or slow-rolled spinnerbaits. Try soft plastics (Carolina, Texas, or Ned rigs, drop shots, etc.) if fish don't bite more aggressive baits. |
Crappie | Fish jigs and/or minnows 15 - 22 ft deep for fish suspending over deeper water in creek mouths or the main lake. Still no crankbaiting reports yet. There are are a lot of "short fish"; use bigger baits and/or fish deeper to target larger crappie. Replace treble hooks with single hooks and/or pinch down the barbs to make releasing short fish faster and less damaging; it does no good to release dead fish. |
Bream | Fish crickets, redworms, or small artificials 6 - 8 ft deep near any cover (flooded grass, brush tops, stake beds, riprap, etc.). Check hard-bottomed areas (sand or gravel) 3 - 5 ft deep for bedding fish. |
Catfish | Fish worms or stinkbaits in the river and creeks if there is rainfall runoff this week. Otherwise, fish various natural baits over main lake flats. Grabbling season runs from May 1 to July 15. There have been a few good reports lately. |
White Bass | Cast jigs or small crankbaits over hard-bottomed, sandy main lake points. There are no size or number limits on white bass. They taste better if immediately put into an ice/water "slush". |
Fishing has been slow in the heat with water temperatures near 90F. Fish early morning, late evening, or at night and bring plenty of (non-alcoholic) fluids to stay hydrated.