Fishing Report
| Species | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Bass | An early morning/late evening shallow bite continues around the beds of hydrilla and pondweed scattered around the lake. That bite is lasting longer into the day as we move further into the fall season. The patches of grass with deeper water nearby seem to be the most productive ones. Anglers are using lures like zara spooks and poppers to imitate an injured shad. Try willow-leafed spinnerbaits, flukes, small swimbaits, and senkos if the fish aren’t committed to hitting a topwater lure. Look for the shallow bite to continue through the rest of the year as more and more fish move shallow to chase shad. Some anglers are targeting the deeper grass lines during the day with Texas-rigged worms, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits. A few good spotted bass are being reported on secondary points in the big creeks. Shakeyhead worms and small jigs have been the best baits there. Some anglers are opting to fish the canal in the Divide Cut around the culverts and run outs. Anglers are covering a lot of water with this pattern using crankbaits and spinnerbaits. It is a good idea to keep some sort of topwater, shad imitating lure tied on as actively feeding fish may pop up anywhere. | |
| Crappie | Anglers continue to target deeper brush tops and cover with both minnows and jigs. Most anglers are targeting areas from Five Fingers and up toward Crow’s Neck. Trolling along the creek channels is another good option if you can’t find fish in deeper brush tops. Some fish may also be found along the deeper grass lines in the main lake, regardless, good electronics are going to be a huge help in finding fish. | |
| Catfish | Not many reports coming in for catfish, but the bite has been fair with most folks catching fish on rod-n-reels and jugs fishing between Bay Springs and Pickwick in the canal. Nightcrawlers and whole/cut shad have been the best baits. |
