The water Temp is reading between 44 - 47 degrees on the main lake. Warmer weather this weekend might bring the lake up to 50 degrees which should trigger many species of fish to start feeding. I would give the lake a week or two for some really great fishing!
Walleye have been caught on the flats near the channel drops on spoons and live shiners. Fishing from Swan Creek to Beaver Creek has produced the most reports.
Black Bass -Finally! Good numbers of Bass are coming in from allot of my friends who refuse to stay indoors during these cold, damp days. Now, what are they catching them on? Well… a little bit of everything! I will briefly describe some of the lures they have told me they were using.
Jerk or Stick Bait - Black Back Silver Bottom, Sour Grape or Clown. Football Jigs - Brown & Purple Flash 15 - 20 ft. Wiggle Wart - Craw or Phantom (most have hit in 8 - 10 ft. rather than right on the bank.) White Sliders pulled slow down the bluffs. Flukes, Black and White with a slow retrieve. Bomber Flat A”s, Red Craw with black stripes.
The Spotted Bass that were cleaned this week were all FULL of Crawdads. But, most of these fish were caught over 8 ft from the shore. They seemed to be coming off the bottom hitting the Craw Wiggle Wart in the afternoons.
Crappie Nothing to brag about yet, but should start seeing good numbers come in when we reach 50 + on water temp. The Majority have been caught on live Minnows. Vertical spooning has produced some good Crappie using a variety of spoons. Try different depths, some have been caught as deep as 25ft. or more.
White Bass - Wow! Huge numbers of Whites have come into the fish cleaning station! Try a variety of spoons, on flats, in about 20 feet of water.
