Lake Level: 656.5
Water Temp: 74 degrees

Walleye have still been laying in the deeper sides of drop offs.  Many reports of fish being caught at 20 to 30 ft.  Troll with crank baits in 20 to 40 ft of water. Look for them suspended off of sandy flats extending from the shallow banks.  Colors to try are ”Chrome, bright Purple/Hot Pink”.   Afternoon bite has been the best.  Also having good results bottom bouncing Night Crawlers. (Walleye on Bull Shoals must be 18″ in length to legally keep.)

Black Bass (Line Sides and Spotted) have been caught both shallow and deep.  Bass have been hitting on the 10″ plastic worms when drug slowly off of shallow flats into deeper water.  Look for areas that quickly drop from shallow, (around 10 ft) to deep (around 35 ft).  Best colors have been Plum and Tequilla Sunrise.  Mornings have been very good for throwing white spinner baits and buzz baits in shallow water along the bluff side of the lake.  Look for areas that have a good breeze blowing when throwing the spinner bait. 

Crappie have not been seen in large numbers, however, the ones coming in have been huge!  14 - 15 inces are common.   The majority have been caught on live Minnows. Vertical spooning has produced some good Crappie using a variety of spoons such as a silver Kastmaster.  Look for structure in the main lake or coves.  Try different depths, some have been caught as deep as 25ft.

White Bass are still beeing seen chasing shad very agressively.  Try a white or pearl Vibric Rooster Tail.  Also, be ready for the whites with a “Chrome Mini Rattle Trap” when they chase the shad to the surface. When you see a “bait ball” on your fish finder, drop a chrome spoon. Don’t be supprised to catch some large spotted bass when dropping the spoon!