Fishing Report - Updated 6/4/24
| Bass | Bass are on secondary or main lake points. Fish search baits (crankbaits, spinnerbaits, or vibrating jigs), but keep another rod rigged with a soft plastic (swimbait or worm) to follow up a missed strike. |
| Crappie | Fish jigs and/or minnows 7 - 12 ft deep in water 10 - 20+ ft deep for suspended fish in the mouths of creeks or in the main lake. So far, crankbaits are less productive. There 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 or redworms near any cover (flooded grass, timber, brush tops, riprap, etc.) or over spawning beds (firm bottom of sand or gravel). |
| Catfish | Fish worms or stinkbaits in the river and creeks as long as there is rainfall runoff. Otherwise, fish various natural baits over main lake flats. Grabbling season runs May 1 to July 15 with a few good reports lately. |
| White Bass | Fish jigs or small crankbaits over hard-bottomed, sandy main lake points. There are no size or number limits on white bass. |
The weather should turn cooler by the end of the week.
Always check the links in the "Water Level" section for the lake level and if it's rising or falling. A big rain can change conditions quickly. Adjust to conditions like the fish do. Except for catfish, fishing is usually better on a slow fall than a fast rise. Water falling, fish deeper; water rising, fish shallower.
