Fishing Report - Updated 6/4/24
| Species | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bass | Fish soft plastics, spinnerbaits, or jerkbaits 10 to 16 ft deep near any cover or off sandy points dropping into deeper water. |
| Crappie | Jig any cover 8 to 15 ft deep or slow troll at about the same depths out from shoreline cover. If you use minnows, be aware there are lots of gar. |
| Bream | Fish redworms or nightcrawlers 8 to 14 ft deep near cover on steeper, sandy points. |
| Catfish | Cut bait been working catching good-sized channel cats on jugs (noodles), trotlines, or rods-and-reels on shallow flats. With the water fluctuation, check stationary gear (lines, yo-yos, etc.) often. Grabbling season runs May 1 to July 15, but no reports yet. Not much grabbling goes on here with the water fluctuation. |
| White Bass | There have been some good catches lately casting around the ramps. Cast jigs or small crankbaits near the ramps, off sandy points, or in the runout. There are no size or number limits on white or yellow bass. However, with the lake connected to the river, you might land a striped bass or hybrid, both of which have to be over 15 inches long with a daily limit of 6 fish per person. The best way to tell these fish apart is by their stripes. White bass have 1 stripe running to the tail; stripers and hybrids have 2 or more stripes running to the tail. |
The Mississippi River will be falling but still above the "good fishing" level this week.
Expect cooler weather with late in the week.
With clear water up in the bushes, some bowfishers have been doing well targeting rough fish.
Check water level trends; except for catfish, fishing is usually better on a slow fall than a fast rise. If the water is rising, fish shallower on the inside edges of cover. If the water is falling, fish deeper on the outside edges. Move stationary gear (lines, yo-yos, etc.) frequently if the water is rising or falling quickly. Contact Tracey at the Levee Commissary (662)363-2408 for up-to-date information.
