3.9 ft low

 

9-05-08

Bass fishing was Good. Water temps were from 77* to 79* Fish to 3.48lbs were being caught on Watermelon/Red Rattle Snakes in 10' deep brush piles and Red Bug and Watermelon/Chartreuse Grande Bass finesse worms on a Pig Sticker Shaky Head around the the dock poles and on Chartreuse/white 1/4 oz BassHogg spinnerbaits, beaver style soft plastics and inline buzzbaits in and around the weeds. Chartreuse jerk baits on a split shot rig. Some keepers up to 2 lbs were Good on D baits Crank baits in the Chrome/Blue

Catfish are good to 5 lbs out of baited holes on night crawlers and livers.

 

Crappie to 15" are Excellent being caught in the 18' to 20' on minnows and Lil'fishes in white, white blue back or shad off of lighted docks at night and shallow around the lake weeds.

 

Whites are good to 16" on moving baits out of the lights at night and schooling around the entire lake.

 

Hybrids are slow trolling Persuarder 300 crank baits and Hellbenders around the hump in from of the Woodsman of the World Camp towards Flat Rock park.

 

Bass were excellent on Rattle Snakes and Bass Hogg Jigs in the 5 to15 ft range and on Rattle Snakes and 10" power worms on an Easy-C Rig from 18 to 35 ft. Fish were hitting some top water early

 

Bass were excellent on Grande Bass finesse worms around docks, jerk baits between docks and on the flats and crankbaits off points. The river bite is good on Bass Hogg spinner baits and Jigs in the stick-ups and laydowns.

 

Fish to 7.14 lbs were good on chartreuse spinner baits in the Brady creek arm and 6.41 lbs on 5/16th Gorilla killer jigs in Brown-wood Craw color near the mouth of Bear creek. Fish were fair on white crank baits along ledges and points.

 

Water temps were 72* to 78*

Bass to 4.90lbs were caught on watermelon/red Grande Bass Rattlesnakes C-rigged in 8' to 10', on Shaky Heads off of the many ramps on Grande Bass Baby Rattle Snakes and 4" finesse worms, Up lake on cranks and spinnerbait early