Update 5/16/12 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 by Ron
Lake level is at 609.6. Water temp is at 67. Most of the lake is clearing up nicely after no rain for a week. I could see my chartreuse jig about 10″ down on Sunday.
CRAPPIE: We still have some crappie spawning and some that are done. It has been a strange year for the spawn this year as they have been traveling in and out since early April at least and I expect it will carry on a few more weeks. You really have to be versatile right now. Try the banks, try deep, and everything in between. I have heard 6 feet down in 20 FOW, 10 FOW and again 6 feet down, and also on the banks. We even managed to catch a few on the bridges. Some days a jig (chartreuse/anything) is the ticket and other times it takes a minnow to get a bite. Of course you ALWAYS want to tip with a nibble. Don’t count the spawning season out yet as there is still some good fishing to do before post spawn hits. I have a feeling that period won’t last long as they will be into a summer pattern (my favorite) on some parts of the lake.
CATFISH: We are seeing a lot of big flat heads coming in. People are also catching quite a few channels both on lines and also on rod and reel.
BASS: Whites are hanging around the bridge piers and I have heard of some good catches coming from the island areas. They will start to settle into a real good bite here soon as the weather settles down.
Largemouth have been biting pretty good up near the banks as the water hits their magic spawning temp around the lake.
It is shaping up to be a great summer here at the lake. Come out and enjoy. There are 2 events taking place up at the visitor center this weekend. 1 being the Expo, which used to be the Armed Services Day and is still carrying a lot of stuff geared towards veterans, but also now having an 1890′s style baseball game and many other things for entertainment. there is also a Foster Parent Appreciation Day on Saturday. Anyone can attend either or both events. I will put both flyers on a separate post.
