A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Moderate numbers of crappies were on main lake
channel-edge wood cover, especially near creek mouths. Moderate numbers
of bluegills and shellcrackers were in some creeks and on main lake
shoreline flats associated with traditional spawning areas. A few
scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels and channel edge
flats.

Ron Floor and I caught 11 crappies, 2 white perch, and a 4-pound
largemouth bass on small minnows. Dave and Jack Pong and I caught 63
bluegills, 1 shellcracker, 2 crappies, 1 white perch, and 2 largemouth
bass on flies. Tom Porter and I caught 14 bluegills, 3 shellcrackers,
and 1 largemouth bass on flies, and 26 crappies and 3 white perch on
small minnows.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Moderate numbers of crappies were on main lake
channel-edge wood cover, especially near creek mouths. Moderate numbers
of bluegills and shellcrackers were in some creeks and on main lake
shoreline flats associated with traditional spawning areas. A few
scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels and channel edge
flats.

Tom Porter and I caught 21 bluegills, 1 shellcracker, and 4 crappies.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Moderate numbers of crappie were on main lake
channel-edge wood cover, especially near creek mouths. Moderate numbers
of bluegills and shellcrackers were in some creeks and on some main lake
shoreline flats associated with traditional spawning areas. A few
scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels and channel edge
flats.

Bill Schultz caught 12 bluegills, 10 shellcrackers, and 1 largemouth
bass on red wigglers. Robert Thomas and Mike Snider caught 32
bluegills, 2 yellow perch, and 4 largemouth bass on flies.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Crappies were apparently gone from the creeks and from
the cypress trees in the main lake. Moderate numbers of crappie were on
main lake channel-edge wood cover, especially near creek mouths.
Moderate numbers of bluegills and shellcrackers are in some creeks and
on some main lake shoreline flats associated with traditional spawning
areas. A few scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels
and channel edge flats.

Shawn Batey caught 35 crappies and 1 largemouth bass on small minnows.
Tom Porter and I caught 26 bluegills and 12 shellcrackers on flies or
red wigglers in a creek and along a main lake shoreline and 11 crappies,
1 pickerel, and 1 largemouth bass on small minnows around channel-edge
wood cover in the main lake today.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Crappies were apparently gone from the creeks and from
the cypress trees in the main lake. Moderate numbers of crappie were on
main lake channel-edge wood cover, especially near creek mouths.
Moderate numbers of bluegills and shellcrackers are in some creeks and
on some main lake shoreline flats loosely associated with traditional
spawning areas. A few scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek
channels and channel edge flats.

Bill Marley and Dennis York caught 21 crappies and 1 white perch on
small minnows. Alice Anne Potts and her Mom caught 21 bluegills and 15
shellcrackers on red wigglers. Tom Porter and I caught 8 bluegills and
3 shellcrackers (one an 11 inch citation) on red wigglers in a creek and
along a main lake shoreline and 25 crappies and 2 largemouth bass on
small minnows around channel-edge wood cover in the main lake today.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Crappies had been moving into spawning areas in creeks
during warmer weather, then leaving when cold fronts hit, but today they
were apparently gone from the creeks and from the cypress trees in the
main lake. Moderate numbers of crappie were on main lake channel-edge
wood cover, especially near creek mouths. Moderate numbers of bluegills
and shellcrackers are in some creeks, mostly on weedy flats. A few
scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels and channel edge
flats.

Luke and Scott Schafer and I caught 22 crappies, 1 blue cat, and 3
largemouth bass on small minnows last Friday. Tom Porter and I caught
17 bluegills and 3 shellcrackers on red wigglers in a creek and 20
crappies ranging from 7 to 13 inches and 2 small largemouth bass on
small minnows around channel-edge wood cover in the main lake today.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Crappies have been moving into spawning areas in creeks
during warmer weather, then leaving when cold fronts hit. Today, we
found moderate numbers of crappie spawning around cypress trees in some
creek mouths and in the main lake, although the sizes were generally
smaller than during the last few weeks. Moderate numbers of crappie
were on channel-edge wood cover, especially near creek mouths. We are
starting to see some white perch roaming in loose schools among the
deeper cypress groves near creek mouths. Moderate numbers of bluegills
and shellcrackers are in some creeks. A few scattered pickerel and bass
have been in creek channels and channel edge flats.

Tom Porter, Sandra Rothrock, and I caught 20 crappies ranging from 7 to
13 inches, 4 white perch, 1 yellow perch, and 1 blue cat today by
fishing small minnows under bobbers around cypress trees and in several
other locations. All of the trees with fish were in 3 to 5 feet of
water. There seemed to be smaller crappies in most cypress locations
than we found last Wednesday. We also found small crappies on wood
cover on channel edges near creek mouths. We also caught 11 bluegills
and 3 shellcrackers by fishing red wigglers under bobbers in 1 to 3 feet
of water in creeks, especially under bankside trees.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Some crappies have been moving into spawning areas in
creeks during warmer weather, then leaving when cold fronts hit. Today,
we found moderate numbers of crappie spawning around cypress trees in
some creek mouths and in the main lake. Several groups have had
moderate success long line trolling for crappies in creek mouths and
channels. We have not encountered any white perch for the last month. A
very few bluegills and shellcrackers are starting to show up in mouths
of creeks. A few scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels
and channel edge flats.

Tom Porter, Sandra Rothrock, and I caught 12 nice crappies, one bowfin,
and one largemouth bass today by fishing small minnows under bobbers
around cypress trees in several locations. All of the trees with fish
were in 3 to 5 feet of water. There seemed to be fewer fish in most
cypress locations than we found last Wednesday. We also found a mix of
sizes of crappies in a few locations in channels in spawning creeks, and
small crappies on wood cover on channel edges near creek mouths.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Some crappies have been moving into spawning areas in
creeks during warmer weather, then leaving when cold fronts hit. Today,
we found moderate numbers of crappie spawning around cypress trees in
some creek mouths and in the main lake. Several groups have had
moderate success long line trolling for crappies in creek mouths and
channels. We have not encountered any white perch for the last month. A
very few bluegills and shellcrackers are starting to show up in mouths
of creeks. A few scattered pickerel and bass have been in creek channels
and channel edge flats.

Tom Porter, Sandra Rothrock, and I caught 20 nice crappies and one blue
cat today by fishing small minnows under bobbers around cypress trees in
several locations. All of the trees with fish were in 3 to 5 feet of
water.

A few blue cats, channel cats, and bullheads were scattered in deeper
regions of channels in the main lake, but some were also in some creeks
and on flats. Some crappies have been moving into spawning areas in
creeks during warmer weather, then leaving when cold fronts hit. Today,
we found moderate numbers of crappie spawning around cypress trees in
some creek mouths. Another group had moderate success long line
trolling for crappies in creek mouths. We have not encountered any
white perch for the last month. A very few bluegills and shellcrackers
are starting to show up in mouths of creeks. A few scattered pickerel
and bass have been in creek channels and channel edge flats.

Tom Porter, Sandra Rothrock, and I caught 11 nice crappies and one small
bass today by fishing small minnows under bobbers around cypress trees
in a creek mouth.