Blue cats and a few channel cats were widely scattered in a variety of depths in the lower main lake and in the creeks and were hitting live minnows. Crappie in a mix of sizes were still scattered in the channels and on flats of the major creeks and in some of the spawning areas. Crappie were also in some of the staging areas near creek mouths and on wood cover and channel edges in the main lake. Crappie were hitting live minnows, Kalin crappie scrubs, tubes, swim baits, and Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail grubs. Bass and pickerel were in the major creeks and around creek mouths and were hitting flyrod bugs, topwaters, crankbaits and jerkbaits, frequently very close to shoreline vegetation.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Ted Antol had 15 crappie, 1 yellow perch, 2 fliers, 6 bluegill, 1 blue cat, 1 pickerel, and 2 bass. Jeff, Jason, and Cameron Buck had 10 crappie, 13 bluegill, 1 shellcracker, 1 flier, 1 blue cat, and 3 pickerel. Capt. Bill Buck and Hollis Pruitt had 20 crappie, 1 white perch, 1 yellow perch, 19 bluegill, 2 shellcrackers, 1 flier, 1 shiner, 1 blue cat, 1 pickerel, and 1 bass.

Blue cats and a few channel cats were widely scattered in a variety of depths in the lower main lake and in the creeks and were hitting live minnows. Crappie in a mix of sizes were still scattered in the channels and on flats of the major creeks and in some of the spawning areas. Crappie were also in some of the staging areas near creek mouths and on wood cover in the main lake. Crappie were hitting live minnows, Kalin crappie scrubs, tubes, and Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail grubs. A moderate number of bass and pickerel were in the major creeks and around creek mouths and were hitting crankbaits and jerkbaits, frequently very close to shoreline vegetation. Fishing with Capt. Conway, Ted Antol had 14 crappie, 1 yellow perch, 1 flier, 1 pickerel, and 1 bass. Tom Porter and Hollis Pruitt had 16 crappie, 1 bluegill, 1 flier, 2 white perch, 1 yellow perch, 1 channel cat, 1 pickerel, and 1 bass. Robin Preece and Dave Diamantes had 24 crappie, 2 white perch, and 1 blue cat. Mickey Cleveland had 21 crappie, 1 white perch, and 2 pickerel.

Bowfin and blue cats were hitting live minnows and were around bait schools on mid-depth and deep flats and in deeper channels in the main lake. Small active crappie, a few scattered larger crappie, and a few white and yellow perch were along the edges of the channels or on deep flats near channels (about 14-18 foot depths) in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, small blade baits, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, and tubes. Bass and pickerel were scattered on mid-depth and deep flats and channels in the main lake and were hitting live minnows and blade baits.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Capt. Bill Buck and Hollis Pruitt had 25 crappie, 1 bluegill, 1 yellow perch, and 5 blue cats.

Bowfin and blue cats were hitting live minnows and were around bait schools on mid-depth and deep flats and in deeper channels in the main lake. Small active crappie, a few scattered larger crappie, and a few white perch were along the edges of the channels or on deep flats near channels (about 12-16 foot depths) in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, small blade baits, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, and tubes. Bass and pickerel were scattered on mid-depth and deep flats in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, blade baits, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Tom Porter and Malcolm Turnbull had 20 crappie, 2 roach minnows, 1 bowfin, 2 blue cats, and 2 bass. Capt. Bill Buck and Hollis Pruitt had 25 crappie, 1 bluegill, 1 yellow perch, and 5 blue cats.

Bowfin and blue cats were hitting live minnows and were around bait schools on deep flats and in deeper channels in the main lake. A few active crappie and a few white perch were along the edges of the channels or on deep flats near channels (about 12-16 foot depths) in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, blade baits, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes. Bass and pickerel were scattered on mid-depth and deep flats in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, blade baits, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Norman Merrifield had 24 crappie, 1 white perch, and 1 bass. Johnny and Everett Hatfield had 9 crappie and 2 pickerel (one was 21 inches). Capt. Bill Buck and Hollis Pruitt had 9 crappie, 1 bluegill, 1 roach minnow, 1 pickerel, and 2 blue cats.

Blue cats were hitting live minnows and were around bait schools in deeper channels in the main lake. Active crappie were along the edges of the channels or on deep flats near channels (about 11-15 foot depths) in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, blade baits, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs, and tubes. Bass, pickerel, and bowfin were scattered in mid-depths in the main lake. Bass were hitting live minnows, blade baits, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Mickey Cleveland and Mark Stawinsky had 10 crappie, 1 white perch, 2 pickerel, and 3 bass. Capt. Bill Buck and Hollis Pruitt had 34 crappie, 1 white perch, 1 bluegill, and 1 bass.

Blue cats were hitting live minnows and were around bait schools in channels in the main lake. Active crappie were still along the edges of the channels (about 10-12 foot depths) in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, blade baits, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes. Bass, pickerel, and bowfin were scattered along the shorelines and mid-depths in the main lake. Bass were hitting live minnows, surface lures, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Capt. Bill Buck had 1 bluegill, 9 crappie, 1 pickerel, and 2 blue cats.

Blue cats were hitting live minnows and were around bait schools in channels in the main lake. Active crappie were along the edges of the channels in the main lake and were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes. Most bluegill had left the shorelines, but a few were in mid-depths, especially near wood cover, and were hitting small tubes. Bass, pickerel, and bowfin were scattered along the shorelines and mid-depths in the main lake. Bass were hitting live minnows, surface lures, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hollis Pruitt had 34 bluegill, 1 shellcracker, and 1 crappie. Capt. Bill Buck had 1 bluegill, 9 crappie, 1 pickerel, and 2 blue cats.

Small to medium and a few large crappie were widely scattered from the shallow flats to the channels in the main lake. Crappie were not consistently active but when active were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes, small swimbaits, and Kalin crappie scrubs. Small and a few medium bluegill were scattered along weedwalls and on a few shallow flats near shorelines in the main lake and near the mouths of some of the major creeks. Most larger bluegill were in mid-depths, especially near wood cover. Bluegill were hitting live worms and crickets, flies, small Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes, small swimbaits, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small spoons. Bass, pickerel, and bowfin were scattered along the shorelines and mid-depths in the main lake and up some of the major creeks. Bass were hitting live minnows, frogs and toads, surface lures, creature baits, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Jim Jervis had 3 bluegill, 2 white perch, 6 crappie, and 3 blue cats.

Small to medium and a few large crappie were widely scattered from the shallow flats to the channels in the main lake. Crappie were hitting live minnows, Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes, small swimbaits, and Kalin crappie scrubs. A mix of sizes of bluegill were scattered along weedwalls and on a few shallow flats near shorelines in the main lake and near the mouths of some of the major creeks. Bluegill were hitting live worms and crickets, flies, small Wright Bait Co. and Southern Pro curlytail jigs and tubes, small swimbaits, Kalin crappie scrubs, and small spoons. Bass, pickerel, and bowfin were scattered along the shorelines and mid-depths in the main lake and up some of the major creeks. Bass were hitting live minnows, frogs and toads, surface lures, creature baits, soft plastic stick baits, crank baits, and plastic worms.

Fishing with Capt. Conway, Hollis Pruitt had 40 bluegill, 2 white perch, 4 crappie, 3 shiners, and 6 bass. Capt. Bill Buck and Hollis Pruitt had 35 bluegill, 4 white perch, 1 yellow perch, 5 crappie, 1 shiner, and 1 blue cat.