Henson s Bait Shop said crappie in the coves are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are improving on and big minnows. Bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits. Bream are very good on crickets and worms. Charlie s Hidden Harbor said catfish are best in the late afternoon on the jetty tips.
Black bass are in the shallows, hitting floating worms.
Whites are schooling in the early morning around groups of shad near creek mouths. Spotted bass are shallow around rip rap and striking top water baits. A few bream are hitting crickets in about two to five feet of water. Dozhier s Bait Shop said trout fishing is getting better by the day. Waxworms or mealworms floated off the bottom with small marshmallows, power bait and shiners under a bobber are working well.