Anchoring or drifting shallow water near drop-offs using jigs tipped with worms is most productive. Trolling with hot'n'tots and shad raps is also popular. White Bass are caught year-round. Winter ice fishing, spring spawning, summertime night fishing under floating lights, and fall fishing along rocky shorelines all provide for seasonal opportunities. Channel and Flathead Catfish numbers are strong and will provide for quality angling the entire year.
Crappie numbers fluctuate with water levels and habitat.
Crappie congregate near brush piles, fish attractors and other forms of structures. Striped Bass are stocked in low numbers every few years to provide trophy fishing. Reduced harvest of small fish allows more fish to reach a larger, more desirable size. Releasing larger fish increase their recreational use and keeps them in water to help control undesirable fish by predation. A fish released properly is an investment in future fishing opportunities.