No report We are in the process of finding a bait shop near the lake to get reports from. We welcome your suggestions. Also, Smallmouth bass were introduced in 1996 and these fish are reproducing. Smallies of the 1996 year class are now running over 2 lbs. Fishing should be outstanding for 'gills during the spawning season whenever beds are located.
Channel catfish are abundant and are distributed over a wide size range.
The quality of the channel cat fishery should continue to improve over the next few years as young fish that are currently present recruit to larger sizes. Flathead catfish numbers, which declined during the low water years of the early 1990's, have rebounded dramatically in recent years. Quantity is down from recent years due to tremendous harvest of 1993 year class fish and the effects of natural mortality over several seasons. Quality, however, is very good with crappie scattered over a wide size range and fish over 1 lb. Limits will be hard to come by, but many nice catches will be taken again this year.