A few examples of good crappie fishing areas include the face of the dam, points and bays of Honey and buck Creek, and the timber areas of Crappie Cove and Bridge View. White bass are caught on a variety of spoons, jigs and plugs. Watch for schools of these aggressive fish to break the surface as they feed. Channel catfish angling becomes very productive from the end of June until September. These whiskered wonders can be caught just about anywhere on the lake.
Bays are probably the best place to fish.
Channel catfish can be caught during the day but most of the action occurs after dark. A very good tactic to try later in the summer is to fish feeder streams after a good hard rain. As the streams rise, they collect and carry food organisms that draw the channel catfish near and into the mouth of these streams. Largemouth bass can be found throughout the lake near several types of cover. Bass in the two major forks of the reservoir will be associated with the old stream channel and vast amounts of standing timber.