Night fishing best in stream channel and upper half of lake. Also try the tailwater pool. Fish wooded coves and brushy main lake shoreline areas. April and May best. Fair numbers of spotted bass to 2 pounds present.
Anglers obtain live shad by using cast nets.
Cast jigs or surface plugs when hybrids chase shad at the surface. Anglers are encouraged to cut the line on deeply hooked hybrids to be released back into the lake. Night fishing is best. Trotlining is permitted in a restricted area. Try rocks along east and west shores, or woody areas in channels and tributaries.