Smallmouth Bass fair on crankbaits along the rocks White Bass fair on spoons and other shad-type lures. Largemouth Bass are fair on plastic worms, spinner baits and other lures. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs Channel Catfish fair on small bream and minnows Spotted Bass fair on white rooster tails. When they are schooling, topwater lures are working. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows 10 to 20 feet deep at night under lights Catfish are fair on goldfish, small bream, liver and shad White Bass fair on live shad and topwater lures Bream are good on worms and crickets Beaver Tailwaters Trout fair to good using hoppers, beetles, ants and such along with flashy muddler minnows fished dry.
Minnows are a good choice for bigger trout.
Generators have been running all week pulling the lake back down to 648.34, six feet below normal pool. The thermocline has dropped to 38 to 40 feet and the lake temperature is climbing, now in the upper 80's with very little cooling taking place through the night. White Bass, walleye, smallmouth bass, Kentucky and largemouth bass are still in the creek arms but they have moved out of the cuts and are now holding over the creek channels with the shad. Largemouth bass are still cacheable on top water early in the mornings with Spook Jrs., Chug Bugs and Spit'N Images around chunk rock banks and boat docks. During the day the bass are suspending over 40 to 50 feet of water.