Most of the fish are taking the baits aggressively, but some of the larger fish will just mouth the bait and not move. Largemouth bass are being taken by anglers, concentrating on the dropoffs around the Route One Bridge and along the rock wall. Most of the successful anglers are using plastic grubs, Silver Buddies, jig 'n pig and live bait. Any structure in the river will be holding crappie. Channel catfish like nightcrawlers, minnows and cut bait, and extremely large ones are cruising this river.
Public ramps are still closed for the season.
Walleye are on the move. The smallmouth prefer small plastic grubs in smoke or black, while the catfish are taking nightcrawlers, cut bait or live minnows. Elsewhere in the river, some smallmouth are being caught by anglers fishing small hair jigs, tipped with pork rind, in the deeper holes, off ledges in the river bottom. Bank fishermen are not reporting much action, although some crappie are reported from submerged brush in the creeks. Please view our privacy policy .