Catfish are biting nightcrawlers, live bait and stink bait. Crappie have slowed some, but fishing is still pretty good on minnows. White bass fishing is hot. Vestal Ice House said bass are hitting near logs on top water bait. Catfish is fair in the river curves and brush on cold worms and cut bait.
Water is up, but steadily falling.
Some bass in backwater areas are hitting jigs. Millwood Lake Guide Service said water temperatures continue to rise and are in a range from 66 to 76 . Major bass spawning is taking place on beds in oxbows and sloughs. Females up to 6 pounds have been hitting on Zoom magnum gourd green and pumpkin candy colored lizards as well as floating worms. Crappie are beginning to spawn and fishermen still report good catches in the river in 8-10 feet on live minnows.