The visibility is best in the shallow areas, because colder nutrient-laden water entering the reservoir promotes algae growth in the deeper waters. A school of smallmouth bass cruise past the cliff. We saw one every few feet, right in the middle of the day. Many crawdads were very large and plump. Unfortunately, we had a date with some mountain bikes, so we couldn't cook up a pot of crawdad tails.
Smallmouth bass cruise the rocky areas.
Move slowly to avoid spooking the fish. We also saw a lot of tiny fish in schools. If you stay shallow, you'll be comfortable in farmer john only. If you're going deeper, you should add a jacket. Spearfishing is allowed in Red Fleet, starting with the 2001 season.