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Posted 03/18/2004
Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout weekends are still low with some generation during the morning and fly fishing is good in the afternoon. Bait fishing is good using wax worms with marshmallows Report by Ripple Outfitters No Report Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 462.5 Temperature: Outflow: 3408 cfs. Level: 1.25 feet low Walleye No Report Kentucky Bass fair using grubs in 20 feet of water Smallmouth Bass fair using grubs in 20 feet of water Whites Bass good in 40 feet of water using small spoons Largemouth Bass fair using jerk or spinner baits Crappie good using minnows or chartreuse or white jigs in the timber Channel Catfish No Report Spotted Bass No Report Bream No Report Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1121.4 Temperature: Outflow: 20 cfs. Level: 4.61 feet low Crappie good using minnows and jigs in 6 to 12 feet of water around the brush piles Stripers No ReportLargemouth Bass good using crank baits and rogues White Bass No ReportCatfish No ReportReport by Ripple Outfitters No Report Temperature: 52 Report by Ripple Outfitters Floating conditions are good for the entire length of the river. Smallmouth Bass good using hula grubs and jigs updated 03/12/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 657.0 Temperature: Outflow: 8390 cfs Level: 3.44 feet low Fishing Report by: Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock "Braggin Board" WALLEYE - With the water temp increasing and the thermocline
dropping the walleye are moving down past the thermocline. The old time fisherman will go
way out on the gravel flats this time of year and look for the walleye hanging out there.
They will look for shad balls and spoon around them or spoon around the blips on their
fish finder screens. CRAPPIE- The crappie fishing is good. They are still coming in
on small minnows, small jigs and small tube baits. Look around the sunken brush piles or
standing timber in 30 to 40 foot of water. CATFISH- he catfish are being caught on jug lines and trot lines off
the main lake pockets and coves around brush piles and stumps. They are mostly feeding at
night, however some day fisherman are catching them on night crawlers in 30 to 40 feet of
water. TROUT- There was a lot of trout caught on Bull Shoals Lake this last week. They are trolling spoons around the bluffs and deep water in the Bull Shoals Dam area and doing quite well. Most of the trout are in 55 to 65 feet of water White River- No Report Report by Wilderness TrailBULL SHOALS LAKE SEMINAR The top ranked walleye pro anglers will be in Bull Shoals this June for the PWT tournament. You can fish with them to learn more about where and how to catch Bull Shoals walleye. The PWT is a Pro-Am. Call 218-824-2542 for entry forms. March 15, 2004 White Bass have moved towards the back of some northern creeks. If the weather predictions hold true through the week the White Bass run could get a kick start by the weekend. Crappie are biting in the Theodosia and Lead Hill areas on crappie minnows and Swimming Minnows around the brush piles and rock humps in the coves. The bite is not hot and heavy but it is a start. Largemouth bass are closer to the banks than they have been all winter. Most of them are roaming in search of warmer water, not food. On breezy days Wiggle Warts or Spinnerbaits will trigger a few around points and long chunk rock banks. Suspended rogues and Spider Jigs are also turning on and the bite should increase if we can get the lake warmed up a little. Smallmouth bass have moved up onto pea rock points, brush piles, secondary points and chunk rock points in search of crawdads. The few we caught this week were put in the live well for a while and they "chucked up" 2" crawdads and that is a positive sign. Kentucky bass are again back under the shad. Check the middle of the creeks over the channel swing for the balls of shad. After the back ends cooled down the shad moved out and the Kentuckys were waiting for them. Spoons and drop shots are working the best at this time. As the shad move again towards the back of the creeks the Kentuckys will follow and start feeding closer to the banks. Suspending rogues and small crankbaits will turn on first and spinnerbaits will be right behind. Walleye continue to be active in the upper part of the lake on feeding flats and off chunk rock points in the bigger creeks. Best baits have been Reef Runners and crawler harnesses. The rest of the lake remains slow as the walleye have not moved past the entrances of the creeks. Water temperature is at 46 to 47 degrees and we need 52 degrees to get the spawn run started. Crawler harnesses with bottom bouncers and Rapalas or Rogues pulled over chunk rock points will catch a few walleye that are staged around the points. Bull Shoals will host the largest walleye tournament ever held south of the Mason-Dixon line this June. In the Pro-Am format, amateurs fish with the pros, use the pro’s gear and fish in the pro’s boat and fish together for the maximum boat weight which counts for both. For more information contact Wilderness Trail. Trout fishing on the White River has been best on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow, purple and white. Buoyant spoons, Countdowns, Rooster Tails and Blue Fox have also been working when there is some generation. The fly fishermen have been doing well on olive or white Woolly Buggers, gray sow bugs, tan scuds and San Juan worms. Browns are being caught on Suspending Rogues, Jointed Rapala floaters, and Shad Raps. Remember to keep only what you can eat and release the rest for another day. Rick Culver of Wilderness Trail does the research for this report and the writing of this report. For more information call Rick or Sue Culver at Wilderness Trail at 870-445-2703, e-mail us at wtrail@bullshoals.net Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 259.20 Temperature: 50 - 56 and moderate stain. Outflow: 11136 cfs. Level: 0.24 feet high Please use extreme caution in the river. Report by: Millwood Lake Guide Service }><(((º> Millwood Lake Fishing Report <º)))><{ Largemouth bass are good in the 4-6 pound range, as fat pre-spawn
females feed up prior to bedding. Bite continues to improve, and is very good on red or """""""""""""""""""""""""GOFISH<º)))><{"""""""""""""""""""""" Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 552.0 Temperature: Release Rate: 60 cfs. Level: 0.11 feet high Report by: Ripple Outfitters No Report Back to TopReport by Ripple Outfitters No Report Back to Top
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