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Posted 09/22/04
Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout The river is low and the generators some in the afternoon. Trout fishing is good wax worms with marshmallows and chartreuse colored Power bait Report by Ripple Outfitters The river is clear and at normal level. Trout is excellent using wax worms and Power Bait Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 462.5 Temperature: Outflow: 1480 cfs. Level: 9.83 feet low Walleye fair using nigh crawlers in 35 feet of water Largemouth Bass fair using plastic worms in 20 to 25 feet of water Bream No Report Crappie good using minnows in 15 feet of water in the river Channel Catfish slow and they are moving onto the flats Bluegill No Report Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1121.4 Temperature: Outflow: 1652 cfs. Level: 4.20 feet low Crappie good using minnows in the brush piles Stripers are deep using umbrella rigs and deep cranks and live shad Largemouth Bass good using crankbaits at night White Bass good at night under a light Catfish No Report Report by Ripple Outfitters No Report Temperature: 70's Report by Ripple Outfitters The river is very clear, but it is to low to float. Bass fishing good while wading early in the morning and late in the evening using hula grubs or buzzbaits updated 09/22/04 Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 657.0 Temperature: 75 to 77 Outflow: 4280 cfs Level: 5.21 feet low Fishing Report by: Wilderness Trail "Braggin Board" ANGLER'S EDGE TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT OCTOBER 9 AND 10, 2004 CALL FOR INFORMATION
FALL IN STORE SEMINAR - SEPTEMBER 25TH 2 TO 4 P.M. CALL US AT 870-445-2703 TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION There is no charge, everyone is invited - but we are limited to 50 people The weather pattern this last week was very stable with highs in the mid-80’s and lows in the mid-60’s. You need to wear a light jacket out on the lake in the mornings. Lake temperature is holding around 75 degrees warming to 77 degrees during the day. The thermocline is holding around 34 feet and the smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and some walleye have moved out of the thermocline into 28 to 32 feet of water this week, we may have an early fall this year. Pool level is at 652.67, which is almost two feet below normal pool and we are getting close to winter pull down, so we could use a little rain. Largemouth bass became active again this week in the back of the creeks and pockets. Buzzbaits and spinnerbaits are triggering most of the bass in the mornings. Tube baits and pig and jigs are working after the sun is up. Look for logs, stumps or big rocks, any structure that will hold a bass and pitch into it. Smallmouth bass are slowly moving back onto the point that have a drop off on one side or the other into 25 to 30 feet of water in the creeks and on the main lake. Spider jigs, tubes, Texas rigged craws are all starting to work. Carolina or Mojo rigs with green pumpkin or watermelon purple brush hogs or finesse worms are also starting to pick up. A deep pattern is also in place at this time. Smallies are holding in 45 to 50 feet of water and in front of the points waiting to move up. Football jigs in brown/purple and Missouri craw with cinnamon purple Yamamoto trailers are working great on these deeper smallies. Kentucky bass remain scattered throughout the lake. They are under shad in deep water, along bluff walls and around chunk rock points. The deep Kentuckys can be triggered with spoons (silver, white or blue), on a drop shot rig with Bobby Garland’s Swimming Minnows or finesse 4" worms in green pumpkin or natural nightcrawler colors. The point and bank runners are feeding on crawdads and Spider jigs or tube baits are your best baits. Walleye have been active all week around points and over feeding flats both on the main lake and in the creeks. As I stated earlier they have moved into shallower water above the thermocline. Long lining ha been catching some four fish limits on Reef Runners and Glass Shads by Rapala over 32 to 35 feet of water. Vertical spooning is also working around the points and over the flats. Silver and white are the best colors. Bottom bouncers with crawler harnesses are catching numbers of walleye but the size is smaller than the long lining or spoon walleye. Best blade colors have been chartreuse/orange, gold and red or orange. NIGHT TIME UPDATE: There is still a great night time bite, which is starting at sundown and lasting past midnight. Most of the bass are being found around brush piles and points where big rock is present. Jigs are the best baits in black/blue or June bug colors. A few bass are being caught on Thumper blade spinnerbaits slow rolled along the banks but the bites are few and far between. Trout fishing on the White River has been good on Power Bait in yellow, chartreuse and white, and Belgian red worms. Buoyant Spoons, Little Cleos and Rooster Tails have been working when the generation is on. The fly fishermen have done well on olive Woolly Buggers, sow bugs, egg pattern in peach or chartreuse and San Juan worms. Browns are being caught on Smithwick Rogues, Countdowns, Flat Fish and nightcrawlers. 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: 83 - 89 Outflow: 388 cfs. Level: 0.20 feet high Report by: Millwood Lake Guide Service }><(((º> Millwood Lake Fishing Report 9/14/04 <º)))><{ Largemouth bass, Spotted Bass and Whites, 1 to 3 pounds, are randomly schooling and excellent on 5 inch Bass Assassin Shads in salt & pepper colors; Rat-L-Traps in chrome, white, or Smokey Joe; crazy shads or silver and gold spoons with white buck tails, in lily pads along Little River. Norman cranks in white or blue/chartreuse still remain catching keeper bass along points of feeding creeks in Little River. Soft plastic Scum Frogs in black, are catching decent bass in the lily pads, coontail moss and hydrilla. Carolina Rigs using zoom lizards in watermelon or pumpkin/chart tail are
catching keepers on points in Little River, at the 7-8 foot drop offs. Schooling
blacks have also been found up river and caught in the 2-3 pound range up Little
River, caught on the Rat-L-Traps and Cordell Red fins, Crazy Shads or Smithwick
rouges. Action is quick, fast and furious, best occurring on cloudy days,
starting and stopping at random early. The White Bass are sometimes found
schooling along and with the Black Bass and have been caught in the same schools
as the blacks, but apparently are preferring chrome or white/chart Chuck-N-Spins
or red and white beetle spins over the top water baits. Two fishermen caught and
released over 30 blacks and whites between 1-3 pounds in just under 45 minutes
last week. Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 552.0 Temperature: Release Rate: 1040 cfs. Level: 1.09 feet low Report by: Ripple Outfitters No Report Back to TopReport by Ripple Outfitters No Report Back to Top
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