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Fish Report for 4-12-2024
The lake rose to 40 percent of its storage capacity, and the bass bite continued to improve
4-12-2024
Chad Burton and Chris Borden
The lake rose to 40 percent of its storage capacity, and the bass bite continued to improve. Finesse baits have been the best way to entice bites. Bass were holding in 5 to 25 feet of water with spider jigs, drop shot, and shaky heads in Aaron’s Magic, Ox Blood, and Smokin’ Shad taking fish. Senkos worked for bites when used with a dead stick approach. Crappie fell for small live minnows and minijigs over submerged brush. Anglers reported minijigs tipped with crappie bites scoring better numbers. Catfish went after cut mackerel, chicken liver, and dip bait, and trout reports have were slow.
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