Water temps are running 84 and the lake is gin clear. The lake level is still 5ft. over summer pool and dropping about 3-4in. a day. At this rate by my next fishing report everything should be close to normal only a couple feet high. "CRAPPIE" Lots of short fish is all I hear from everyone. Mainly because the lake is so high the larger fish are just roaming under balls of bait in open water making it difficult to locate them. We have close to 3000 manmade structures in the lake that house millions of crappie. Problem is they [...]

The lake is falling fast, about 3-4in. per day. Currently 9ft. over summer pool. Water temps are running 83-84 and the lake is gin clear. There is a strong thermocline developing. This has all the fish in the top 15ft. of water column. "CRAPPIE" Last week just hammering the crappie on top of the Shelbyville cubes 18-22ft. deep hovering minnows over them. Then the water temp. rose drastically and overnight everything that deep was gone. That is when I started to see a thermocline start to develop. With all the crappie the top ten ft. of water column this brings [...]

The lake level is very high 609.74 which is ten-feet over summer pool. We are very close to switching to the high water ramps. Hopefully this does not happen as it makes getting your boat out mid-day due to pleasure boat traffic a real pain on weekends can take an hour since we switch from four lanes down to one. Water temps range from 72-78 and the lake is really pretty clear everywhere. Due to the Corp just filling it up and very little release at the dam. This allows the incoming water to settle up in the river not [...]

The lake level is 603.3ft. above sea level or roughly 3ft. over summer pool. Lot's of rain this week Monday alone we got over 4in. Water temps are mid-70's and the lake remains pretty clear despite all the rain. "CRAPPIE" I am fishing them a couple ways. We use a slight breeze to push minnows under a slip bobber across Shelbyville Cubes. These are man-made cribs perfect for summer cover. You must move around to find cubes that aren't too deep since the lake is so high. Second way is we are trolling for them on chain weights and single [...]

The lake level is 602.01 and falling. Normal summer pool is 599.7 feet above sea level. Water temps have risen into the 70's. This will trigger a shad spawn and the walleye/sauger bite will get better. The lake is stained to clear throughout. "Crappie" The post spawn crappie are all over the place. Anglers are starting to pull crankbaits a solid pattern this time of the year. River channel banks and points. Cubes have fish on them as well. You must move often to locate which ones are working. This pattern will get better in the next few weeks. We [...]

The lake level is at 602.65 or roughly two-feet over summer pool. They are gradually bringing it back down. Water temps are about 64-66 and the lake has good color. South end very clear, north stained but fishable. "CRAPPIE" Even though most will argue the crappie spawn is still going on. Believe me it has wrapped up. Those with eggs still in them will absorb them over the next few weeks. That being said I am out on summer haunts waiting on them. Most are suspended waiting on a shad spawn like everything else. I am running Shelby cubes and [...]

A lot has transpired since my last report. The lake has jumped nearly four feet. Currently at 600.63 or about a foot over summer pool and hasn't crested yet. Supposed to crest at 602. Water temps have been up to 67 now with several cold nights it's back to 61. Water color on the north end by Bo-Woods over to the west about a half mile is very dirty. Then up at Wilborn up to the RR bridge. Above the bridge just almost not fishable same with Bo-Woods area. South end is fine and the crappie are going back into [...]

The lake level is at 595.93. Normal pool for April is 596 feet above sea level. Summer pool is 599.7 so the lake is low so be careful. Water temps on the north end is 63-65 so very warm for this early in April. We have experienced very warm temps and strong winds for weeks. Water color is slightly stained mostly due to all the wind we have experienced. I am pushing either a 3/32oz. or a 1/4oz. Deep Ledge Jig and Brushpile Hammer into stumps and cubes, wind dictates how heavy a jig I use. I also use a [...]

The lake level is at 596.86 as of Tuesday and still rising. Normal winter pool is 594 feet above sea level. From the 32 bridge over to just west of Camfield the water is very dirty. I expect the same up past Wilborn but didn't go over there. I put in at Wolfe due to no ramp at Bo-Woods but it is in now. Water temps down the lake were 44 degrees. Up at Bo-Woods in the dirty, shallow water it was 51. This is going to go up and down for several weeks. I fished several channel spots on [...]