Since my last report, most of the spawning has taken place although there will be fish that will continue to spawn through the rest of June and some into July. The bite overall has also changed since my last report and as I write this, the bite has turned much tougher for catching the larger fish. The main reason for this is that the fish after spawning have moved off into the deeper waters in some areas and in other areas have pulled off shore into the vast areas of off shore weed beds while others are following the huge schools of shad into the deeper water. The weed growth has exploded around the lake, especially on the upper West and North ends of the lake. The top water bite is slowly getting better and reports of Frog fish, buzz bait fish and top water popper style baits are catching fish. The smaller fish in the 12 to 15 inch range continue to be caught in big numbers all around the lake. This should bode well for next year as these fish get bigger, but is frustrating for those who are trying to catch the larger fish. Today my two customers had 34 fish for their trip but had no decent size even though they threw a whole variety of baits and covered many past successful areas. The good news is that we have a lot more water than in past years, the lake is loaded with Crappie, bluegill, and 12 to 15 inch bass, the food source is abundant, all of which will make for good fishing down the road. As the lake level drops during the summer and the shad start to die off and pull out into the deeper areas, this should concentrate the bigger fish more into the outer weed beds and the deeper rock piles and drop off's and make catching them somewhat easier. That's it for now, feel free to email me at anytime for any info needed, and or send me your own fishing report, I can always use the help, God Bless, Bob
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