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2/7/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 15 to 26-feet deep in 19 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 46-degrees and the lake level was 545.91-feet above mean sea level at 5:00pm.
2/2/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 14 to 30-feet deep in 28 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 46-degrees and the lake level was 544.89-feet above mean sea level.
2/2/10 - Caught Crappie up to 2-pounds, 3-ounces, a White Bass, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 26-feet deep in 24 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees and the lake level was 545.04-feet above mean sea level.
2/1/10 - Caught Crappie on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 24-feet deep in 24 to 35-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 47-degrees and the lake level was 545.17-feet above mean sea level.
1/31/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and a Pickerel (released) on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 28-feet deep in 24 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees and the lake level was 545.08-feet above mean sea level.
1/27/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and a Pickerel on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 26-feet deep in 24 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47 to 49-degrees and the lake level was 544.95-feet above mean sea level.
1/26/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 7-ounces, Black Bass up to 4-pounds, 2-ounces (released) and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 28-feet deep in 24 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees and the lake level was 545.07-feet above mean sea level.
1/24/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.75-inches/2-pounds, 4-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 26-feet deep in 22 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees and the lake level was 544.92-feet above mean sea level and rising.
1/22/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 18 to 25-feet deep in 24 to 34-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 48-degrees. At noon the lake level was 544.26-feet above mean sea level.
1/19/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 28-feet deep in 24 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees and the lake level was 544.02-feet above mean sea level.
1/18/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 17 to 27-feet deep in 24 to 42-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 44 to 46-degrees and the lake level was 544.21-feet above mean sea level.
1/17/10 - Caught Crappie and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse Hair Jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 28-feet deep in 24 to 42-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 45 to 47-degrees and the lake level was 544.15-feet above mean sea level.
1/16/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 20 to 24-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 45-degrees. The lake level was 544.11-feet above mean sea level.
1/15/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.75-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces and Black Bass up to 4-pounds, 1-ounce (released) and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 17 to 27-feet deep in 24 to 42-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 44 to 46-degrees. At 2:00pm the lake level was 544.26-feet above mean sea level.
1/14/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 22 to 26-feet deep in 28 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 44 to 46-degrees. At 2:00pm the lake level was 544.56-feet above mean sea level and steady.
1/13/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 21 to 26-feet deep in 25 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 43 to 45-degrees. At 2:00pm the lake level was 544.83-feet above mean sea level and falling.
1/12/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and a White Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 26-feet deep in 24 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 44 to 46-degrees. At 4:00pm the lake level was 545.12-feet above mean sea level and falling.
1/9 and 1/10/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass up to 3-pounds, 13-ounce (released) and an 8-pound Striper on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 28-feet deep in 24 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 44-degrees. The lake level was 545.51-feet above mean sea level and steady.
1/6/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, a Black Bass and a White Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 21 to 27-feet deep in 26 to 38-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 46-degrees. The lake level was 545.98-feet above mean sea level and steady.
1/4/10 - Between two boats we caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 6-ounce, Black Bass and Bream (kept 58) on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 20 to 26-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees. The lake level was 546.26-feet above mean sea level and steady.
1/3/10 - Between two boats we caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, (kept 54) a White Bass and a Striper on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 20 to 26-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47-degrees. The lake level was 546.26-feet above mean sea level and steady.
1/2/10 - Caught Black Crappie up to 15.75-inches/2-pounds, 3-ounces, White Crappie up to 16.25-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 20 to 26-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 48-degrees. The lake level was 546.23-feet above mean sea level and steady.
1/1/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass, White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 20 to 24-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 47 to 50-degrees. The lake level was 546.2-feet above mean sea level and steady.
12/31/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.25-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, Black Bass, White Bass (released), a Pickerel (released) and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 20 to 24-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 48-degrees. At noon the lake level was 546.46-feet above mean sea level and falling.
12/30/09 - Caught Crappie, a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 20 to 25-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 48-degrees. At noon the lake level was 546.95-feet above mean sea level and falling.
12/29/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.25-inches/2-pounds, Bream and a 9-pound, 8-ounce Striper on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 20 to 24-feet deep in 25 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 48 to 50-degrees. At noon the lake level was 547.42-feet above mean sea level and falling.
12/28/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15-inches/1-pound,15-ounces, Black Bass, Bream and a Pickerel on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 27-feet deep in 26 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 48 to 50-degrees. At noon the lake level was 547.82-feet above mean sea level - up over 7-feet since last Wednesday.
12/19/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream and on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jig tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 31-feet deep in 22 to 45-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 50 to 52-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.3-feet above mean sea level.
12/18/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces, Black Bass, Bream and a Striper on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 15 to 24-feet deep in 18 to 32-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 50 to 52-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.45-feet above mean sea level.
12/17/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 8-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 17 to 23-feet deep in 20 to 32-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 50-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.7-feet above mean sea level.
12/16/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16.75-inches/2-pounds, 11-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 15 to 22-feet deep in 20 to 32-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 51-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.9-feet above mean sea level.
12/15/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 14 to 24-feet deep in 18 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 51-degrees. At noon the lake level was 542.06-feet above mean sea level.
12/14/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, 3-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 23-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 52-degrees. At noon the lake level was 542.17-feet above mean sea level.
12/13/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Bream and an 8-pound, 7-ounce Striper on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 17 to 23-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Cleaned 81 fish that yielded 21-pounds of fillets and released about 25 small Crappie and Black Bass. Surface temperature was 52-degrees. At noon the lake level was 542.07-feet above mean sea level.
12/10/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse, orange/silver/chartreuse and gray/silver/gray hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 18 to 25-feet deep in 25 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 52-degrees. At noon the lake level was 542.12-feet above mean sea level.
12/7/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass, a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 24-feet deep in 25 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 53-degrees. At noon the lake level was 542.01-feet above mean sea level. We've been seeing Mallards, a few other ducks and quite a few Bald Eagles lately.
12/6/09 - Caught Crappie, a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 24-feet deep in 25 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 54-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.97-feet above mean sea level.
12/4/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 16.25-inches/2-pounds, 7-ounces, White Crappie, Black Bass, a White Bass, a Striper and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 22-feet deep in 25 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 55-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.9-feet above mean sea level and rising.
12/3/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 16.5-inches/2-pounds, 9-ounces, White Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 19 to 24-feet deep in 24 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. We cleaned 55-Crappie, 4-Bream and a Black Bass. Surface temperature was 56-degrees. At noon the lake level was 541.79-feet above mean sea level and rising.
12/1/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 16.25-inches/2-pounds, 8-ounces, White Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Common Fathead Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 19 to 22-feet deep in 24 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 57-degrees and the lake level was 541.91-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/30/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 15.25-inches/2-pounds, 3-ounces, White Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Common Fathead Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce orange/silver/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 16 to 22-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 56 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 542.08-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/29/09 - Caught Crappie, a 9-pound, 6-ounce Striper, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Common Fathead Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 13 to 26-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos, other man-made structures and rock formations. Surface temperature was 59-degrees and the lake level was 542.23-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/28/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 4-ounces, a Striper, White Bass, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows and Common Fathead Minnows fished from 15 to 25-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 59 to 61-degrees and the lake level was 542.42-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/27/09 - Caught Crappie, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 15 to 25-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 59 to 61-degrees. At 1:00 the lake level was 542.67-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/25/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 4-ounces, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce orange/silver/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 15 to 29-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around rock formations, brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 60 to 62-degrees. At 1:00 the lake level was 543.03-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/23/09 - Caught Crappie, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 15 to 25-feet deep in 20 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 60 to 62-degrees. At 1:00 the lake level was 543.82-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/22/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16.25-inches, 2-pounds, 6-ounces, a White Bass, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 12 to 23-feet deep in 16 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 59 to 62-degrees and the lake level was 543.91-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/21/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.5-inches, 2-pounds, a White Bass, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 12 to 23-feet deep in 16 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 60-degrees and the lake level was 543.91-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/19/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 4-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 15 to 22-feet deep in 20-feet to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Caught Black Bass on live crawfish worked off the bottom on rocky points in 12 to 20-feet of water. Surface temperature was 60 to 62-degrees. At 4:00pm the lake level was 544.4-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/18/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16.75-inches, 2-pounds, 5-ounces, White Bass, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 12 to 25-feet deep in 16 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 61-degrees and the lake level was 544.76-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/17/09 - Caught Crappie up to 17-inches, 2-pounds, 13-ounces, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 14 to 22-feet deep in 18 to 40-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and rock formations. Surface temperature was 62-degrees and the lake level was 545.16-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/16/09 - Caught Crappie, a White Bass, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 8 to 25-feet deep in 13 to 50-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 63-degrees and the lake level was 545.55-feet above mean sea level.
11/15/09 - Caught Crappie, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 18 to 24-feet deep in 24 to 32-feet of water around Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65-degrees and the lake level was 545.57-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/14/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, Bream and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 18 to 24-feet deep in 24 to 45-feet of water around Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 63 to 65-degrees and the lake level was 545.57-feet above mean sea level and steady.
11/13/09 - Caught Crappie and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 9 to 23-feet deep in 13-feet to 34-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 63 to 65-degrees. At 3:00pm the lake level was 545.75-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/12/09 - Caught Crappie and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 10 to 22-feet deep in 13-feet to 32-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65 to 67-degrees. At 3:00pm the lake level was 546.1-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/11/09 - Caught Crappie up to 15.75-inches/1-pound, 15-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 10 to 18-feet deep in 13 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 64 to 66-degrees and the lake level was 546.44-feet above mean sea level at 3:00pm and falling.
11/7/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass, a 14-pound Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 12 to 22-feet deep in 16-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Black Bass on live crawfish worked off the bottom on rocky points in 12 to 20-feet of water. Surface temperature was 63 to 66-degrees. At 3:00pm the lake level was 548.11-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/6/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 15.75-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, White Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 15 to 22-feet deep in 20-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 63 to 66-degrees. At 3:00pm the lake level was 548.63-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/5/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 15.75-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, White Crappie up to 16.75-inches, 2-pounds, 5-ounces, Black Bass, White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 15 to 22-feet deep in 20-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 66-degrees. At 11:00am the lake level was 549.29-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/4/09 - Caught Black Crappie up to 15.75-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces, White Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 15 to 22-feet deep in 20-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Black Bass on live crawfish worked off the bottom on rocky points in 8 to 15-feet of water. Surface temperature was 66-degrees. At noon the lake level was 549.75-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/3/09 - Caught White Crappie up to 16-inches/1-pound, 15-ounces, Black Crappie up to 15.5-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 15 to 20-feet deep in 20-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Black Bass on live crawfish worked off the bottom on rocky points in 15 to 20-feet of water. Surface temperature was 66-degrees. At noon the lake level was 550.24-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/2/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with minnows fished from 14 to 20-feet deep in 18-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65-degrees and the lake level was 550.07-feet above mean sea level and falling.
11/1/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, a Striper and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 14 to 20-feet deep in 16-feet to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 63 to 67-degrees and the lake level was 550.96-feet above mean sea level.
10/31/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 12 to 24-feet deep in 16-feet to 32-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 63 to 65-degrees and the lake level was 550.82-feet above mean sea level.
10/28/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 16-feet to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 63 to 65-degrees and the lake level was 549.9-feet above mean sea level.
10/25/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 12 to 16-feet deep in 16-feet to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 15 to 25-feet of water. Surface temperature was 63 to 66-degrees and the lake level was 549.08-feet.
10/24/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs tipped with small Rosy Red minnows fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 16-feet to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65-degrees and the lake level was 549.05-feet above mean sea level.
10/23/09 - Caught Crappie and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 18-feet to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 18 to 22-feet of water. Surface temperature was 65-degrees and the lake level was 548.86-feet.
10/22/09 - Caught Black Bass on live crawfish worked off the bottom on rocky points in 15 to 25-feet of water. Caught Crappie, Black Bass and a Striper on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 12 to 16-feet deep in 18-feet to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65-degrees and the lake level was 547.51-feet above mean sea level.
10/20/09 - Spent about 3-hours in the middle of the day scouting for bass with live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 15 to 25-feet of water on rocky points and drop-offs. Surface temperature was 66-degrees and the lake level was 547.46-feet above mean see level.
10/19/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 12 to 16-feet deep in 18-feet to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65-degrees and the lake level was 548.09-feet.
10/18/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 10 to 18-feet deep in 14-feet to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65 to 67-degrees and the lake level was 548.14-feet and falling.
10/17/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 10 to 16-feet deep in 14-feet to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 67-degrees and the lake level was 548.58-feet and falling.
10/16/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 10-feet deep in 14-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 67 to 69-degrees and the lake level was 548.74-feet.
10/15/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 9 to 13-feet deep in 14-feet to 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 15 to 25-feet of water. Surface temperature was 69-degrees and the lake level was 548.64-feet and rising.
10/14/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, a Striper and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 9-feet deep in 14-feet of water to 20-feet deep in 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 67-degrees and the lake level was 548.21-feet at 5:00pm.
10/12/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 9-feet deep in 14-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 67-degrees and the lake level was 547.46-feet.
10/11/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 12-feet deep in 16-feet of water to 22-feet deep in 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 67-degrees and the lake level was 547.19-feet.
10/7/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 8-feet deep in 14-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 70-degrees and the lake level was 545.56-feet.
10/5/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, a Flathead Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 8-feet deep in 14-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 71-degrees and the lake level was 546.05-feet and falling.
10/3/09 - Caught Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 14 to 22-feet of water. Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 8 to 15-feet deep in 12 to 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 73 to 77-degrees and the lake level was 546.05-feet.
10/1/09 - Caught Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 15 to 20-feet of water. Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 8 to 15-feet deep in 12 to 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 75-degrees and the lake level was 546.46-feet and falling.
9/28/09 - Went scouting for about three hours in the afternoon after building and sinking Bamboo Crappie Condos all morning and caught several Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in about 20-feet of water. Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 18 to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 78-degrees and the lake level was 547.51-feet and falling.
9/26/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce, gray/silver/gray hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 12-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 17-feet deep in 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 76-degrees and the lake level was 547.8-feet and falling.
9/24/09 - Did some scouting in the afternoon and caught Black Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in about 20-feet of water. Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows fished from 6 to 15-feet deep in 12 to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 76-degrees and the lake level was 548.71-feet and falling.
9/22/09 - Caught Crappie, a Blue Catfish, a Gar, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 8-feet deep in 14-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 78-degrees and the lake level was 549.48-feet and steady.
9/21/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce, gray/silver/gray hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 12-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 78-degrees and the lake level was 549.48-feet and falling.
9/20/09 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce, orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 12-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 75-degrees and the lake level was 550.14-feet and falling.
9/19/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16.50-inches, small Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 12-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 17-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 75-degrees and the lake level was 550.57-feet.
9/15/09 - Caught Crappie up to 16.25-inches/2-pounds (released over 50 small Crappie), Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 8-feet deep in 12-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 78-degrees and the lake level was 546.44-feet.
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