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9/2/10 - Caught Crappie, a Catfish and a White Bass on Rosy Red minnow and Shiners fished from 13 to 15-feet deep in 15 to 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught Spotted Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom on rocky points in 8 to 20-feet of water. Surface temperature was 84-degrees and the lake level was 540.31- feet above mean sea level.
8/31/10 - Caught our limit of Stripers on live Shad and Black Salties fished from 40 to 50-feet deep in 45 to 60-feet of water. Caught Spotted Bass on live Crawfish worked off the bottom in 10 to 20-feet of water. Surface temperature was 84-degrees and the lake level was 540.70-feet above mean sea level.
8/30/10 - Caught Crappie and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 14 to 18-feet deep in 16 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 84-degrees and the lake level was 540.70- feet above mean sea level.
8/29/10 - Caught Stripers up to 10-pounds on live shad fished from 35 to 50-feet deep in 40 to 55-feet of water. Surface temperature was 84-degrees and the lake level was 540.74-feet above mean sea level.
8/28/10 - Caught Crappie and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 14 to 16-feet deep in 16 to 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 84-degrees and the lake level was 540.76- feet above mean sea level.
8/13/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches, a White Bass, small Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished about 15-feet deep in 18 to 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 92 to 95-degrees and the lake level was 543.47- feet above mean sea level.
8/6/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.5-inches, a Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 12 to 17-feet deep in 18 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 90 to 92-degrees and the lake level was 544.31- feet above mean sea level.
7/28/10 - Caught Black Crappie up to 15-inches, White Crappie up to 15.5-inches, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 13 to 15-feet deep in 16 to 22-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught White Bass casting 1/4-ounce Kastmaster Spoons to surface feeding fish. Surface temperature was 90-degrees and the lake level was 545.25-feet above mean sea level.
7/21/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.5-inches, Black Bass, a Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 10 to 16-feet deep in 18 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 88 to 92-degrees and the lake level was 545.61- feet above mean sea level.
7/14/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, White Bass, a Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 18 to 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 87-degrees and the lake level was 546.05- feet above mean sea level and steady.7/11/10 - Dodging thundershowers we caught Stripers on live Shad fished on the bottom in 30 to 35-feet of water and Crappie, Black Bass, White Bass and Bream on Shiners fished from 11 to 15-feet deep in 15 to 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 86-degrees and the lake level was 546.1- feet above mean sea level and steady.
7/9/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 10 to 15-feet deep in 17 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 86-degrees and the lake level was 546.18- feet above mean sea level and steady.
7/1/10 - Caught Crappie, Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 10 to 16-feet deep in 18 to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 86-degrees and the lake level was 546.56- feet above mean sea level and steady.
6/24/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass (released) and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 8 to 13-feet deep in 12 to 20-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 93 to 95-degrees and the lake level was 547.38-feet above mean sea level and steady.
6/22/10 - Caught Crappie, small Black Bass (released), a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 7 to 16-feet deep in 8 to 26-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and in open water flats. Surface temperature was 92 to 95-degrees and the lake level was 547.56-feet above mean sea level and steady.
6/19/10 - Caught Crappie up to 15.25-inches, Black Bass, White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 10 to 15-feet deep in 15 to 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 89-degrees and the lake level was 547.56-feet above mean sea level and steady.
6/17/10 - Fished from 6:30 to 9:45 and caught Crappie up to 16-inches, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 9 to 12-feet deep in 14 to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 88-degrees and the lake level was 548.42-feet above mean sea level at 1:00PM and falling.
6/15/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.5-inches/1-pound, 14-ounces and a White Bass on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 16 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 87-degrees and the lake level was 549.5-feet above mean sea level at 1:00PM and falling.
6/11/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce white/red/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 9 to 19-feet deep in 15 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 85-degrees and the lake level rose to 550.31-feet above mean sea level by 4:00PM, up 5-feet in 20-hours.
6/10/10 - Caught Crappie up to 18.5-inches/2-pounds, 5-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 12 to 15-feet deep in 18 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 86-degrees and the lake level was 545.28-feet above mean sea level at 1:00PM.
6/9/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.5-inches, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 8 to 13-feet deep in 14 to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 87-degrees and the lake level was 545.36-feet above mean sea level.
6/7/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17-inches, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 11 to 15-feet deep in 16 to 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 84 to 88-degrees and the lake level was 545.57-feet above mean sea level.
6/4/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 10 to 13-feet deep in 18 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 88-degrees and the lake level was 545.56-feet above mean sea level.
6/1/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17-inches, Black Bass, White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 10 to 14-feet deep in 15 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 85 to 89-degrees and the lake level was 545.54-feet above mean sea level.
5/26/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17.5-inches, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 7 to 14-feet deep in 10 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 82 to 85-degrees and the lake level was 545.59-feet above mean sea level.
5/24/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17-inches, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 8 to 14-feet deep in 12 to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 77 to 81-degrees and the lake level was 545.86-feet above mean sea level.
5/21/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce white/red/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows and fished from 8 to 14-feet deep in 18 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 75-degrees and the lake level was 545.72-feet above mean sea level.
5/17/10 - Caught Crappie, Catfish, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and white/red/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows and fished from 9 to 14-feet deep in 15 to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 73 to 78-degrees and the lake level was 545.74-feet above mean sea level.
5/15/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17-inches long, Catfish, Black Bass, a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and white/red/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 9 to 14-feet deep in 12 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 75-degrees and the lake level was 545.61-feet above mean sea level.
5/13/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17.25-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces, Black Bass, a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 8 to 14-feet deep in 14 to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 73-degrees and the lake level was 545.74-feet above mean sea level.
5/11/10 - Caught Crappie up to 18-inches/2-pounds, 3-ounces, Blue Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 8 to 14-feet deep in 12 to 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 72-degrees and the lake level was 545.87-feet above mean sea level.
5/10/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17.25-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass, a Catfish and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 5 to 15-feet deep in 8 to 22-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 70 to 73-degrees and the lake level was 545.94-feet above mean sea level.
5/7/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, White Bass, Bream and a Catfish on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 8 to 15-feet deep in 16 to 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 76-degrees and the lake level was 546.13-feet above mean sea level.
5/4/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, Black Bass, White Bass, Bream and a Pickerel on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jigs fished from 8 to 12-feet deep in 18 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 73 to 78-degrees and the lake level was 546.62-feet above mean sea level.
5/2/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.75-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce and Blue Catfish on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce white/red/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 11 to 15-feet deep in 18 to 26-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 71 to 74-degrees and the lake level was 546.59-feet above mean sea level.
4/27/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream (also hooked a Pickerel and a Gar) on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce white/red/chartreuse and gray/silver/gray hair jigs fished from 6-feet deep in 8-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 25-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 69 to 72-degrees and the lake level was 546.65-feet above mean sea level.
4/26/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Bream and a 26.5-inch/5-pound 13-ounce Walleye on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce white/red/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 6-feet deep in 12-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 26-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 65 to 73-degrees and the lake level was 546.68-feet above mean sea level.
4/25/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce white/red/chartreuse and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 3-feet deep in 5-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 26-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 69 to 73-degrees and the lake level was 546.62-feet above mean sea level.
4/24/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 6-feet deep in 12-feet of water to 12-feet deep in 22-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 69 to 71-degrees and the lake level was 546.5-feet above mean sea level.
4/23/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce, white/red/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 8 to 12-feet deep in 15 to 24-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Caught White Bass by casting silver 1/4-ounce Kastmaster Spoons to surface feeding fish. Surface temperature was 71-degrees and the lake level was 546.45-feet above mean sea level.
4/22/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, a White Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce, white/red/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 4 to 12-feet deep in 6 to 20-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 69 to 76-degrees and the lake level was 546.54-feet above mean sea level.
4/17/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and jigs fished from 5 to 10-feet deep in 10 to 20-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 70 to 75-degrees and the lake level was 546.8-feet above mean sea level.
4/14/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows and Shiners fished from 9-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 13-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 66 to 72-degrees and the lake level was 547.03-feet above mean sea level.
4/13/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray, white/red/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 3-feet deep in 8-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 28-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 64 to 76-degrees and the lake level was 547.03-feet above mean sea level.
4/11/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.5-inches/2-pounds, 1-ounce, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray, white/red/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 3-feet deep in 8-feet of water to 20-feet deep in 34-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 64 to 67-degrees and the lake level was 547.04-feet above mean sea level.
4/10/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Bream and a Catfish on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray, white/red/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 2-feet deep in 5-feet of water to 17-feet deep in 32-feet of water around Buck Brush, lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 62 to 67-degrees and the lake level was 546.97-feet above mean sea level at 6:00pm on Saturday.
4/7/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray, white/red/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 2-feet deep in 3-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 28-feet of water around brush piles, stumps and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 64 to 66-degrees and the lake level was 546.85-feet above mean sea level.
4/6/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray, white/red/chartreuse and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 6-feet deep in 12-feet of water to 14-feet deep in 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 62 to 66-degrees and the lake level was 546.85-feet above mean sea level.
4/4/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 8-foot deep in 14-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 58 to 62-degrees and the lake level was 546.7-feet above mean sea level.
4/2/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16-inches/2-pounds, 2-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and gray/red/gray a hair jigs fished from 2-foot deep in 4-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 28-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 55 to 63-degrees and the lake level was 546.52-feet above mean sea level.
3/31/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and gray/red/gray and other hair jigs fished from 2-foot deep in 4-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 28-feet of water around lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 55 to 63-degrees and the lake level was 546.52-feet above mean sea level.
3/30/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 1-foot deep in 2-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 30-feet of water around stumps, lay-downs, brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 54 to 60-degrees and the lake level was 546.29-feet above mean sea level.
3/29/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray, white/red/chartreuse and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 10-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 18-feet deep in 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 54 to 60-degrees and the lake level was 546.24-feet above mean sea level.
3/28/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and white/red/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 10-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 53-degrees and the lake level was 546.11-feet above mean sea level.
3/27/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and white/red/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 2-feet deep in 3-feet of water to 20-feet deep in 32-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 54 to 60-degrees and the lake level was 545.97-feet above mean sea level.
3/26/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jig fished from 8-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 28-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 54 to 60-degrees and the lake level was 545.79-feet above mean sea level.
3/25/10 - Caught Crappie up to 17-inches/2-pounds, 13-ounces, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jig fished from 8-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 12-feet deep in 24-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 55 to 57-degrees and the lake level was 545.43-feet above mean sea level.
3/24/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jig fished from 8-feet deep in 18-feet of water to 14-feet deep in 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 55 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 545.12-feet above mean sea level.
3/23/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jig fished from 4-feet deep in 12-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 53 to 56-degrees and the lake level was 545.05-feet above mean sea level.
3/22/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jig fished from 4-feet deep in 12-feet of water to 16-feet deep in 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 52 to 55-degrees and the lake level was 544.98-feet above mean sea level.
3/20/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and a 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray hair jig fished from 8-feet deep in 15-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 25-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 57 to 60-degrees and the lake level was 544.75-feet above mean sea level.
3/19/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass up to 4-pounds, 4-ounces and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce gray/red/gray, white/red/chartreuse and gray/silver/gray hair jigs fished from 2-feet deep in 3-feet of water to 15-feet deep in 25-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 55 to 61-degrees and the lake level was 544.69-feet above mean sea level.
3/18/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on 1/32-ounce gray/red/gray, white/red/chartreuse and gray/silver/gray hair jigs fished from 1-foot to 7-feet deep in 2 to 15-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 53 to 60-degrees and the lake level was 544.60-feet above mean sea level.
3/17/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on 1/32-ounce gray/red/gray, orange/black/chartreuse and gray/silver/gray hair jigs fished from 2 to 15-feet deep in 3 to 25-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 50 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 544.55-feet above mean sea level.
3/16/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on 1/32-ounce gray/red/gray, orange/black/chartreuse and gray/silver/gray hair jigs fished from 1 to 10-feet deep in 2 to 20-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 51 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 544.50-feet above mean sea level.
3/15/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream primarily on 1/32-ounce gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 1 to 15-feet deep in 5 to 24-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 49 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 544.43-feet above mean sea level.
3/13/10 - We didn't sink! Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Blue Gill, Warmouth Bass and a fine Red Horse Sucker primarily on Rosy Red Minnows and shiners fished from 1.5-feet (the sucker - on a jig) to 20-feet deep in 5 to 32-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 49 to 52-degrees and the lake level was 543.26-feet above mean sea level and rising.
3/12/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Pickerel and Bream on 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 1-foot to 5-feet deep in 2 to 12-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 52 to 55-degrees and at 3:00pm the lake level was 544.14-feet above mean sea level.
3/10/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 1.5-feet to 17-feet deep in 2 to 24-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 50 to 58-degrees and at 3:00pm the lake level was 543.72-feet above mean sea level and rising.
3/9/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 1.5-feet to 5-feet deep in 2 to 15-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 52 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 543.62-feet above mean sea level and steady.
3/8/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, Bream and several Pickerel on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and 1/32-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and gray/red/gray hair jigs fished from 1.5-feet deep in 3-feet of water to 17-feet deep in 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 51 to 54-degrees and the lake level was 543.47-feet above mean sea level and steady.
3/7/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass (released), Bream and a Pickerel on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse, gray/silver/gray, gray/red/gray and chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs fished primarily from 1 to 3-feet deep in 2-feet to 6-feet of water around brush piles, lay-downs and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 50 to 55-degrees and the lake level was 543.42-feet above mean sea level and steady.
3/6/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass, small Bream and a Pickerel on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 1.5-feet deep in 3-feet of water to 25-feet deep in 35-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 48 to 58-degrees and the lake level was 543.46-feet above mean sea level and steady.
3/5/10 - Caught Crappie on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 8 to 25-feet deep in 14 to 35-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 48 to 52-degrees. At noon the lake level was 543.79-feet above mean sea level and falling.
3/4/10 - Caught Crappie and small Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 12 to 22-feet deep in 16 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 46 to 51-degrees. At noon the lake level was 544.19-feet above mean sea level and falling.
3/3/10 - Caught Crappie and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 15 to 25-feet deep in 20 to 32-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 45 to 48-degrees and the lake level was 544.54-feet above mean sea level and falling.
3/1/10 - Caught Crappie on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 8 to 22-feet deep in 15 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 45-degrees and the lake level was 545.26-feet above mean sea level.
2/28/10 - Caught Crappie and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 10 to 24-feet deep in 15 to 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 45 to 48-degrees and the lake level was 545.26-feet above mean sea level.
2/27/10 - Caught Crappie up to 16.25-inches and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows. We fished from 8 to 22-feet deep in 15 to 30-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 44 to 47-degrees and the lake level was 545.24-feet above mean sea level.
2/25/10 - Caught Crappie and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs fished from 7 to 25-feet deep in 15 to 32-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 44 to 46-degrees. At noon the lake level was 545.82-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/24/10 - Caught Crappie and a White Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce gray/silver/gray and orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 8 to 15-feet deep in 16 to 27-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 45 to 47-degrees. At noon the lake level was 546.17-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/23/10 - Caught Crappie, Black Bass and Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 8 to 25-feet deep in 16 to 35-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 45-degrees. At noon the lake level was 546.36-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/22/10 - Caught Crappie up to 2-pounds, 1-ounce and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 6 to 25-feet deep in 12 to 35-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 46-degrees. At noon the lake level was 546.64-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/20/10 - Caught Crappie and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners, 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse and orange/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 8 to 26-feet deep in 16 to 36-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 47 to 49-degrees and the lake level was 546.52-feet above mean sea level and steady.
2/18-19/10 - 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 17 to 27-feet deep in 24 to 38-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 43 to 47-degrees. At noon Friday the lake level was 546.76-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/17/10 - Caught about 40 Crappie (kept about 20 - getting dark so no stringer picture) and a Bream on Rosy Red Minnows, Shiners and 1/16th-ounce chartreuse/silver/chartreuse hair jigs and 1/32-ounce orange/black/chartreuse hair jigs tipped with small minnows fished from 17 to 25-feet deep in 22 to 36-feet of water around brush piles and Bamboo Crappie Condos. Surface temperature was 43 to 45-degrees. At noon the lake level was 547.42-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/16/10 - Caught Crappie, a White Bass and Black Bass on Rosy Red Minnows and Shiners fished from 16 to 26-feet deep in 22 to 38-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 43 to 45-degrees. At noon the lake level was 547.74-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/15/10 - Caught Crappie and Black 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 17 to 25-feet deep in 22 to 36-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 43-degrees. At noon the lake level was 548.02-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/13/10 - Caught Crappie 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 13 to 25-feet deep in 18 to 36-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 43 to 45-degrees. At noon the lake level was 548.89-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/12/10 - Caught Crappie, Largemouth Bass (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 11 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 43 to 45-degrees. At noon the lake level was 549.31-feet above mean sea level and falling.
2/11/10 - Snow coming - no stringer picture. Caught Crappie 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 35-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 45-degrees and the lake level was 549.48-feet above mean sea level.
2/10/10 - Caught Crappie and Black 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 21 to 26-feet deep in 28 to 36-feet of water around brush piles, Bamboo Crappie Condos and other man-made structures. Surface temperature was 46-degrees and the lake level was 549.36-feet above mean sea level and rising.
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 549.35-feet above mean sea level and rising.
2/3/10 - 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.
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