The Overall Picture:

As of Monday, 10 Nov, the lake level is approx 6 inches above normal conservation pool and falling. There is increased current of Little River with the gates releasing around 1449 CFS as of Monday. Water temps continued dropping over the past week. Navigation is considered normal caution for Little River, as of Monday. Several river buoy markers are missing in Little River, use caution during navigation at low light conditions.

Surface temps as of Monday, are ranging approx 53ºF early to 62ºF range, depending on location.

Lake level as of Monday, is currently is 259.70 ft-msl, with increased river current. Normal consv. pool is 259.20 feet. Discharge rate as of Monday was near 1449 CFS. Tailwater level as of Monday is 225.59. Clarity and visibility is slightly improved since last week, in most areas on main lake and Little River.

As of Monday on main lake structure away from current, clarity & visibility ranges approx 10-15 inches. Cottonshed and northeast section of the lake, muddy. Little River's visibility ranges 10-15 inches depending on location and current. The oxbow's clarity is stained but improving, away from current, ranging approx 15-25 inches depth of visibility depending on location. Little River above McGuire oxbow is muddy. Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds, rain, or thunderstorms.

The Details:

Largemouth Bass: Fair to slow this week with the Arctic cold front blasting in and dropping water temps this week. Bass have been good from around 3 to 5 pounds, on Crankbaits, spinner baits, Rat-L-Traps, and spoons prior to front's arrival this week. Good numbers of 14-18" Largemouth Bass, have been caught and released over the past few weeks in the 2-4 pound class.

Kastmaster and Cordell hammered jigging spoons with bucktails, were still taking some good fish in the pockets and coves out of the current in Little River this past week over planted brush and stumps, in 12-18 feet depth ranges, close to deep water drop off channels into Little River. Clarity and stain has begun settling out, and water color continues improving.

Best crankbaits are the Bomber and XCalibur cranks in Tenn Shad, Citrus Shad, or Sexy Ghost, seemingly preferred colors of the Largemouths and White Bass alike with normal pool and clarity. Rat-L-Traps, Spin Traps, or Pro-Traps in Millwood Magic, chrome/blue, or white Zombie Shad were taking Largemouths and White Bass also in creek channels, ditches, and points in Little River prior to the cold front hitting this week.

White Bass: Little River's roaming shad schools are where to find the White Bass. The Whites were hitting the Tennessee Shad or citrus or threadfin shad colored crankbaits in Little River, and the back of the oxbows on White Zombie Rat-L-Traps. Whites were surface breaking on shad in back of Horseshoe and McGuire oxbows late last week. These surface breaking fish continue hitting Rat-L-Traps, Johnson and Kastmaster spoons, Little Cleos and Rooster Tails in red/white or chartreuse/white Rocket Shads. Search for the Whites, upriver at creek dumps and ditches dumping into Little River on points and creek mouths junctions.

Crappie: are starting to stack vertically over and in planted brush piles, or deadfalls, from 12-17 feet depth out of current, along Little River.

Cats: No report on Cats this week.
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Surface temps as of Monday, 10 Nov are ranging 53ºF early to 62ºF range, depending on location.

As of Monday, 10 Nov, Millwood Lake level is approx 6 inches above normal conservation pool and falling. There is increased current in Little River with the gates releasing around 1449 CFS as of Monday. Water temps continue dropping over the past week. Navigation is considered normal caution for Little River, as of Monday. There are a few river buoys missing in Little River

Lake level as of Monday, is currently is 259.70 mfsl, with river current. Normal consv. pool is 259.20 feet. Discharge rate as of Monday was around 1449 CFS. Tailwater level as of Monday is 225.59 ft-msl.

Clarity and visibility is slightly improved over last week, in most areas on main lake and Little River from recent thunderstorms and high wind. As of Monday on main lake structure away from current, clarity & visibility ranges approx 10-15 inches. Cottonshed and northeast section of the lake are muddy. Little River's visibility ranges 10-15 inches depending on location and current. The oxbow's clarity continue improving away from current, ranging approx 15-25 inches depth of visibility depending on location. Little River above McGuire oxbow is muddy. Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds, rain, or thunderstorms.
To volunteer for one of the cleanup dates or ramp and USACE park information, contact Tony Porter at the Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office. To receive project updates, daily lake level information updates, gate release flows, tailwater information, park and campground information, or volunteer, call the US Army Corps of Engrs toll-free information line at 888-697-9830 or the US Army Corps of Engineers' main number to verify another Corps of Engrs project is open, at 877-444-6777.

Wear your Life Jacket and kill switch!! If you are suddenly or unexpectedly thrown from your boat, it could be your only chance of survival. Use caution navigating Little River in low light conditions, SLOW DOWN, and pass friendly to other boaters! As always, careful watch for any random floaters and debris in Little River's current, and wearing your PFD and kill switch is a requirement!

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'Til next week, boat safely, be courteous, wear your life jacket & we'll see you on the lake........