Pickwick Lake Elevation 413
Water Temp. 61
BASS
I have caught a few big fish in 4-8' on big spinnerbaits. You can catch a lot of fish by fishing shallow. I have caught alot of bass on a carolina rig along bluffs and in the backs of main lake pockets and main lake flats. I have been catching a lot of fish on Strike King Series 3 Crankbaits along bluffs and rocky banks. I am catching a lot more large mouth bass in numbers above the Pickwick Dam. Below Pickwick Dam you are more likely to catch a nice smallmouth right now on live bait.
White bass
You can still catch a lot of white bass now below Pickwick Dam. I have caught most of them from the dam to the Shiloh area on small white grubs. You can also catch a large number on the Strike King Series 3 Crankbaits that you use for largemouth bass.
Stripers
Stripers are starting to show up around the dam now. I have caught a few on crankbaits and spoons. Most of the stripers we have caught so far have been on the smaller side and we are still not catching a large number yet. Over the next two weeks I expect striper fishing to pick up a lot.
Sauger
Sauger fishing has been slow jigging the bottom. You can start to catch some by trolling a crankbait.
Catfish
Catfish are starting to move into shallow water areas like they do every year to spawn. I have caught them while fishing for other species. To catch these shallow catfish I usually fish with a live worm and float in 3-6' of water.
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