Water Temp. 56
BASS
Bass fishing on the lake has been a little tough but you can catch several smaller fish in some shallow grassy areas. A good all around bait right now is a Red Eye Shad by Strike King in 3-5' of water. Most of the matted grass has died down now, but there is still a little beneath the surface. Bass fishing in these old grassy areas should remain good throughout the rest of this month. As far as fishing goes below the Dam, numbers are down but size has been a lot better. I have caught a lot of bass on a Series 3 crank baits, white with red eyes and baby bass have been working well over the past week. Smoke grubs and cotton candy grubs have also been big producers of smallmouth and spotted bass in the river. Most fish in the river have been caught along the bank, within a few feet of it. I’m getting the best action out of the crank baits on a medium action Lews rod with a high speed Lews reel.

White bass
White bass are still along the banks in the Shiloh area. If you fish along the bank with a small crankbait or small grub you are sure to catch plenty of white bass. They are also on the ends of most of the islands in that area as well.

Stripers
Stripers are still harder to catch right now and will just get tougher. I would focus on drifting live bait on the bottom or using live bait on split shots and let a lot of extra line out.

Sauger
Sauger have started off a little slow so far. I have caught a few in the Shilow area and in the Savannah area. I like to us a standard Sauger jig and a plastic trailor in lieu of a live bait.

Catfish
Catfish are still biting good in some areas, I like to use nightcrawlers and red worms. We even catch a few while sauger fishing with minnows. We have been catching a few in the 15-20' range and some have come out ofdeeper water.
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