Kentucky fishing forecast

BARKLEY LAKE and TAILWATER 45,600 acres (Trigg, Lyon & Livingston counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Large population of 9-13 inch fish; good population of 14-16 inch fish; fish move shallow in the spring and fall; new 15-inch size limit effective 1 March 1997.
Spotted bass	Poor	Low density population with occasional 15-inch plus fish.
Smallmouth bass	Poor	Very small population exists in this lake; new 15-inch size limit effective 1 March 1997.
Crappie	Excellent	Large population of legal size (10 inch) fish and high number of sub-legal crappie in population; fish move shallow in spring; in fall and winter, fish move to secondary channels.
Sauger	Fair	Small population in lake; best fishing in the fall and winter; tailwater has good sauger fishing.
White bass	Excellent	Large population with fish up to 17 inches in size; best fishing in summer when white bass are in jumps.
Striped bass	Good	Best fishing in tailwater area below Barkley Dam; expect 5-7 lb. fish; fish school up during periods of discharge through the generator section of dam.
Bluegill	Excellent	Numerous 6-8 inch fish; best fishing in May.
Channel catfish	Excellent	Best fishing during spring along rocky shoreline; year-around fishing in the tailwater; numerous 1-4 lb. fish; however, trophy fish are present.
Blue catfish	Excellent	Best fishing during summer along deep channels in lake; year-around fishing in the tailwater; numerous 1-4 lb. fish; however, trophy fish are present.

BARREN RIVER LAKE 10,000 acres (Allen and Barren counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Good population of 10-15 inch fish.
Spotted bass	Good	Rocky areas good fishing for 12-15 inch fish.
Smallmouth bass	Fair	Small population in lower end of lake.
White bass	Fair	Improving population with several smaller fish being taken during 1996.
Crappie	Good	Good population of 6-8 inch black crappie should provide good catches with harvestable fish toward the end of the year. White crappie population of 9-10 inch fish should provide good fishing throughout the year.
Channel catfish	Good	Good population of channel catfish throughout the lake.
Hybrid striped bass	Good	Numerous fish greater than 18 inches available throughout the lake, with concentrations in the island areas and dam areas; numerous smaller fish available, which will provide good fishing toward the end of the year.
Bluegill	Good	Fish available in the 6-7 inch range.

BEAVER LAKE 158 acres (Anderson County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Good numbers of fish over 15 inches; good potential for fish over 20 inches.
Redear sunfish	Fair	Many 7-8 inch fish available around points in lower lake.
Bluegill	Poor	Most fish less than 7 inches long.
Channel catfish	Good	Good numbers; fish over 15 inches are common; stocked annually.
Crappie	Fair	Good numbers of fish between 6-8 inches.

BESHEAR LAKE 760 acres (Caldwell and Christian counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Numerous fish over 15 inches; best fishing during spring when fish move to shallow water.
Crappie	Fair	Numerous fish less than 10 inches in length; best fishing during spring in areas of aquatic vegetation.
Channel catfish	Good	Numerous 12-15 inch size fish; stocked annually.
Bluegill	Good	Numerous small fish with occasional 8-inch fish present.

BOLTZ LAKE 92 acres (Grant County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Most fish in 10-12 inch size range.
Bluegill	Good	Many 6-8 inch bluegill.
Crappie	Fair	Fair numbers of crappie in 9-10 inch range.
Channel catfish	Fair	Stocked annually.

BRIGGS LAKE 25 acres (Logan County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Few fish larger than 13 inches; numerous 8-12 inch fish.
Bluegill	Good	6-8 inch fish available.
Redear sunfish	Fair	9-12 inch fish present; however, overall population density is low.
Channel catfish	Fair	Low population; stocked annually.

BUCKHORN LAKE 1,250 acres (Leslie County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Low numbers, but catch rates are similar to other eastern Kentucky lakes; most fish are between 12 and 16 inches.
Muskellunge	Good	Good numbers are present, with most legal fish (30 inch plus) in the lower 1/3rd of the lake; the tailwater can produce many keeper musky when conditions are prime in April.
Crappie	Excellent	Excellent size distribution and numbers of fish; February-April during the winter drawdown period is a good time to target crappie when they are confined to the river channel in the upper portion of the lake.
Catfish	Good	Stable population of both channel and flathead catfish caught by rod and reel and bush hooks.
Bluegill	Fair	Good numbers present, but most fish 5-6 inches long.

BULLOCK PEN LAKE 134 acres (Grant County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Good number of bass up to 6 lb., especially in vegetation in lower lake.
Bluegill	Poor	Most fish in the 6-inch size range.
White bass	Fair	Small population of large fish in the 14-17 inch range.
Channel catfish	Fair	Stocked annually.

CARR FORK LAKE 710 acres (Knott County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	A largemouth bass stocking program has been unsuccessful; overall bass population is stable and fishing pressure remains heavy.
Crappie	Fair to good	Fishing pressure is heavy; quality of the crappie fishery declined in 1996; 9-inch size limit will hopefully stabilize any further declines.
Walleye	Good	Very good population of 15-18 inch fish (size and number) distributed throughout the lake; catch rates have increased over the last few years; try night fishing in early summer.
Bluegill	Fair	Good numbers of bluegill are available, but most fish less than 6 inches long.

CAVE RUN LAKE 8,270 acres (Bath, Menifee, Rowan and Morgan counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass
under 13 inches over 16 inches	Good Fair	Second year of protective 13-16 inch slot limit; good numbers of bass available less than 13 inches long; increasing population of fish over 16 inches long; best fishing in early spring; fish deep structure in summer and early fall.
Smallmouth bass
under 13 inches over 16 inches	Fair Poor	Best population in lower lake areas; look for rocky substrate.
Spotted bass	Fair	Best fishing in lower 2/3rds of lake; widely scattered, but increasing population of 8-10 inch long fish.
Muskellunge	Good	Many 30-45 inch long muskie; fish the upper lake and tributaries during spring; fish deeper (troll) during summer and fish timbered coves in the fall.
White bass	Good	Look for mid-lake "jumps" in June, July, and again in late September; good population with fish up to 17 inches long.
Crappie	Fair	Best fishing in early spring; best populations appear to be in upper lake areas around standing timber; good numbers of 8-10 inch long fish.
Bluegill	Good	Often overlooked; adequate numbers of 6-7 inch long fish.
Catfish	Good	Good numbers of 1-3 lb. channel catfish; some large flathead catfish are also present.

CORINTH LAKE 96 acres (Grant County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Large number of bass under 12-inch size limit.
Bluegill	Excellent	Large numbers of 7-8 inch bluegill.
Redear sunfish	Excellent	Good numbers of 8 inch and larger redear, with 10 inch fish possible.
Channel catfish	Fair	Stocked annually.

CUMBERLAND LAKE 50,250 acres (Russell, Wayne and Clinton counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair to good	Lots of 12-17 inch fish present; average size harvested should be 16-17 inches; fish in the upper section of tributary arms for best results.
Smallmouth bass	Good	Smallmouth bass comprise about 1/3rd of the black bass harvest by weight; some trophy-size (20+ in) fish available; the average size of fish harvested should be 16-17 inches.
Striped bass	Good	Several year classes of fish available; there should be good catches of 8-12 lb. fish with some fish larger than 20 lb. occasionally caught.
Crappie	Fair	The density of crappie continues to increase slightly in the lake and should produce more keeper fish in 1997; a strong 1994 year class should produce many fish at or above 10-inches long.
Walleye	Good	Good density of 2-4 lb. fish available; fish the major tributaries for spawning runs in late winter (February-March) and the main lake the remainder of year; May, June, and September are the best months.

CUMBERLAND LAKE TAILWATER
Species	Forecast	Comments
Trout	Excellent	Abundant stock-size (9-12 inch) rainbow and brown trout; moderate number of larger fish caught with occasional fish in trophy class.
Striped bass	Fair to good	Several fish 15 lb. and larger can be found throughout the Kentucky section of the river.

DALE HOLLOW LAKE
Species	Forecast	Comments
Smallmouth bass	Excellent	Premier smallmouth bass fishery; good number of fish larger than 3 lb.

DEWEY LAKE 1,100 acres (Floyd County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Poor	Environmental conditions (muddy water) inhibit the success of the bass population; however, anglers comment that the bass fishing has improved in the last few years.
Crappie	Fair	There are good numbers of fish present, but very slow growth has resulted in a stunted population; good crappie fishing was reported in the spring of 1996.
Bluegill	Good	Dewey Lake has a stable bluegill population.
Channel catfish	Good	Stable population for many years; entire lake produces good catch rates; try wintertime fishing in the lower end of the lake.
Hybrid striped bass	Fair	Hybrids have been stocked for 4 years; fish have reached 20 inches in length; low numbers of fish may indicate that the fishery has not yet been well established; anglers reported catching hybrids in the headwater of the lake in spring.

ELKHORN CREEK main stem, South Fork and North Fork (Franklin, Woodford, Fayette, Bourbon and Scott counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Smallmouth bass	Excellent	Many fish within the protective 12-16 inch slot for catch-and-release in the main stem; fish larger than 16 inches have increased following the establishment of the slot limit but have now stabilized.
Largemouth bass	Good	Quality fishing found in slow moving pools in the North Fork.
Rock bass	Excellent	Many fish between 7-9 inches in both main stem and North Fork.

ELMER DAVIS LAKE 149 acres (Owen County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Plenty of bass protected under the 12-16 inch slot limit; low numbers over 16 inches, but potential for trophy-size fish.
Redear sunfish	Fair to good	9-11 inch fish are possible; most in the 6-7 inch range.
Bluegill	Good	Good numbers of 6-8 inch fish.
Channel catfish	Good	Many fish between 10-12 inches; fair number of larger catfish over 15 inches.
Crappie	Fair	Fair numbers of crappie in the 9-10 inch range.

FISHTRAP LAKE 1,131 acres (Pike County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Fair numbers, but excellent size distribution present; very good growth produces some large fish, but limited spawning habitat limits the population; try fishing the lower end of the lake during winter drawdown in November.
Smallmouth bass	Fair	Population is small, but stable; quality fish are available to anglers; try fishing the headwaters of the lake up into the Levisa Fork River.
Hybrid striped bass	Very good	Very good numbers of hybrids in the lower half of the lake; fair spawning run in the headwaters April; some hybrids exceed 8 lb.; look for fish in the jumps during May-June.
Crappie	Good	Good numbers of quality-size fish available; the population appears to be stable for the next couple of years; anglers reported excellent crappie fishing in 1996.

GRAYSON LAKE 1,512 acres (Carter and Elliott counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair to good	Good catch and release fishing for sub-legal fish; fair fishing for keeper-sized bass; fall fishing usually best in mid- and upper-lake areas; many 12-14 inch long bass available under the 15-inch size limit.
Smallmouth bass	Poor	Marginal population; mid-lake area best (between Clifty and Bruin); can also be found in the lower lake area.
Spotted bass	Fair	Stable population found lake-wide; few larger than 11 inches long; fishing good for less than 10 inch fish.
White bass	Fair	Stable population but spotty throughout lake; fish upper lake early; look for scattered jumps during mid-summer and early fall.
Crappie	Fair	Unpredictable population with slow growth; fish woody structure in spring and fall, deep structure in summer; most are 7-8 inches long, few larger than 10 inches.
Bluegill	Good	Often overlooked; many 6-7 inch long fish observed.
Catfish	Good	Fair numbers of 1-2 lb. channel catfish and 1-3 lb. flathead catfish.

GREEN RIVER (Lock and Dam No. 2 to mouth)
Species	Forecast	Comments
White bass	Excellent	Fish in spring below dams with leadhead jigs and mouth of Pond River during April with live crayfish.
Striped bass	Fair	Fish after each river rise below dams with jigs.
Crappie	Good	Fish creek mouths and treetops in spring; fish below Rochester Dam and Calhoun Dam in spring and late fall.

GREEN RIVER LAKE 8,210 acres (Taylor and Adair counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Good population of 10-16 inch fish; larger fish available.
Spotted bass	Fair	8-12 inch fish abundant; larger fish present, but scarce.
Smallmouth bass	Good	Good number of 8-12 inch fish; larger fish and potential trophies available; most abundant in lower sections of the lake.
White bass	Excellent	Numerous 10-15 inch fish present.
White crappie	Good	Good population of 8-10 inch fish; larger sizes present, but few in number.
Channel catfish	Excellent	All sizes available, with good numbers of fish greater than 15 inches long.
Walleye	Fair	Expanding population with harvestable (15 inch) fish now present.
Bluegill	Fair	Large population of fish less than 6 inches with occasional 7-8 inch fish.
Muskellunge	Good	Legal (30 inch plus) fish present throughout the lake; larger sizes (40 inch plus) available.

GREENBO LAKE 181 acres (Greenup County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Stable population of "keeper"-sized fish; many 12-15 inches long, some exceeding 24 inches; very difficult lake to bass fish due to very clear water.
Rainbow trout	Excellent	Annually stocked population with some carry-over fish; best fishing in the area near the dam; most fish 9-12 inches long.
Channel catfish	Good	Stocked annually; fishing best in shallow areas in late spring.
Bluegill	Poor	Gradually improving population; some 6-8 inch long bluegill caught deep during spring; most fish 3-5 inches.

GUIST CREEK LAKE 317 acres (Shelby County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Many fish over 15 inches; excellent potential for trophy fish.
Hybrid striped bass	Fair	Low population of fish over 3 lb. size, with fish in the 6-9 lb. range possible.
Bluegill	Poor	Most fish less than 6 inches long.
Channel catfish	Good	Many large fish present; stocked annually.
Crappie	Fair	Fair numbers of crappie in the 6-8 inch range.

HERRINGTON LAKE 2,500 acres (Mercer and Garrard counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Good number of fish over 15 inches; best fishing in upper half of lake; potential trophy size fish.
Crappie	Good	Difficult to locate, but many 8-inch or larger fish available; best around brush in upper half of lake; potential for large black crappie around debris in inlets in lower lake.
Bluegill	Good	Stable number of 6-inch and larger bluegill in and around cover in embayments and inlets of rock walls.
Hybrid striped bass	Good	Increased numbers of 18-22 inch fish should be seen.
White bass	Good	Stable number of fish during the spring run up the Dix River; good numbers of 11-13 inch fish.

KENTUCKY LAKE AND TAILWATER 51,000 acres ( Marshall, Calloway, Lyon and Trigg counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Good number of 14-16 inch fish and fish over 18 inches; new 15-inch size limit effective 1 March 1997.
Spotted bass	Good	Moderate numbers of 8-13 inch fish.
Smallmouth bass	Good	Moderate population; few fish over 14 inches in size; concentrate fishing along rocky shoreline and bluffs and main lake points; new 15-inch size limit effective 1 March 1997.
Crappie	Excellent	Many legal size (10 inch) fish and a high number of sub-legal crappie in population; fish are shallow in spring; in fall and winter, fish move to secondary channels.
Sauger	Good	Moderate population of legal size (14 inch) fish; best fishing in fall and winter along secondary channels and in the tailwater.
White bass	Fair	Moderate numbers of 12-14 inch fish; best fishing on main lake in the summer when white bass are in jumps.
Striped bass	Good	Best fishing in tailwater area below Kentucky Dam; fish school up during periods of discharge through the generator section of dam.
Bluegill	Excellent	Numerous 6-8 inch fish; best fishing in May.
Channel catfish	Excellent	3-4 lb. fish common; best fishing during spring along rocky shoreline of lake; year-around fishing in the tailwater.
Blue catfish	Excellent	3-4 lb. fish common; best fishing on main lake during summer along deep channels in lake; year-around fishing in the tailwater.

KENTUCKY RIVER (main stem approximately 245 MI or over; 31,000 acres of water)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Low numbers; most fish less than 15 inches long; locate cover just below dams in creek mouths or around timber.
Bluegill	Fair	Shoreline areas around woody debris hold some quality fish, but in low numbers.
Hybrid striped bass	Fair	Sporadic catches of 15-20 inch fish below dams during cooler water temperatures.
Sauger	Fair	Found on sand and gravel bars, creek mouths, below dams.
Channel catfish	Fair	Look for silt-free rocky habitat.

KINCAID LAKE 183 acres (Pendleton County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Excellent	Good numbers of keeper-size bass; trophy bass are present also.
Bluegill	Poor	High population of 5-6 inch bluegill.
Channel catfish	Fair	Stocked annually.

LAKE MALONE 826 acres (Muhlenberg, Todd, and Logan counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Slot limit (12-15 inch) producing better numbers of fish in slot; fish structure.
Bluegill/redear sunfish	Good	Good population of 6-8 inch bluegill and 8-10 inch redear sunfish.
Channel catfish	Fair	Stocked annually.

LAKE REBA 76 acres (Madison County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Poor	Receives very heavy fishing pressure, especially from the bank; use a boat to get to better fishing areas; very few fish exceed 15 inches long.
Bluegill	Poor	Many bluegill; majority are less than 6 inches long.
Channel catfish	Good	Stocked annually with 10-12 inch long fish.

LAUREL RIVER LAKE 6,060 acres (Whitley & Laurel counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Best in upper Laurel River arm and head of Craigs Creek; many 12-15 inch fish present; 15 inch size limit regulation begins 1 March 1997.
Smallmouth bass	Fair	Stable population in the lake; fair number of 12-15 inch fish present, primarily in the mid- and lower-sections of the lake; 15-inch size limit regulation begins 1 March 1997.
Spotted bass	Good	Good population in the lake; many fish in the 10-13 inch class; fish primarily in the mid- and lower-sections of the lake.
Trout	Excellent	Numerous 10-14 inch rainbow and brown trout present; occasional catches of 3-5 lb. fish.
Walleye	Good	Fair numbers of 16-20 inch fish present; fewer fish available than in 1996, but average size should be larger; occasional trophy fish up to 14 lb. can be caught.
Crappie	Poor	Very low numbers in the lake, but most are quality size.

MILL CREEK LAKE 41 acres (Wolfe County - Natural Bridge State Park)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Poor	Relatively infertile lake with low numbers of bass; a few trophy-sized fish caught in early spring.
Bluegill	Poor	Stable population; most less than 6 inches long.
Rainbow trout	Excellent	Excellent fishing in months when stocked (January, April, May, and October), otherwise good; most fish caught are 9-12 inches long.
Channel catfish	Good	Stocked annually; few exceed 15 inches long.

NOLIN RIVER LAKE 5,795 acres (Grayson, Edmonson & Hart counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Good population of 12-15 inch bass.
White bass	Excellent	Excellent population of large white bass; Bacon Creek area best in April; head downlake in summer; great jump action or fishing under lights at night.
Crappie	Excellent	Good numbers of 9-12 inch fish.
Walleye	Excellent	Headwaters best in spring with leadhead jigs (white or yellow); fish main lake points in summer with spinner rigs and nightcrawlers or troll with crankbaits; vertical jigging with silver minnow imitations especially good.
Catfish	Good	Use trotlines with live bait for flatheads and cut bait for channels; tickling and noodling around rock ledges and crevices popular for flathead catfish.

OHIO RIVER
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Tributaries are best producers.
Smallmouth bass	Fair	Low population in mid-upper river in sections of rocky habitat.
Spotted bass	Good	Islands good producing areas as well as riprap.
Sauger	Good	Fish in spring and fall with minnows or jigs on bottom; concentrate on fishing slack water below dams; expects keeper fish in 12-14 inch size range.
White bass	Good	Good population level; fish consumption advisory but catch-and-release is fun; fish below dams and sandbars.
Catfish	Excellent	Trophy blue catfish below dams and occasional flatheads; channel catfish have consumption advisory.
Striped bass and hybrid striped bass	Excellent	Fish June through early October below dams; use live herring or stick baits, casting into boils.

PAINTSVILLE LAKE 1,139 acres (Morgan and Johnson counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Fair	Stable population, but growth rates are slower than other eastern Kentucky lakes; lake receives heavy pressure and there are few fish above the 15-inch minimum size limit.
Spotted bass	Excellent	Some large spots available; best area is the lower of the lake.
Walleye	Good	Good size distribution; expect to catch 15-18 inch fish.
Crappie	Poor	Few crappie caught; most fishing is done in the upper end of the lake.
Channel catfish	Poor	Few catfish are being caught, but Paintsville Lake does contain some large fish; effort should be confined to the upper end of the lake.

ROUGH RIVER LAKE 5,100 acres (Breckinridge and Grayson counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
White bass	Fair	Disease in fall of 1995 decreased population levels.
Crappie	Good	9-inch size limit is producing good stable number of keeper fish.
Hybrid striped bass		Stocked since 1995, so keeper (15 inch) fish present this year.

SHANTY HOLLOW LAKE 135 acres (Warren and Edmonson counties)
Plans are to drain most of the lake in 1997 to locate and repair bottom leaks.

SMOKY VALLEY LAKE 36 acres (Carter County - Carter Caves State Park)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Poor	Good opportunity for catch-and-release bass fishing; many bass 10-14 inches long in lake; few bass exceed 20 inches long.
Bluegill	Fair	Many bluegill; few larger than 6 inches.
Channel catfish	Good	Stocked annually; fish late spring in shallow areas (no night fishing allowed); few fish exceed 15 inches long.

SPURLINGTON LAKE 36 acres (Taylor County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Good population of 10-12 inch fish; larger sizes and potential trophies present.
Bluegill	Good	5-6 inch fish numerous; larger sizes present.
Channel catfish	Excellent	All sizes available.

TAYLORSVILLE LAKE 3,050 acres (Spencer, Anderson and Nelson counties)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Very good numbers of 12-15 inch fish, with increasing number of 15-18 inch fish; best in timber coves; look in upper end of embayments in spring and fall.
Crappie	Fair	increasing number of crappie; implementing 9-inch size limit 1 March 1997.
Bluegill	Good	Good number of fish 6 inches and longer.
Channel catfish	Excellent	Many fish of all sizes; look for bigger fish in the timber in spring; head of creeks in fall, points next to channel any time.
Hybrid striped bass	Good	Fair numbers of >15 inch fish; best fishing in the lower half of lake on points; look for jumps in early morning and evening in summer.
White bass	Good	Good number of 10-13 inch fish in Salt River above the lake in spring and fall; numbers have increased from last year.

WOOD CREEK LAKE 672 acres (Laurel County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Good numbers of 12-16 inch fish available; occasional catches of fish over 5 lb. possible.
Spotted bass	Fair	Most fish are less than 12 inches and are not as numerous as largemouth bass.
Rainbow trout	Fair	Stocked annually.

YATESVILLE LAKE 2,314 acres (Lawrence County)
Species	Forecast	Comments
Largemouth bass	Good	Numbers and reproduction good; 1996 creel survey indicated fair catch rates of 16-20 inch fish; natural population is still expanding.
Bluegill	Excellent	Yatesville contains the best bluegill fishery in Eastern Kentucky; due to the absence of gizzard shad, a quality bluegill population, including many 8-inch fish, exists throughout the lake.
Crappie	Good	The crappie population is still expanding in the lake; good numbers of 9-inch or larger fish are expected; try the upper end of creeks and main lake in March-April.
Channel catfish	Good	Underutilized - good population up to 18 inches in size.