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Bass fishing is great. Expect things to slow a little toward the end of the month as temps begin to get into the lower 40s. This time of year is when we see a shad kill, if it does occur. As of right now, fishing is great with the Float n Fly bite in full swing. Fish the Red Rooster Carters Special on 9 to 12 feet of 6 pound test Sunline Sniper leader on windblown bluff walls in the mid lake areas. The Alabama rig bite is good, as well. The Yumbrella with blades and the Dayton Boat Dock rig are really good ways to find good schools of big spots. The key to the Alabama rig is slow rolling it. We are tipping the rig with 1/8 ounce round ball jig heads and Big Bite Baits 3.5 inch white Cane Thumpers. The drop shot and jigging spoon bites are great, if you can keep the white bass and hybrids off the line. While in search for productive water and as long as clarity stays good, you can pick a few fish up on the Spro McStick and McRip, but we haven’t had the results we would like to have on these baits yet. Don’t fish alone this time of year. Hypothermia is a killer.

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Line side fishing is fair. The cold weather we had last week started a shad kill. The kill seems to be minimal and with any luck maybe it will short termed. The fish seem to be on the move. The big schools we were seeing on the south end two weeks ago, are gone. We have fished from the blockhouse to Little River this week. The south end of the lake temperature was in the mid forty's and slightly stained and showing more signs of the kill than any other part of the lake. The north end of the lake is also slightly stain but we found water temperatures as high as fifty two degrees. Mid lake around Bartow Carver, the water temperature was forty seven degrees and pretty clear, probably the best looking water on the lake. We marked very few fish this week. The bait is very high in the water column so we expect the fish are too and they are easily spooked. Your best bet on catching fish right now is to pick a section of the lake, put out a full spread of boards, free lines and down lines and just cover water.

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