Dale 03/12

State dock area isn’t muddy very fish able.
I have not gone up the lake at all.
Lake clears the farther down u go.
Water is falling slowly still in the willows.

Temps 49 early AM.
Some floating debre be watchful.

I have been fishing with LB. Normal for this time of the year
these fish are up in the shallows kinda popping in then out “toward”
deep water.
Boated a nice 5.3 this morn. First 2 pics are the same fish. The other fish were caught yesterday. With a few bank runners.
The bite is picking up as the conditions stabilize more an mire

Thanks for the report Rickhise..... We fished the last part of the day on Monday and fished the next day also. We did not do so good at all, had one fish about a 3 lb +/- LM. Threw crank bait, jig, jerk bait, spinner bait, swim bait and more but we did not have a Wiggle Wart and from my understanding that is the bait to have had. Water temp at state dock was upper 50`s and a little cooler below Island one. Rough 1 1//2 days for us with 1 bite one fish. My parter never got a bite. Water looked a lot better down around Island one but long ways from the clear water of Dale Hollow. Caught the large mouth on a crank bait over a submerge island. Water still way up, diver rock had a small tree sticking up out of the water and that was it. Part of Lily Dale picnic tables were still under water. I will be glad when water level gets back to normal and hope to do a lot better.

Should help us all, I think these fish are coming toward
areas they will spawn, then back out.
Timing if your in that area they will bite.