I haven't seen any sign of a bass or crappie spawn and I'm up above walls ramp almost every weekend. Most fish are still in a pre-spawn mold waiting for the right weather conditions to bed. May should be a good one to fish if the weather will get warmer and the rain stop for awhile. Every crappie we caught(10"/14" fish) last week were on creek channel ledges 6' to 8' deep suspended above or near cover. The smaller ones were just about everywhere else in shallow water and biting pretty good. Used four different color combinations of 2" tubes on a 1/16th and a 3/32 ounce head. Caught 2 keeper bass on tubes also while crappie fishing. Lots of fun on light tackle.

The water temp is decent right on the very top but when you start going down several feet in starts dropping in a hurry. Some of the crappie we caught felt like they had just come out of the fridge. We need some more days with the temps in the upper 70's and 80's to get things in full swing.

Having fished Patoka since it was first impounded and having a camp there for the past 8 years and fishing almost every weekend all year that's my take on the situation.

I run a Crestliner with a 150 EFI Mercury and my little ShiuZu dog is always with me. Stop by an we'll shoot the schitt and I'll tell you if I'm doing any good or not.

The best fishing is yet to come. The weather and water temps are the key. Looks like this weekends weather is going to be decent.


Larry