I just got back from fishing the weekend on Barkley. We did all right but the fish seemed scattered. We caught 5 keepers each day up to 4 lbs and quite a few small ones to go with them. Most of the better fish we caught were shallow and a few did have "rub" spots on their tails but we didn't catch any that looked like had eggs. I also did not notice any obvious nesting fish although the water around the bushes was on the low side. Do you guys think these shallow fish are the early spawners maybe males thinking about nesting or has the spawn started on the big lakes? I was north of the bridge and I have a feeling the answer maybe different for the south.

We also played around with crappie a bit but couldn't find any shallow. The few we caught were out off the banks on deeper brush. I am thinking they may have spawned out by now.

kc