Quote Originally Posted by mhall View Post
That lake is a mere shadow of it's old self, it makes me very sad. I know it still gives up an occasional good day with a heavy sack, but most people give the reports you guys just gave. I use to tear smallmouth a new rear end on that lake and now if you go out and catch three or four decent to good ones you feel like you set the world on fire.

That lake is in trouble in my opinion...............Sigh....
I think the abundance of shad contributes to the tough fishing. I saw so many balls of shad in the lake that the fish just don't have to work to eat. They have a meal available at any time. I will have to agree though, the number of fish in the lake have diminished.