I just read about this last night in the Fish & Wildlife newsletter. It sounds to me like you are out of luck if you want to catch Red Ear since they are all but gone and have been for some time. It also sounds like if you are out for Bass then you may be in luck as that has actually helped the Bass population.

I'm a crappie fisherman. The article didn't mention them but my guess is they are limited in numbers and probably small due to the shad. Anyone have any recent experience (1-2 years) fishing for crappie at Corinth?

I was thinking of trying it this spring until I read that article.