by Robert Eidson 
Linesides fishing is better! The full moon we had last week really slowed the fishing down. Throw in the rain and storm earlier this week and it made fishing a little tough. It is finally starting to rebound.
The last couple of days we have caught fish on all methods; downlines, freelines, topwater and trolling. Topwater has been overall decent and is producing fish, with trolling umbrella rigs and downlining live bait running a close second. Mid-lake – south has been producing best for the bigger hybrids, but if you’re after numbers, the white bass bite is hard to beat on the north end of the lake.
This is the time of year that you need to be universal and not one dimensional on techniques. Any of these methods; live bait, downlines and freelines, topwater and trolling will all catch fish on any given day. I really look for the bite to pick up in the next two weeks with these cooler temperatures.