In late August the water temperature was in the mid 80s, and the lake was 1 to 3 feet above full pool. Fishing can be great if you are on top of the fish. Blueback herring will catch hybrids and stripers one after another. It is more difficult to find fish this summer because the fish are scattered all over the lake. Normal summers will have the fish stacked in the lower lake. This year the water has not gotten hot enough to push lots of fish to the deep cool water of the lower lake. Donât be afraid to look farther up the lake, and donât be afraid to look in shallower water. There has been very little surface activity this summer with all the rain and high water. Hopefully by mid September we will see some surface action. When they do come up to the surface, I will have a Lucky Kraft Sammy in ghost minnow ready to throw. This is also a good time to power reel with a big swimbait and big jig head. If you do not like to use live bait, this is a good technique when you find fish on the graph. Lower the jig down to the fish and reel back really fast. If they are not in too deep of water, cast away from the boat, let the jig fall on a tight line and reel back really fast through the depth you marked the fish.
Forecast by: Preston Harden
Bucktail Guide Service
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