Thursday March 26th

Water temp hovering around 45 – 47 Above the 994 bridge.  Water mid lake to 7 points 44-45.  Lower end 42 – 44.

  Stripers are day to day pattern…high pressure cold night/day they move to channel 25 – 30.  Warm day/night proceeding your outing they can be up in 10’…the daily weather will effect them moving up and down.

  Be cautious of early spring rains.  Muddy water in the 40’s can be difficult…move to clearer water away from new water flows.

  Most good Striper fishing is from 18 – 25 mile markers…many sub legal Stripers from 25 to Weavers Falls.

  Use large shad that can be little tricky to obtain depending on the day this time of year.  Foccus on backwater 5′ or less.  Also, bottom fishing with cut bait can be highly productive in mid 40 degree water.  Use circle hooks and 3/4 Oz weights.  Cut shad in 3 sections.  Foccus on breaks and transitions.  Have your baits in 12 – 20′.  Good for Stripers and Catfish.

  White crappies in many tree tops above 994 Bridge.  Holding around 10 – 15′.  Black Crappies also above the bridge 3 – 8′.  Foccus on log jams, red rock that heats in the sun.  Fatheads on slip bobbers.  Small crappie tubes.

  Bass are beginning to move into active target depths from super shallow to 10′ with jerkbaits.  Foccus on the warmest water in whatever section of lake you want to fish…thats found on high sun areas and at the bottom of shallow flats that warm all day and flow the water to the transitions at the bottom of the flats….

 Lake Trout are at the easiest time of year for the next 6 weeks…fish mid lake to the dam.  Target deep flats.  Fish 10 – 20′.  Use bright colors casting or trolling.

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