HOT SPOTS
LAKE MAUMELLE Black bass are good and are biting on wacky rig worms, spinnerbaits and jerkbaits early in the morning and late in the day. Black bass can be caught in 15-20 feet of water. They are on the sharp banks and 15 feet off weeds. Despite the heat there are some good catches. Kentucky bass are being caught on crankbaits and jigs. They can be found in 10-15 feet of water and are mixed in with the black bass. White bass fishing is excellent now. They are all over the lake. White bass are being caught in the main portion of the lake on CC Spoons, white jigs, deep-diving Bandits and Bombers and Rooster Tails when schooling.
HARRIS BRAKE LAKE Anglers have had a good, busy week. Bream fishing has been excellent. The bream are off the bank and biting worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is good. Bass fishing has been good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and topwater lures. Catfishing rated fair with worms and chicken livers working best.
BEAVER LAKE Some topwater activity has been seen from white bass and stripers in the 5-15-pound range, so make sure to have a swimbait, spoon, jig or favorite topwater like a Zara Spook tied on and ready for blasting fish. They are chasing bait up from about 30 feet deep, pinning them to the surface, and will hit anything thrown into the fray while moving at a fast pace out of it. Beaver Lake stripers are on main lake structures and mouths of coves. Some are using gravel bars, points, humps, treetops and cuts in the bank to corner bait. Fishing weighted-down lines will definitely get fish. Stripers will hit live shad fished on down lines 30-60 feet deep.
LAKE NIMROD Bream were good on worms. Crappie were found in the river channel at about 7 feet and were biting minnows and jigs. Bass fishing was good with 10-inch worms. Catfishing was excellent and the fish were found mostly in shallow water. Worms worked best for catfish.