Lake level: 446.5 feet

Average daytime water temp is 54 degrees. Stripers are hitting live
shad and artificial baits like the Pointer 128s, green-tailed Bass
Assassins & 3/4-ounce Rat-L-Traps in shad/white patterns fished
around the island and mouth of the river.

Best time has been predawn hours from 4 a.m. to an hour past first
light. Trolling anchovies has been producing some fair-sized limits
during the am hours.

Deep bait fishing (30-40 feet) with nightcrawlers has been producing
some quality stringers of 2-pound plus redear sunfish. Smallmouth bass
are hitting Rat-L-Traps and 10-15 foot diving cranks in white or shad
patterns. Target primary points near shad schools where smallies school
up and hunt crawdads during daylight hours. Smallmouth bass feed
primarily by sight and prefer clear water and sunshine for hunting
crawdads and shad.