Sunday Selection

Took the neighbor out to Cataract today. Weather was great except for the wind, but it wasn't near as bad as yesterday. Still can't complain about near 70 degree temps this time of year. Parking lot was pretty crowded when we arrived at 12:30 due to the nice weather. Water was pretty stained on the State Park side where we were, with some areas a little clearer as we moved around and a surface temp about 54 degrees. Lots of shad schools getting grouped up on the wind blown side of the lake making graphing difficult. Lake still down below winter pool. Lots of boat traffic in the little area we stayed in, a mix of crappie guys and bass anglers.

Heard the bite was pretty good yesterday for numbers but size was harder to come by. We had to work to get our fish today but still came out alright. Nothing really big today, just a nice solid limit of 10.5"-11.5"crappie. Most fish came from 8'-12' for us, with a few shallower and a few deeper. A mix of tube jigs and curlytails, whites and chartreuses for our fish today.

Haven't seen the extended forecast but would like to get back out there and see more of the lake while the lake is down. Didn't really get to move around much today.

Comments

[Bill Wilhite]

Brian,

Nice report. Were you able to find the fish on structure at those depths? Or were they spread out chasing shad? Whatever structure that can be found at Cataract is now about 5' more shallow. Not sure how that affects the fishing. Thanks.

Bill Wilhite

[Big Indiana Bass]

Most of the fish we caught were still on structure or cover tied to that structure. We caught a few shallow just tossing to visible stuff exposed during the drawdown though. Lots of shad in the areas we were fishing, but we weren't specifically looking for those type areas. Fish should be adjusted to the lower lake level, so shouldn't be a big deal to the fish at this point. Had a friend out there yesterday that called me and said the crappie were biting really well. Can't wait for the weekend.