Georgia Fishing Report: April 26, 2024

And, just like that, April is almost over and we are moving into May next week. Have you taken a fishing trip yet? We have a full moon coming and warmer weather is here. Time to get outside and get to fishing!

• Fish Surveys and Stockings: Georgia DNR Fisheries staff have been busy conducting fish population surveys on several northwest Georgia waterbodies, including Carters Lake, Lake Arrowhead, J.L. Lester Lake, Rocky Mtn. PFA and several rivers in the Coosa River Basin. Fish stocking efforts are also in full swing for largemouth bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, and rainbow trout.
• Trout Slam Time! Catch all 3 species of trout (brook, rainbow, brown) found in Georgia and you have a Trout Slam. With trout stockings currently happening, the time is right to get out there and get a Slam.
• Catch a First Fish or the Next Fish at a KFE: Kids or Family Fishing Events are scheduled across the state at a variety of locations. If you are new to fishing, it's a great place to help you and your kids(s) get the "know how" and make some great memories.
• Saltwater Fishing for Flounder: Check out tips on fishing for flounder from the Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division. Information includes understanding behavior and habitat, the right tackle and bait, and effective techniques. Be sure to check out the latest articles in CRD's Coastlines magazine for more great saltwater information.
• THIS WEEKEND - Blue Ridge Trout and Outdoor Adventures Festival: The 2024 Blue Ridge Trout and Outdoor Adventures Festival is April 27, 2024 (10 am-6 pm). Southern Fishing Schools will host fishing seminars.

This week, we have fishing reports from Southeast, North and Central Georgia. Whether it is your first fishing trip this Spring or your hundredth trip, we appreciate that you Go Fish Georgia!

SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

(Fishing report courtesy of Capt. Bert Deener, Retired Georgia WRD Region Supervisor, with help from Region Staff and Local Experts)

The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament will be held May 3rd through the 12th. Rivers are dropping out but are still high. Okefenokee Swamp is high, but the flier, bowfin, and pickerel bites are picking up with the warmer weather. Your best bets this week are ponds and saltwater, but the St. Marys is fishable.

River gages on April 25th were:

• Clyo on the Savannah River - 4.8 feet and rising
• Abbeville on the Ocmulgee - 6.6 feet and rising
• Doctortown on the Altamaha - 9.7 feet and falling
• Waycross on the Satilla - 11.1 feet and falling
• Atkinson on the Satilla - 13.0 feet and falling
• Statenville on the Alapaha - 19.9 feet and falling
• Macclenny on the St Marys - 5.8 feet and falling
• Fargo on the Suwannee - 11.8 feet and falling

Last quarter moon is May 2nd. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website HERE. For the latest marine forecast, click HERE.

SATILLA RIVER

The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament will be held May 3rd through the 12th. Get the details on the Satilla Riverkeeper Facebook page. Catfish Legends held a tournament on Saturday out of the Burnt Fort Ramp. Sasquatch Outdoors won the event with 66-lb, 7-oz. The Bull Gator team brought 35-lb, 6-oz to the scales for second, and 28-lb, 12-oz is what the Undercover team caught for third place. For all the latest information on the tournament trail, check out Catfish Legends on Facebook. The upper river has dropped below flood stage, but it is still in the floodplain. I expect it will be within the banks by late in the week, and catfishing should be decent by late in the week in the upper river.

ST. MARYS RIVER

Brentz McGhin fished the river on Saturday and caught some nice panfish. He had a stumpknocker that would have been a river record, but he did not take the time to get it certified. He also caught warmouth, bowfin, and a small bass that he released. He used crickets and plastic crawfish.

OKEFENOKEE SWAMP

I fished the east side on Saturday and checked a bunch of different areas. The water is still high and way out in the prairies, but there are fish in the canals. I fished 4 hours in the middle of the day and caught 16 fish by myself. I only caught a couple fish trolling, but casting was the ticket that day. All the fish ate either lemon-lime, fire tiger-chartreuse blade, or jackfish Dura-Spins. I tried lots of other colors, but the fish did not want the other hues. What they lacked in numbers, the fish made up in size. I had 3 bowfin over 5 pounds and pickerel up to 22 inches. The biggest fish was a monster pickerel that I watched open its huge maw and totally inhale a Dura-Spin and immediately break me off. That's the first time I've had one take it deep enough to get past the long wire that I use on the in-line spinner. That same day a couple anglers dabbling jigs said that they had a "mess" of warmouth. Another group had caught only 3 warmouth. Almost all warmouth reports I've gotten are fewer than a dozen fish per trip. Jim and Hayden Blackburn walked the boat basin on Wednesday morning and caught a handful of warmouth and fliers. They caught the most on crickets, but Hayden fooled a big warmouth with a Satilla Spin. The most recent water level (Folkston side) was 121.46 feet.

PARADISE PUBLIC FISHING AREA (near Tifton, more info HERE)

The King of the Kayak Series held a double-header tournament on Saturday. It was an interesting format. They fished Paradise PFA in the morning and then nearby Rutland Farms in the evening. It was well-received, as 22 people fished, and they scored 70 legal-sized bass during the event. Jason Lee won the event, Hank Joyner came in second, and Seth Carter rounded out the top 3.

LOCAL PONDS

Don Harrison fished out of his kayak in a Waycross area lake on Saturday and flung Satilla Spins. He caught 18 nice bluegills up to 8 inches, and the best color was black/chartreuse. Jimmy Zinker fished a lake this week at night with Jitterbugs and buzzbaits and fooled five in one night. The biggest two were 7-lb., 15-oz. and 5-lb., 15-oz. and both ate the Jitterbug. Jim Trollinger used one of my whitetreuse (white and chartreuse) Perch Hounder Spinnerbaits in a pond in the Savannah area and caught 3 bass in 10 minutes. John Ross fished with his dad, Chris, this week and caught some bass in a Waycross area pond. He was flinging bluegill flash Keitech swimbaits rigged on Zombie Eye Jigheads.

SALTWATER (GA COAST)

Warmer weather improved the reports before the cold front hit during the weekend. Capt. Cason Kinstle fished the Savannah area and put some youth on a good whiting bite by putting dead shrimp on the bottom. Capt. Greg Hildreth (georgiacharterfishing.com) had a great trip Friday with a group of biology club members from Georgia Military College. They were tagging sheepshead and ended up catching and tagging 14 of the convict fish. Capt. Tim Cutting (fishthegeorgiacoast.com) said that he had a couple good trips this week, but they worked for them. On Monday they had 9 solid keepers along with 3 slot redfish and 3 oversized reds. They added a few sheepshead and black drum by floating shrimp over rip rap. On Tuesday they were mostly sight-seeing but caught a dozen trout and kept 3 for a waterside lunch at Mudcat Charlie's. They saw a giant alligator and a bunch of smaller ones that afternoon. On Wednesday Capt. Tim had trouble finding trout - just a nice 18-incher and a good flounder. But they made a stop for reds and caught them on every cast for about 15 fish (all released). They added a couple sheepshead and black drum late in the trip, as well. All week the ticket was live shrimp under a Harper Super Striker Float. Wat-a-melon Bait and Tackle in Brunswick is open Friday through Sunday from 6am to 4pm each week. They have plenty of lively shrimp and fiddler crabs and have live worms and crickets for freshwater. They're on Hwy 303 just north of Hwy 82. For the latest information, contact them at 912-223-1379.

Blog Contributer Capt. Bert Deener guides fishing trips in southeast Georgia and makes a variety of both fresh and saltwater fishing lures. Check his lures out at Bert's Jigs and Things on Facebook. For a copy of his latest catalog, call or text him at 912-288-3022 or e-mail him ([email protected]).

NORTH GEORGIA

(Fishing report courtesy of Brent Hess, Fisheries Biologist with the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, with help from Region Staff and Local Experts)

TROUT REPORT

Where to Go for Trout Info: To learn about Georgia's diverse trout fishing opportunities including the latest stocking information, check out the Georgia DNR Trout Fishing page.

Stockings Supplying Trout for Waiting Anglers: Northwest Georgia will be stocked with over 5,000, 11-inch trout just in time for May. The end of April and early May are the best days to fish for stocked trout. Frequently stocked streams have received 3-6 stockings since March and being right behind the stocking truck is not required to catch fish. Cool water temperatures have trout feeling healthy and hungry. Adequate stream flows allow trout to move up and down stream so venture out to known stocking locations.

Trout Slam Suggestion: Setting a personal goal of completing a Georgia Trout Slamthis year? Targeting Dicks Creek in Lumpkin County, Rock Creek in Fannin County and Middle Broad River and Panther Creek in Stephens County could get you 2/3 the way there.

Need a New Trout Stream? If you are looking for a new stream to visit, try Connesena Creek in Bartow County. It is in the Spring Bank Property owned by Bartow County. The County has agreed to allow trout stocking and fishing on this beautiful piece of property. Anglers should pack out any trash and work together to protect this environmentally sensitive area. A parking pass is required and can be picked up at the county parks and recreation department located at 31 Beavers Dr. Cartersville, Ga 30120. Take advantage of this beautiful spring weather and Go Trout Fish Georgia!

RIVER REPORT

Tugaloo River Report (This river report is courtesy of Jack Becker) - This week I took a friend up to the Tugaloo River, below Yonah Lake dam. We fished a section of the river where he fished with his uncle 40 years ago. He said the parking lot looked the same, but he noticed the little one lane boat ramp was improved since he had been there. It used to drop off several feet into the river and you would hang up your trailer if you weren't careful. We drifted the same section of the river that was productive a long time ago. Using bluebacks on downlines, fished just off the bottom we drifted downstream using spot lock to hold in the current and found hybrids stacked up in 12 to 14' of water. We kept 2 limits and released a dozen more plus a bonus walleye. Fond Memories and Great Fishing. It doesn't get any better. Jack Becker, Gainesville aka Georgia Waterdog.

RESERVOIR REPORT

LAKE ALLATOONA is full, and the water temperatures are in the 60s.

Allatoona Bass (Report courtesy of Ken Sturdivant www.southernfishing.com) - Bass fishing is good. This is full moon week. These bass are up and chasing lures more and more as the water warms. The water is stained from Victoria up towards the Little River area due to the recent rains. Most of the areas south of that range from stained to fairly clear near the dam. There is a strong jerk bait and swim bait bite on the main lake for those fish that are in prespring pattern. Concentrate on the main lake points in the clearer waters. Use a Staysee 90 and a large swim bait. Spro has a Little John Type R shallow running crankbait that works well over shallow water submerging vegetation. It has a computer chips style lip for a fast wobble and several great colors. For the stained water in the upper reaches of the lake use the Flat CB DR Lucky Craft crank bait in Tennessee Shad color. This color is a whitish color with a black back that will match the forage color in muddy water. Baitfish tend to turn a whitish color in the muddier waters so white baits are my color of choice. Start by paralleling the bluff walls and hit any kind of wood structure with the crank baits. The fish will get shallow daily and be very active and start their pre spawn ritual by staging on main lake points. Any kind of shad bait will work well here. Jerk baits like a Pointer 78, Flashminnow 95MR are best. Use the big swim baits like the Hampton Shad in 6- and 8-inch sizes as well as the big Triple Trout's in the 10 inch range are also great gizzard shad imitators.

Allatoona Bass: (This report courtesy of Red Rooster Custom Baits from 4/19):

• Air Temp: High: 81 - Low: 55
• Wind: Up to 15 Mph
• Lake Level: 840′ (Full Pool) and slowly dropping
• Water Temp: 68-72
• Water Clarity: Clear to light stain. There is still some debris, pine straw and pollen.
• Area Fished: North Lake (Little River Area), S Turns to Victoria, & Blockhouse (Tanyard/Clark Creek Area Target Mid to Back of Creeks.
• Jigs Used: Splatter Back Dagger, UV Shad Dagger, Watermelon Ghost Dagger
• Technique: Casting & Spider Rigging

Folks, Team Red Rooster has been quiet for a few weeks due to HORRIBLE WEATHER! Rains and High Winds have kept us off the water, BUT last week we had some good outings and a number of good crappie have been caught! The lake has really cleared up over this past week and the water clarity is clear to light stain. The water visibility is about 2-4′ so you want to be using natural colors such as Blue Glimmer, UV Shad, Splatter Back, Gray Ghost, Watermelon…etc. If you are unsure what jig colors to use in clear to lightly stained water, we have combo packs available to help get you started. The crappie are spawning in the back of the creeks around shallow laydowns, stumps, logs and can be caught casting a 1/32 or 1/24oz. Jig Head slowly retrieving back to the boat. We have watched crappie come up off the bottom to hit jigs in 2′ - 4′ of water. You can also throw out some bobbers and catch 'em that way. Put your jig 8 - 10 inches below the bobber and work the bobber around laydowns and down the edge of the creek bank. If your boat is set up for spider rigging, now is a good time to set up in the middle of the creek and troll to the back, turn around and work your way back to the middle of the creek. Try different depths as the fish may be suspended or on the bottom. We mainly report on Crappie, but most everything will hit a crappie jig this time of year. We have caught several good bluegill, shellcrackers, and spotted bass this past week! Lord willing the weather will cooperate and we will bring you another report next week!

LAKE HARTWELL: is full and water temperatures are in the 60s.

Hartwell Bass (Report courtesy of Ken Sturdivant www.southernfishing.com) - Bass fishing is good. Down the lake find the warmer water and fish the docks where the front of the docks will be in 8 to 10 feet of water. Use a 3/8-ounce Strike King Spinnerbait with double willow leaf in the chartreuse shad color. Be sure to fish the bait right next to the docks and let the bait hit the corners of the docks. Have a top water ready like the Smithwick Devils Horse Rattlin Rouge Gold Rogue Clown. A Kitech silver swim bait on a 3/8-ounce lead head is a hot lure now. For a fast bite use the Berkley Square Bill 7.5 and 8.5 Special Craw 2 Brown Craw. Fish with this bait using 12-pound test Sufix line. There are some good-sized fish being caught down the lake while also, using a Strike King jig and pig in the black 3/8 ounce with a Zoom Salty Pro Chunk in the Sapphire Blue color under the docks. Let this bait sit and watch your line. Fish with the bright Bomber Model A both shallow and deep diving.

LAKE LANIER is down less than a foot and water temperatures are in the 60s.

Lanier Bass (This Lake Lanier Bass fishing report is by Phil Johnson [email protected] 770-366-8845) - Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is very good. The lake is currently just slightly over full, and the water temperature is running in the low sixties. Overall, the lake is clear with some stain in the backs of the creeks and up the rivers. The bass are in all modes of spawn right now with some spawning, some post spawn and some moving up to spawn. Overall, it means the fish are shallow. A worm on a three sixteenths shakey head has been the most consistent bait for the week on secondary points, rocks and docks Trixster baits Green Pumpkin Green worm has been very successful this week along with a Zoom Watermelon Red worm. The last few docks in the backs of the pockets have been producing both spots and largemouth with some big fish mixed in. Work your bait as far under the dock as you can as well as behind the docks. The jerk bait bite has picked up over the week on the reef poles, long points and bedding flats. It seems more largemouth bed on the last full moon than spots but there should be a major move by the spots on the upcoming full moon and this should help the jerk bait bite. On windy days be sure to check out the blow throughs with a white spinnerbait for some great action. Now is the time to begin watching for the herring spawn on rocks, walls, poles and hard points. If you locate the spawn, it is a great opportunity to catch fish on multiple moving baits. There are still many largemouth on bed in the backs of the pockets but if you do target these bass, please be gentle with them and release them as quickly as possible so they have a chance to return to their bed. It's fun fishing time on Lanier with good weather to boot so Go Catch 'Em!

Lanier Stripers(report is by Buck Cannon, Buck Tails Guide Service 404-510-1778) - Lake Lanier stripers are up the rivers and in the shallow water's lake wide. Look for birds hovering over the bait and the more bait out the better. Planer boards fished with weighted flat and down lines. Keep a top water bait ready all day. The bait of choice is blue back, shiners and gizzards all have been producing stripers and lots of green fish. The water temperature is mid sixty and rising. Remember to wear your life jackets.

Lanier Crappie (Report is courtesy of Call Captain Josh Thornton 770-530-6493 Crappie on Lanierand Fishing With Everyday Heroes) - Crappie are 4 to 15 foot deep under docks. Look for creeks or coves near a main channel for roaming fish they are suspended shallow in 2-4 foot of water cast to them or troll for them. Try translucent jig color combinations. The gear I recommend for crappie fishing is Acc crappie stix 1-piece rod and reel with a 4-6-pound test K9 line, along with Garmin Live Scope and Power Pole.

WEISS LAKE is down less than a foot water and temperatures are in the 50's.

Weiss Lake Mixed Bag:(Report courtesy of Mark Collins www.markcollins service.com: 256-996-9035) -

• Bass: Bass fishing is good. The warmer weather has turned the fish on. A lot of fish have moved shallow into the spawning bays and creeks, shallow running crank baits and spinner baits are working well.
• Crappie: Crappie fishing is good. The bite is turning on with this warm weather, and it should improve over the next week. They are being caught long line trolling, with Jiffy Jigs, JJ13, JJ17, and JJ20 are the colors that have been catching fish for me, they are suspended in the river and creek channels 7 to 10 feet deep, a lot of fish are starting to move into the spawning bays.

WEST POINT LAKE is down 2.4 feet and water temperatures are in the 70s.

West Point Bass (Report courtesy of Ken Sturdivant www.southernfishing.com) - Bass fishing is very good. This is full moon week. Fish shallow points, coves and pockets on major creeks such as Wolf Creek, Beech Creek, Turkey Creek and Wilson Creek. Use ½ ounce spinnerbaits in a white and chartreuse with a double willow blade combination. Slow roll the spinnerbait around any cover on the points and in the coves and pockets. The important thing right now is to cover a lot of water. For a fast bite use the Berkley Square Bill 7.5 and 8.5 Special Craw 2 Brown Craw. Try the Suspending Rogue 18 in clown color. Due to recent rains, the up lake will be stained but it is warm, and this will bring the lake level up moving the largemouth bass up into shallower water.

West Point Largemouth Stocking: DNR Fisheries staff stocked over 518,000 largemouth bass fingerlings into West Point this spring. These young upstarts were mostly stocked by boat into prime fish habitat in the Wehadkee, Stroud, Whitewater, and Bird Creeks, as well as the Chattahoochee River Arm of West Point. DNR has now stocked West Point Lake with over 4 million largemouth bass since 2016.

STATE PARK LAKE REPORT

Activity Heating Up: Small lakes often warm faster than larger impoundments in the spring. This early warming spurns fish feeding activity and potentially better fishing. Here are a few north Georgia State Parks(with their links and counties) with small lakes you may consider fishing this weekend.

• James H. "Sloppy" Floyd (Chattooga Co.)
• Fort Mountain (Murray Co.)
• Vogel (Union Co.)
• Unicoi (White Co.)
• Black Rock Mountain (Rabun Co.)
• Fort Yargo (Barrow Co.)
• Sweetwater Creek (Douglas Co.)

CENTRAL GEORGIA

(Fishing report courtesy of Steve Schleiger, Region Supervisor and fisheries biologist with Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, with help from Region Staff and Local Experts)

RESERVOIR FISHING REPORTS BELOW COURTESY OF SOUTHERN FISHING WITH KEN STURDIVANT.

LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, 60'S

Bass fishing is good. This is full moon week. Bedding bass will be the focus this week with the full moon on the 23^rd of April. Most of the bass have not locked on tight to the beds. Many shallow water bass can be found with the shallow running Shad Raps along with the Rapala DT6 and McSticks. The Spro has a Little John Type R shallow running crankbait that works well over shallow water submergent vegetation. It has a computer chips style lip for a fast wobble and several great colors. Fish the shallow stump beds and grassy areas. It is a little early for top water, but a week of warming weather will fire them off. Finding a good spot to find shallow water bass will be the key. Fishing secondary points with a Rapala DT6 or a #5 jointed or Glass Shad Rap will work on the spotted bass. Watch the Lowrance and find the heavy bait schools in the shallows for the best action. Pay close attention to the depth finder and temperature gauge during the day.

CLARKS HILL IS FULL, 60'S

Bass fishing is good. This is full moon week. The fish are moving to the early spring areas. These bass are on the secondary points and back into the backs of coves. They are aggressively feeding on shad early in the morning and late in the afternoon. During mid-day, the bass move out into the middle of the pockets and cruise. Jerk baits like a sinking Rapala and other suspended baits that can be fished shallow are the lures to use. Have a top water ready like the Smithwick Devils Horse Rattlin Rouge gold rogue Clown. Cast the Livingston SgredderS3 Sxee Shad Jerkmaster 1 AYU. The best pattern to catch bass is to fish from halfway back into the covers towards the backs of the coves looking for feeding fish. Be sure to use the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology to find the bait fish and the game fish. Carolina rigged worms and shad colored deep diving crank baits have also been catching some fish.

LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 60'S

Bass fishing is good. This is full moon week. The lake is full, stained up the rivers and over most of the main lake; Richland creek is clear. The fish are following the bait into the creeks. Shad pattern ½ ounce Rat L Traps are the first chose. Fish them around docks and on sea walls. Start in the middle of the major creeks and work to the back of the creeks. As the water clears down the lake anglers can also use a white spinner bait fished in the same area. Another back up bait is a Rapala number 7 Shad Rap fished around the same docks and sea walls. For a fast bite use the Berkley Square Bill 7.5 and 8.5 Special Craw 2 Brown Craw. At this time of year anglers can always look at the rip rap around the bridges when Georgia Power is moving water. Use the same baits and fish them on the down lake side of the bridges.

LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.5 FEET, 60'S

Bass fishing is great. This is full moon week. Bass are being caught shallow water at 3 to 10 feet. Also, there are a good number of fish that remain deep. The primary key right now for catching shallow fish seems to be rocky bottoms or clay and rock mixed, especially near the mouth of coves. Some of these areas tend to be a couple degrees warmer which means more aggressive fish. Concrete seawalls are also holding fish for the same reason. A slow rolled spinner bait is another good bait choice. For a fast bite use the Berkley Square Bill 7.5 and 8.5 Special Craw 2 Brown Craw. Try the Suspending Rogue 18 in clown color. Retrieve the blade bait just fast enough to keep it from turning sideways on the bottom. Another good choice that is seldom used as a slow-moving bait is a Rat L Trap. This bait can be slow rolled like using a spinner bait. Also, try using a retrieve like a medium speed Carolina rig. Jigs, Texas rigs, and Carolina rigs can also produce fish from the same areas. Docks, boat houses and rip rap are also holding fish. Deeper fish can be found on points along the main river and creek runs. Depths are varying from 8 to over 20 feet deep. Carolina rigs are probably the number one choice, but other baits should not be overlooked. These include crank baits, drop shot rig, Little George, jig head and worm, and Rocket Shad.

LAKE JACKSON IS FULL 60'S

Bass fishing is good. This is full moon week. The bass are chasing bait all over the lake. Side imaging and a good sonar are key right now. It is funny when we get a little warm weather in early spring anglers think the fish will go shallow and bite. Spro has a Little John Type R shallow running crankbait that works well over shallow water submergent vegetation. It has a computer chips style lip for a fast wobble and several great colors. Just the opposite, the fish are also in the middle of creeks and are keying in on bait fish in the 10-foot range. Baits like the Spro McStick, the Scrounger tipped with a big bite 4 in jerk minnow, and the A-rig with big bite Cain thumpers are doing the trick when anglers get it to the right dept. it is also that time of year when hybrid, white bass and spots are running together. It is a fun time to be on the water. Use the bright Bomber Model A fished shallow and Deep Model A.

MARBEN PUBLIC FISHING ARE (More Information found HERE)

• Water level: All water bodies except Otter are full.
• Water clarity: 18" to 48". Most of the ponds have developed fertilizer blooms to some extent.
• Surface temperature: 70 to 80 degrees. Temperatures will increase throughout the month.
• Marben PFA Fishing Guide

Bass: Early morning and late evening have been the best times to fish since the weather has warmed up and this trend will continue through the remainder of the summer. Early in May the bass will still be in shallower water. However, most of the bass will be in water greater than 4'. Pumpkinseed and watermelon plastic worms and lizards are a good choice. If you can find a of school of shad, you stand a good chance getting several bites by casting in the school with a crank bait or spinner bait.

Crappie: Crappie fishing has slowed down as the water has warmed up. Some continue to be caught around deeper structure.

Bream: Bluegill and shellcracker are getting cranked up. The shell cracker have finished spawning and the males are guarding beds. Most are caught on the bottom with red wigglers or wax worms, although anglers with fly tackle have been catching a few adjacent to floating vegetation.

Hybrid Bass: Several hybrid bass over 4 lb have been caught at Bennett Lake. Most are caught while they are feeding on schooling shad during early morning and late afternoon.

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