A lot of nice, colorful holdovers as well as planted trout are being caught. DFG is planting again this week. Anglers are consistently catching their limits. Trout are right up in the shallows, spawning. We are finally going to get some rain. Whenever it rains, the creeks and drainage ditches will wash nutrients, crawlers, and other terrestrial insects into the water. These are great places to target fish. Bank anglers have been using Power Bait (the scented kinds are working great), marshmallows, and nightcrawlers to catch them. It is very important that your bait floats. Use small hooks, plenty of Power Bait, and a worm blower to float a crawler. Also, to catch bigger fish try using minnow-like lures. one for the season? We thought. We have seen some nice one's being caught toward the surface by anglers targeting trout. Also, we have had reports of people catching limits of fish up to 15". This is not common for this time of the year, but neither is the weather. Bass bite is pretty good. The fish are in their winter haunts. Most fish are being caught on main lake structure from 25-65 feet deep. The fish are very fat and full of shad. The average size spotted bass is 2-pounds. Most anglers are catching fish using shad patterned worms on a drop shot rig. Another great way to catch some nice fish is to use a smaller size swim bait on a Carolina rig and drag it around main lake structure. We have also had reports of a pretty decent jig bite. Try using Yamamoto hula grubs in natural crawdad colors. If we ever get any wind, rain or cloud cover. T

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