Fishing Report

Wednesday, May 8, 2002, temperature at sunrise was 69 degrees; high yesterday was 83; lake elevation is 616.83; water temperature is holding around 67 degrees and stained.

Captains Joe Grigar, Mike Blakely, Kraig Brabson and Dan Barnett left the boathouse at 6:15 A.M. Sunday morning with eleven of Hunnington Homes employees.  They returned to the boathouse at 11:30 A.M. with our best catch so far this year.  The winds were strong and a few anglers got a little wet. The high winds didn't keep them from catching over 100 silversides and throwing back several fish over the 20" size limit.  All of the fish were  caught on live shad drifting in 10 to 15 feet of water and anchoring 35 feet deep on the table top.

About half of the fish have completed their spawn. Fishing will continue to get better as the last of the stripers spawn.  Striper fishing is proving to be excellent in May.  Afternoon fishing with live shad will catch a lot of
large stripers in late June.

The Corps of Engineers are operating both generators at different times during the day.  Airboat fishing the river is producing limits of stripers and some nice catfish.  The afternoon catch has been the best.

Largemouth bass are good in flooded cover and on points. Fish are taking buzz baits early along with Crawdad Bomber crankbaits on points. Tubes, jigs and spinner baits in flooded brush and worms and Carolina rigs are working in deeper water.

Call toll free 1-888-846-5377 to make a reservation.  Great Fishing, Tinker 

To see May's pictures go to: http://www.tinker.net/fishpics02/fishpics03.html