Striper fishing is good with live bait and 3/8 ounce bucktails producing the better catches. Largemouth bass are favoring the main lake gravel points and may be caught on 10+ crankbaits in shad colors. Crappie are holding above brushpiles in 10-15 feet of water.

Overview: (skip below to view report) After a brief respite colder temperatures will back throughout the area over the weekend. Water will be freezing around launch ramps in the early morning. Be extremely careful to ensure you ONLY launch the boat. Make sure you WEAR your PFD and don’t go out alone. Hypothermia is your […]

Overview: (skip below to view report) The warmer temperatures after the freeze have not stopped the fish from biting but freezing temperatures will return soon so beware. Some anglers are still taking fish daily from a limited number of haunts throughout the lake. Small plastic grubs liberally doused with fish attractants are taking the fish […]

Overview: (skip below to view report) With the extreme cold weather throughout the state icy conditions are prevalent. Keep this in mind when launching boats as the ramps are very likely to be icy particularly if another boat has launched prior to your arrival. Many vehicles have slid into the water due to ice on […]

Overview: (skip below to view report) Even with the cold weather coming in throughout the area anglers should still be able to catch fish. Look for bass to become active on shallow banks dropping off into deeper water. This should happen in the afternoon when the sun has been warming the water on the shallow […]

Overview: (skip below to view report) With water temperatures getting low the fish are holding in the normal wintertime haunts in deep water. Lots of good fish are being taken throughout the state by anglers who are patient. Plastic baits fished at the base of channel dropoffs or on shallow gravel banks dropping off into […]

Overview: (skip below to view report) Most gamefish are holding in deeper water during this season of the year. Unless there is a warm water discharge in the vicinity the fish will be deep and very sluggish. They will not move far or fast to feed and successful anglers know that small baits fished very […]

Overview: Most gamefish are holding in deeper water during this season of the year. Unless there is a warm water discharge in the vicinity the fish will be deep and very sluggish. They will not move far or fast to feed and successful anglers know that small baits fished very slowly are the better choices. […]

Largemouth bass anglers are catching fish on topwaters and deep suspending jerkbaits fished adjacent to the brush early and late in the day and jig ‘n pig and Carolina rigged plastic grubs during daylight hours. Most of the striper activity has moved downlake below Clarksville with the mouth of Eastland Creek being particularly good. Live […]

Lots of large crappie are being taken from the bridge pilings and submerged brushpiles on live minnows and tiny jigs. Lots of bass are being caught particularly in Bluestone and Grassy Creeks. Shallow running crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms are the more productive baits. Striper anglers are taking fish to 14 pounds trolling Cordell Red...

Bass fishing is good throughout the lake with the bass holding in pockets coves and bluff banks. Rat-L-Traps ripped through the pockets and coves are producing 2-5 pound largemouths. Stripers are being caught while trolling with bucktails and live shad around the Clarksville area. Crappie are stacked along the bridge pilings.

Fishing is good. But with temperatures warming back up some bait fish are confused. Some bass movement has been stalled as well. As a result bass are orienting to remaining green grass and to flats adjacent to dropoffs. Bass fishing is good throughout the lake with the bass holding in pockets coves and bluff banks. […]

This report is for Kerr Lake / Buggs Island Lake Overview The weather should be decent with scattered clouds through the weekend and most scattered showers held off until Mon-Tues. The water temperature is expected to stay in the range of 65º – 68º for the week. The water level is expected to stay around […]

This report is for Kerr Lake Overview Fishing is fair to good for anglers who are patient this week. Fishing Report Crappie anglers are loading coolers with 1-3 pound fish using small minnows over brushpiles and around bridge pilings. Bass may be taken in shallow water holding on rockpiles or around buck brush in backs […]

This report is for Kerr Lake Overview With the advent of cooler weather water temperatures are dropping. In addition daylight is getting shorter and this should have the fish turning on and feeding heavily. Use extra caution and WEAR your PFD as hypothermia can be deadly. Fishing Report Water level is at 299 ft and […]

Lots of bass are caught on spinnerbaits on shallow points with flooded bushes. Bass may be caught shallow in 2-3 feet of water medium in 5-6 feet of water or by fishing deep in 11-12 feet of water. Shallow fish are holding in backs of pockets on rockpiles or on dropoffs near flooded buckbrush. Use […]

The southern coves midlake are holding hundreds of baitfish in huge schools. Bass are not agressive in these coves. Check out coves on the Northern side of the lake off creeks and around bridges. Best patterns are buckbrush; chunk rock banks dropping off into 10 feet of water; secondary rocky points; and wood cover midway […]

The cooler temperatures are sending the fish on the feed as the water temperatures begin to drop and baitfish school up and head for the backs of creeks. As the water cools look for all species of fish to begin taking faster moving baits such as crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Next week should signal the start […]

Striper fishing is good to fair with most fish being caught in the area from Buoy 10 to Clarksville. Live bait is the preferred method. Anglers are also taking stripers between dusk and midnight on live or cut shad fishing from the points at the mouth of Nutbush Creek. Below the dam stripers and catfish […]

Bass are holding on points and chasing shad in the coves. Bass are being caught in good numbers and are hitting aggressively. Grubs are taking bass in the 1-3 pound class while 1/2 ounce willow-leaf spinnerbaits are taking the better fish. Anchor off a point and cast to shallow water or the edge of any […]