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 […]

Bass are being caught by anglers concentrating on shad schools near submerged wood cover in the creeks. Shallow running crankbaits and plastic baits cast into these areas will take the bass. White bass are schooled up in Grassy and Bluestone Creeks but not in large numbers. Stripers are found deep with the mouth of Nutbush […]

When fish are found anglers can load the boat but finding them is the trick. Best action is coming from midlake and downlake areas and seems to be centered around the points halfway back in the creeks and in the edges of the flooded cover in the coves. Spinnerbaits plastic worms and jig ‘n pig […]

Bass are schooled up on structure and can be consistently caught on old road beds and points in 4-10 feet of water. Fish are aggressively hitting lures bumped on structure. Best lures are plastic worms and grubs in light colors fished on Carolina rigs. Striped bass are being caught by trolling with bucktails Cordell Red […]

Bass fishing should be improving with the falling temperatures and stabilizing weather. Best pattern appears to be a Carolina rigged pumpkin seed Zoom lizard fished in 20-25 feet of water on main lake points. Working these baits across the middle of coves in the creeks is also producing well. Striper action is slow but some […]

Bass action has picked up in the past week. Some good fish are being taken by fishing red mud points with stumps. Long tapering points on islands are also producing fish on deep diving crankbaits and plastic grubs. Spinnerbaits slow-rolled in shallow water early in the mornings will take some fish. Crappie action is fair […]

10-12 pound Striper are being caught vertical jigging with Hopkins and Salty Dog spoons and jigs. Trolling with bucktails and Redfins is also working well. Better areas are Nutbush Creek and County Line Creek on the lower end of the lake. Topwater lures are taking bass early and late in the day. Try large popping […]

Early morning anglers fishing deep-diving crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic lizards in 18-22 feet of water on creek and main lake points are catching largemouth bass. Stripers are taking trolled Cordell Redfins and bucktails in the Nutbush Creek area at night. Daytime striper anglers are catching the fish in an area bounded by Kimble Point to...

Water Level: 300.49 | Water Temperature: 58.8˚ Weather: 60˚ | Patchy Fog | Winds: 1 mph 1. Largemouth Bass: Bass are active in shallow to moderate depths of 3-8 feet focusing around buckbrush willow bushes and rocky points. Use plastic worms creature baits and spinnerbaits fished slowly in and around submerged wood and brush. 2. […]