Dam area to Lead Hill: The cooler temperatures plus all the additional water has kicked things in gear. The deep bite continues to be strong; white War Eagle Spoons, Chompers Drop Shot worms in sand or salt / pepper and single tailed grubs fished vertically have all been effective baits on channel swing and bluff ends banks around schools of bait. Let the birds show you where the bait is and then use your electronics to find the fish around the schools of bait. A few good fish have been showing up on Jewel Spider and Football jigs, PB&J or brown / purple flash with a green pumpkin Chompers Jig trailer fished on mixed rock and ledge rock banks have been catching Smallmouth and a few Largemouth toward the backs of creeks.

Lead Hill to Power site: Three good patterns are shaping up above Lead Hill; on windy days throw a brown craw or phantom green craw Wiggle Wart on mixed rock and chunk rock banks. Parallel the bank 6’ – 10’ deep running the crankbait into any cover you may run across. Throwing a jerkbait around isolated trees and rock cover has been producing some good fish over the past week or so, Lucky Craft pointers in American Shad, Nishiki and Chartreuse Shad have all been productive throw the bait past the cover and work it back around the cover allowing it to suspend next to the cover for 5 – 10 seconds. Finally, throwing an Eakins’ jig on ledge rock banks on the main river and in the bigger creeks has been very productive. Brown and PB&J have been your best colors both matched up with a green pumpkin Eakins’ craw, pitch the bait to the bank and work it back to the boat allowing it to fall from ledge to ledge.