Cody Smith

Greers Ferry is currently at 461.35 ft above msl.. April was a month full of ups and downs here on the reservoir. We saw water surface temperatures start the month in the lower 50's after a couple of brutal cold fronts swept through the Ozarks and then rebound once again to the lower 60's. This fluctuation in water temps really seemed to put a twist on typical April fishing. Normally once things get going (the spawn) they tend to continue until completion. This was definately not the case this year. Look for May to better fishing than in years past and we should see a great bite throughout the month with things starting to simmer back down by June. The Smallmouth bass will be completely spawned out and really starting to key in on bait towards the Main Lake. Medium running crankbaits, Jerkbaits and Grubs will be best during periods of low light and windy days when fished to schooling or active schools of fish. Our Black Bass will be completing there spawn late this year, look towards the latter part of this month to mark true Post Spawn activity. Big females will be recooping from this event and feeding at opportune times. Secondary points and the mouths of main and minor feeder arms will be the place to score. The swim bait bite will kick into full gear during May and will fish well through the end of this month as bream are bedding and spawning. Jigs and finesse worms presented in natural colors will always produce a few hungry fish. Walleyes will come more available to anglers this month as well. Key in on transition zones in feeder creek arms with mixed rock and wood cover. Depths of 8 - 18 feet will be best served with a 1/16 or 1/8 oz. lead head and crawler rig. Keep picking this cover to part and you will score some eyes! The crappie population will be completing there spawn during the first week and retreating back to pre spawn staging areas to start the feed. Depths of 12 - 18 feet on main channel ledges will hold large numbers of fish. 1/8 oz. Lead heads with 2" Tube jigs in Anything with Chartreuse, small minnows with a slip bobber or 1 1/2" slider jigs are tops. Catfish have been showing there heads lately and starting to push shallow. Live bait is a must here, although they do show up on rooster tails and small crappie gear every once in awhile. Target flats with timber and runoff areas that have the main channel near by with crawlers, stinkbait, perch or minnows and cover the area throughout the column when pursuing our whiskered friends. We will also be seeing more of our friends the hybrids this month before they get back out to the haunts of deeper water. Find the shad and the hybrids will be close by. Jerkbaits, 3 and 4 inch Action bait grubs and large custom in-line spinners will put a bend in your rod. If you have any question's about our area or would like to book a trip please e-mail or call me and I'll get back with you ASAP. Good fishing to you and I'll see ya on the water~

Please do stop and say hello! I'm in a White Pro Craft with a 150 Merc. It's got a charcoal stripe with red trim around it~ Glad to hear you guys caught them well! Call me if you wanna catch some smallies~

Well guys and gals the action and water temps are back up and running here on Greers. Surface temperatures are ranging from the mid 50's to low 60's. The action on all species has skyrocketed. Walleye, Smallies, Largemouth, Kentucky's, Whites, Hybrids, Bluegill and every other species are feeding heavy. The last couple of days have been flat out good fishing. The white bass and hybrids have made there way back up the arms and are finally trying to complete there spawn. A lot of large females are starting to feed aggressively. 3" Action Bait Grubs, Rapala x-raps, original Rapalas and in-line spinners will all boat you some fish. Once the majority of the population gets done with there spawning they will be feeding even better. There are a lot of small bait fish up these arms 2 - 3 inch's in length. a lot of the game fish are keying in on this specific size so be sure and try to match the hatch. We have been catching walleye's almost everyday over the past week. The only problem is they all seem to be in the Slot limit, Several 22 - 24 inch fish have come aboard. This can be a nice problem to have! Crawlers are producing when coupled with a 1/16 or 1/8 oz. lead head and fished extremely slow in prime time areas. I have been successful in catching them in the backs of creeks, small gravel points in the arms and out on main lake points and ledges. They are definitely starting to feed for the summer. With current surface temps in the upper 50's a large majority of our small mouth population has spawning on there mind. I have seen a huge influx in activity of our bronze backs. Areas that are known for spawning are loading everyday with more and more fish. Finesse baits are still number one in my boat. Lot's of bites with some really nice 16 - 18 inch fish coming on every trip. Transition banks facing south with pea gravel and deeper water near by are definitely the place you want to be. With the increasing water temps there has also been more of a push with our LM and kentcukies. The spot's are using similar areas as the small mouth but a little deeper water and larger boulder rock in channel swings on the main lake or in the creeks should be your key areas right now. The LM are starting to push towards the bush's. Currently there are a lot of small males running the brush lines with a select few larger females with love on there mind. Again, Finesse style baits are number in my boat when your not using live bait. By far live bait will out produce when it come to numbers. Our friend the catfish are pushing up most creeks and tributaries with the bait. We have been catching more channels than any other species as of late. Live bait is a must here, crawlers and minnows are both producing good results. With the stable weather pattern starting to set in the crappies will be spawning on both ends of the lake. By the looks of the eggs here on the South end we are still a week or so away. I have not fished them lately up on the North end but I'm positive the majority of fish are shallower than 5 feet and in the middle of there spawn in the northern location's. Here is a few pics from the last couple of days~ Please let me know if you would like to set a trip up for the lake or if I can answer any question's you may have regarding our area!

Hey Guys, Thanks for the comments. The direction's above will get you hear and it is 3 hours from Tablerock (Branson). If your searching for our whites and hybrids I would concentrate my efforts in South Fork and Devil's Fork. There are some fish up these two arms and there are also some good ones holding in the Devil's Fork Arm out from the Sugar Creek area in the Flat. I've been at Dardanelle for the last few days getting whooped on by some of the local guys, I will be out tom. and the coming days. I'll of course report the condition's be it good or bad. Wed. of last week was my last trip out here on Greers and water temps had climbed to the upper 50's again. The Smallmouth Bite was really good so I did not get a chance to really chase the white's.... I've got a couple of client trip's on the River this Fri. and Saturday so I'll be down there some this week as well. Feel free to hollar at me while your hear and I'll do my best to put you on some fish! Good Luck and don't let the stained water from the rain we are getting damper your spirit's, those fish are ready to EAT~ Oh yeah, we have been picking up some post spawn walleye action as well, do yourself a favor and throw some jerkbaits at time's of Low light, you will still catch the whites and hybrids but have a better chance at the EYES..

Greers Ferry is Currently at 462.08 ft and rising slightly due to the generators being shut down for a brief period. Roller Coaster might be the best way to describe the fishing here on Greers the past week. To wards the later part of March we saw Great Action on All species along with water temperatures pushing the low 60's at times and consistently staying around the upper 50's. Not the case this first week of April. Water temperatures plummeted and the major bite went with it, after two cold fronts we had push into the area. Surface temperatures dropped down to 50.1 degrees on the south basin during the last week and are only warming to the 51 - 52 degree mark. Now the North end is a different story, water temps fell off but not this drastically. Surface temperatures are ranging in the mid to upper 50's during the afternoon hours. Last weekend there where 2 tournaments out of Devil's Fork. This put a lot of boats on the water and a lot of pressure on the fish, even in the windy condition's. We fished the Arkie Cup for the Arkansas Children's hospital on Saturday with a 9th place finish out of 113 boats. We weighed in 10.78 with the winner weighing in over 12lbs. Big Fish was 6.01lbs. The bite was tuff and you had to catch your fish in the WIND. All of my fish that where staging quickly retreated to more stable water temps and dropped out of the shallow stuff. My partner and I boated all of our keeper fish after 10 o'clock when the sun came out. We boated over 15 keepers on the day and probably 25 fish total. We weighed 1 Smallie, 1 Largemouth and 3 Spot's after culling ounces throughout the afternoon. All of our fish came out of 9 - 18 feet of water back in there staging location's on points, secondary points and main lake ledges. Finesse worms on a Drop Shot, Shaky Head rigs and the All powerfull Jig got every bite we had. Congratulation's to the Winner and Arkansas Children's Hospital. The larger female white bass and Hybrids that where pushing up all the major arms seemed to have really shut down and back out after last week. Most have backed out to there pre spawn location's and will make a major push again once water temps stabilize and warm some. Give it through the weekend and we should be back to outstanding fishing in these major arms. Don't get me wrong, you can still boat a few however most are the smaller males that refuse to retreat and would rather wait on the females to push back in. Our Walleye population is scattered from 2 feet of water down to 18 feet depending on your location on the reservoir. During this shot of colder air we are experiencing the bite has been brutal. Stick with Crawlers and Large minnows when pursuing our eyes. Focus on small breaks in the current and isolated chunk rock in the arms to locate a few. Some of our eyes on the main lake can be caught on main lake gravel points and sheer bluff ledges where they are recovering from the spawn. During the next couple of weeks we should really see a push in activity from this species and the bite will definitely improve as the water warms. Our Crappie have been extremely tuff during the last week, at least in my boat. We went from consistently boating a mess every trip out to almost a non-existent bite. These fish have backed off in a major way but will make there push up shallow in the coming days with warming weather. Focus on 45 degree banks and flats back in main lake pockets for these spawning fish. Black and Chartreuse, Black and Blue, and Blue and White 2" tube jigs will be best when fished slowly through standing timber and buck brush tight to the bank in 2 - 6 feet of water. Overall, look for the bite to rebound swiftly as the water temps climb back into the upper 50's and lower 60's. Stick with it and have patience to boat your fish right now. This weekend is calling for warmer weather and warmer southerly winds. This will help our fishery tremendously. Overall things where starting to happen just a tad early this year and this shot of northern air simply put things back in order. C-ya on the water, better days are ahead~

Greers Ferry Lake at the time of this forecast is 463.4 ft and falling even with the recent rains. Water temps are currently 54 - 61 degrees depending on time of day and location on the reservoir with an average surface temp of 56 degrees. Fishing is getting better everyday here. It's definitely the time to be on the water. Now through the first couple of weeks of June will be phenomenal fishing on all species. A lot will be going on here during the month of April. Walleye will be feeding more aggressively and will be caught on x-raps, rogues and original floating rapala’s to name a few. Live bait fisherman will also be breaking out the crawlers as water temps have edged above the 56 degree mark. Crappie fishing is going extremely well and should continue through April. The best bite of late has come in 18 feet of water on secondary points and channel swings with standing timber and a hard bottom. 1/8 oz. Lead Heads with 2" tubes are number one. These fish are staging and getting ready for there spawn which will take place around the next full moon which occurs on April 9th. Look for the crappies to migrate off these present locations and push up to 2 - 6 feet of water to spawn next to bushes and stumps. Once they have done there business they will then retreat back to there present location’s and be on the feed big time. The White Bass are pushing up major and select minor arms with current to start there spawning activities. Some fish are already on the shallow shoals with many more to come. The first 3 weeks of April will be prime time when pursuing these sandy’s. 3" Action Bait Grubs (www.actionbait.com be sure and tell them Cody Smith sent you), will by far out produce any other lure during the peak of the spawn. Chartreuse, Pearl, Electric Blue Grape, and White are tops. Present them on a 1/16, 1/8 or 1/4 oz. Lead head depending on wind and current inflow condition’s. Fish them on a moderately slow retrieve, just fast enough to keep the tail going and hold on once the fish strikes. Towards the end of the big white bass run the hybrids will be pushing in. Presently the hybrids are still deep and holding ½ way back in the creeks in the 32 - 40 foot range. Once they push they will be tearing the shad to pieces that are in the backs of these arms. 4" Action Bait Grubs, Large Custom In-Line spinners = www.goldenoutdoors.net , Swim Baits and jerkbaits will produce. Now for the Bronze Backs, 58 degrees marks the beginning of there spawn. Locate transition zones along pea gravel banks with some type of Boulder Rock, wood, or both for bedding fish. Secondary points are holding a lot of the smallies right now and we are seeing schooling fish most everyday. These fish are presently feeding up for the spawn and once it’s over they will be back at it again. Look in the 4 - 10 foot range for your beds on southward facing shorelines to hold the most fish. Strike King Bitsy Bugs, Senko’s, Tubes and Finesse worms will all work to entice a bite. Light (fluorocarbon) line is a must with our clear water reservoir, 10lb. BPS Fluoro seems to be best. The Kentuckies (Spots) are feeding heavy near the same secondary points and small rock piles located on ledges and in the backs of our creeks and tributaries. There are a plethora of these feisty little fish, please keep a few when your out for a meal (10 - 12 inch fish). This will help all of our other game fishstay healthy and well. Senko’s, Shakey heads and small cranks will be the winning ticket. Look at location’s of 8 - 14 feet to produce schools of these fish. If you catch one, guaranteed there are many more down there awaiting your next cast, slow down and fish the area thoroughly to maximize your catch rate. The largemouth are holding on channel swings that come right up next to the bank. The best location’s have standing timber, a lot of sun exposure and small chunk rock. We have been catching them on everything in the tackle box. Fishing is extremely good right now. Just to note on a recent trip last month two clients of mine went through 106 crawlers and 7 Dozen minnows. Even if you account 25% for rocks and snags that’s still over 130 bites in a full day trip. Just in the last couple of weeks we have caught everything in the lake: LM, Smallies, Spots, Catfish, Crappie, Blue Gill, White’s, Hybrids, Walleyes, Suckers, Carp, and even some very large Drum! There is truly no better time to be on the water! Cody S. Smith / Trout Troller Guide Service / smittyc888@hotmail.com / 501 362-9958

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http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/new/layout.cfm Click on Little Rock District and all 4 Basins tab, scroll down the page and you will see the information you need, it actually has the inflow levels of South Fork and Middle Fork, Hope this helps! Friday we boated well over 70 fish in 3 - 4 hours. White's, Hybrids, Smallies and Spots~

Well hello folks, this past week has been filled with great fishing everyday! Greers is currently at 461.7 ft and rising slightly even with the corp. of engineers releasing water most everyday. Water SURFACE temperatures are ranging from 53 - 61 degrees depending on your location on the water and time of day. The rain is helping balance out the temperatures through the column and putting some much needed current into the far reacheas of our feeder arms. This is a good thing! The Whites have made a huge surge during the last 2 days. They are actively spawning up all main feeder arms of the lake right now with Devil's Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork being Tops. Once the water clarity comes back around in a couple of days we will see huge catches on these fish as they complete there spawn and feed more aggressively. By far the best way to put a mess in the boat is using an 1/8 - 1/4 oz. lead head with a 3" Action Bait Grub, you simply cannot beat the action this single tail grub put's off. It will out fish the other soft plastics 3 - 1. Yellow, Chartreuse with Gold Flake, Pearl and Electric Blue Grape will cover most all water color spectrums. www.actionbait.com . The spot's and smallies are really starting to cook, Secondary points all over the lake have fish that are willing to bite on them. Areas with small rock piles on or near ledges that fall from 8 - 12 feet to 18+ feet of water are stocked full of transition bass. There are also a select number of creeks that are harboring small 2 - 3 inch threadfin shad, these fish are schooling on them and can be caught on jerkbaits, grubs, and cranks. We have been pulling out a few 3lbs. + fishing under the schools with spoons, jigs and finesse worms concentrating in 32 - 45 feet of water. Largemouth are still holding in the channel bends with small gravel, rock and standing timber in 8- 12 feet of water, not much has changed with them. The Crappie are starting to push a little shallower. Depending on the time of day they have been in 18 - 22 feet of water right on top of brush piles and scattered in standing timber or pushing towards the flat side of these channels and moving in and out of the bushes preparing themselves for the spawn. If the water temps hold out they will spawn on this next full moon or very close to it so start looking even shallower. Stick with 1/8 oz. lead heads and 1.5" - 2" tube jigs. Good luck out there and let me know if you would like to set a trip or need information regarding our area~

If your coming on down here to the LR, definately take advantage of the Lobo Landing Special Deal. Chris will take good care of you and your wife will feel like she is at home in there luxury cabins. Ruffing it does not even come to mind in regards to the cabins. Another benefit of Lobo is location, your less than 3 min. drive to Libby Shoals, a walk in wade access point or you could rent a boat to get you down to Mossy and several other shoals on the Little Red. If you decide Heber Springs and The Little Red is where your going to end up, shoot me a PM and I'll do my very best to take care of any question's you may have regarding our area. Tell Chris at Lobo Trout Troller sent ya~

I've been chasing slabs the last couple of days.... Marginal to good success. 18 feet of water (fish are holding about 10 feet deep in the column) on channel swings next to points with timber. 1/8 oz. jig's with 2" tubes in all the standard colors. Just about every point where the channel swings in is holding crappie at these depths~ Good Luck and let me know how you do, I'll be out there slab hunting again tom.!!

I'll bite and play along....... I have one question~ Would you use a BIC lighter or Two Sticks to start a fire if you had the choice?

Greers Ferry is currently at 461.8 feet above msl. Water temps and clarity are different all over the reservoir. The main South Basin,from the Narrows to Peter Creek, surface temps are hovering around 49 degrees. while in the northern portion surface temperatures are holding around 50.2 - 51 degrees. The farther you go up the arms the warmer the water, temps are peaking around 54 degrees. This is good news for our reservoir. Bait fish are pushing up the arms with all species following them close; We have caught catfish, black's, spot's, smallies, white's, drum, along with a few scattered eyes. We are still a few weeks away from the major push of the whites and hybrids. By the end of this week we should start to see water temps really climbing into the low to mid 50's lake wide. While searching for our white bass and hybrids concentrate your efforts half to two thirds of the way back in main and minor creek arms targeting areas with rock/wood, sand/gravel flats, channel swings and chunk rock location's. It seems you must have at least two of these types of structure to hold fish for any amount of time. Small in-line spinners, crankbait's, rooster tails and by far the very best bite will be on lead head jigs with 3" Action Bait Grubs in white, chartreuse, yellow, and purple colors will produce the best action. Right now there are a very limited amount willing to participate up the main tributaries. Most of the actively feeding fish are still hanging in 16 - 20 feet of water in standing timber flats. Our Bronze Backs are really just starting to push into pre spawn location's adjacent to deeper water. Look for gravel or small rock 45 degree banks that are on the North/ north east side, these areas will be slightly warmer from the amount of sun they recieve during the day. With high sky's and brighter condition's forecasted out during the coming days use Light Jigs and Finesse tactics to entice these fish to participate. Finesse tactics will simply clean an area and you will catch more fish if you slow down and thoroughly cover the water once fish are located. The smallies will be in full spawn mode once we see water temps at 58 degrees over a consistant amount of time. Some of our smallies will be spawning on our next full moon which occurs the 9th of April. The kentuckies and largemouth's are feeding actively throughout the day while holding tight to cover during bright condition's. I have caught these fish in as little as 3 feet of water and as deep as 40 feet within the last week with the bulk of the fish staging in 8 - 12 feet. Everyday the bite is getting betterwith more and more fish moving shallower. Jerkbait's, Cranks, Shakey Heads, Spinnerbait's and c-rigs are producing fish with the larger fish still in the 12 - 16 foot range in transition areas with deeper water extremely close by. Some of the very best fishing of the year on Greers Ferry is right around the corner. As normal April will surely be the best month to be on the water. Please feel free to contact me to set a date or if you have any question's regarding our area. See ya on the water<;><

I know there are alot of Hummingbird folks on this board but I really like my two Lowrances. I've got the 522ci up front and the 480-LMX at the console. I will say that I do like the full color option on the 522ci. vs. the gray scale with the 480. With the right settings (sensitivity) and transducer placement you can really hone in on those fish and your lure. There are alot of option's I like with my Lowrances but I'm sure it's because I'm comfortable with them and not so much with the hummingbirds b/c of lack of experience using them. I would doubt you could make a bad choice with eithier brand, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR and take the class, read the manuals, and have someone who knows what there doing walk you through your new units features.

You will have to get a Navionics Card or Navionics Paper map. They make them from 20 to 2 foot contours. No source for an on-line map. Cody

Greers Ferry is currently at 461.3 feet and holding steady until our next rain event. February was average as far as temps and slightly below average regarding rainfall. We did have a couple of dumpers which put the lake into an upward rise to 463 feet above msl. Since this rainfall and ice storm the corp has been sucessfull in lowering water levels throughout the reservoir. March is going to be a fantastic month to chase our walleyes. Water temps will reach the 52 degree mark by the middle of this month. Once this happens there will be a huge influx in daily catch rates while the spawn is going on. At 56 degrees most of the walleye spawn will be over and the White's and Hybrids will be making there runs. Typically this is some of the best fishing of the year. Look for these temps towards the last week of March and the first week of April. Days of 50 + fish will be common for a 3 week period catching White's, Hybrids, and Post spawn eyes looking for an easy meal. It should not take much looking for the fish during the later part of this month, They are all going to be pushed up the creeks and tributaries staging or spawning. During the last week our Largemouth, Spotted and Smallmouth bass have all made pushes up to secondary points and flats halfway to three quarters of the way up arms, pockets and creeks. Some of these arms are fishing much better than others. South Fork and Devil's Fork are getting alot of attention from the majority of the anglers while Middle Fork and Peter Creek are seeing far less traffic and results from these primary arms are mixed currently. By Far South Fork and Devils Fork will produce the majority of the running fish with Middle Fork comming up third. Now for targeting our "eyes" Live Bait is a must until the water temps hit the 54 - 56 degree mark in my own opinion. Large Shiners and crawlers rigged on a light jig head will out produce any artificial bait by far. Fish your offering slowly rolled or dragged across the bottom in current seems and slow long pools during daylight hours. At night or early in the mornings focus on the top and bottom end of our shoals up the river systems by tight lining or drifting your offering. If you have patience you will boat some nice table fair, remember though there is a 20 -28 inch slot limit on all of our eyes with a daily limit of 6 fish per angler. This month there will be an influx of angler traffic as we see day time temps reaching 70 degrees and I'm positive we will have light to moderated cold front's passing through that will slow things from the heavy upward trend. Once a front passes give it a day or two to rebound and get right back after them. Our black bass are going to be feeding heavy towards the end of this month and should provide some great action as well. They are staging already and have bedding on there mind. Windy, Cloudy, or even rainy days will have the fish moving and in far more aggresive behavior than our sunny light wind days. On these cloudy days, spend your time moving and searching for active fish in the 6 - 12 range on gravel or smaller boulder rock shorelines. Any secondary point or flat will hold fish during this time of year. If you can locate one of these areas with a channel swinging in on it, you have found a very likely spot. Focus on hard bottom areas with lot's of exposure to the sun during dayligh hours. Medium crankbait's, Rat-L-Traps, Jigs, and Finesse Worms will all have a place during this month. The Southern part of the lake is much clearer than the North portion. Keep this in consideration when fishing these areas. Use natural colors in brown, watermelon, and green pumpkin in the clear areas and dark solid colors in the more stained water. When the white's and hybrids show up to the shallows get ready for some fast and furious action. Small in-line spinners, swimbait's, stick baits,3" Action Bait Grubs, and live minnows will all produce at this time. After last year's rains and high water there are a ton of shad available to all the game fish and one should keep this in mind while your chasing after your favorite species. This is a great month to get on the water and the bite is going to improve drastically after each passing day as the days get longer and the water warms. I encourage you to book your trips now to assure availability. March and April are always tops here on Greers. If you have any question's regarding my report or would like information about our area please call me at 501.362.9958 or e-mail me at smittyc888@hotmail.com . Good Fishin`

Indeed, I'm just glad to be on the right side of the dam~

It looks like this date will stick with the FLashing Yellow sign saying DAM COSED march 7th....

John, Just wondering about the Cutts? Did you land just 2 or more? Just wondering how there doing~

Sad, thoughts and prayers go out to the family. thanks Terry for the link

52 degrees seems to be the Magic number down here on Greers, amount of daylight and several other factors do play a role.

Keep it simple; 7 foot medium action rod with a fast tip 6-8lb. Fluoro line 1/32 - 1/4 oz. (depending on depth, wind and current) Use the lightest jigs you can get away with tipped with crawlers or minnows If you catch them after the spawn you can throw just about any jerkbait or crankbait and produce well~

Keep your eyes peeled on water temps...... 56 - 58 degrees and they will be going nuts~

Greers Ferry is currently 461.8 feet and falling with daily releases from the COE. Water temps are ranging from 47 degrees to 50 degrees on sunny wind blown banks during the daytime. The warmer the water the more active the bite. Alot of the black bass have pushed up to pockets and arms of the lake chasing the bait and getting into pre-pre spawn mode (if that makes sense). 8 - 12 feet of water should be your primary focus. If we have got wind and clouds throw your cranks and jerkbaits. Sunny and calm, slow down and fish your jigs and finesse worms in the same areas, just a little deeper. The bite has been good for almost a week now. There are still a few fish hanging on main lake points and ledges that are willing to bite, just not the same numbers as there where 10 days ago. The fish are definately on the move to the staging areas. Look for water temps to tell you the whole story. Last weekend we fished a tournament and only weighed 6 pounds with the winner weighing in 18 and most of the field hovering around 6 - 9lbs. My partner and I where on the wrong deal, we stuck it out deep in the 16 - 24 foot range when the fished had already made a push up. Should have gotten off that and went to the first primary drop instead of the second. Hind sight is always 20/20, fished Monday and best 5 would have gone 17 lbs. or so. Caught all my fish in that 8 -12 foot range with 50 degree surface temps, half to 2/3 back the creeks and arms. The main deal here is our primary tributaries and creek arms have not switched out yet and the fish are pushing and staging in the cut off zones. What I mean here is we still have cooler water on the inflow and meeting the warmer water that's in the creeks in arms. Once the transition takes place and we get the warmer water entering the lake from the arms and tribs the walleye will push up to ther spawning areas, this just has not happend yet. Once this occurs the bait will follow the eyes up leading the black bass with them. You can graph with your electronics and see these fish suspending at the cutoff zones, once you hit the cooler water your screen will go void of any fish presence. Stick with the warmer water and you will put a day together. The whites and hybrids will make a push once the water temps hit 56 degrees for a day or so. You can be there one day with 0 activity and the next catch a boat load. Once they move in this will be the very best fishing Greers has to offer. I'll be on the water and reporting the trends and patterns discovered. Good luck out there, contact me if you have any question's or would like to book a date on the water~501.362.9958Good luck!