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Greers Ferry Fishing Report 4/1/08


Cody Smith

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Well..... After reviewing my notes yesterday morning, It seemed I always had my best days of spring time fishing in the Rain and lord knows we have had our fair share and then some. So I loaded the boat and headed to the water around 11:00. The day started with a Bang, Second Cast fish on! Nice white bass boated, I thought to myself this is promising. After and hour and a half of moderate catching I finally found the "sweet spot" I proceeded to hammer down on`em. I boated well over 40 fish in a 3 hour period and could have probably caught 100 if I would have continued. I boated 2 nice smallies in the 13 - 15 inch range, 1 largemouth of 15 1/2"'s and 3 spots with 2 of them over 13"'s along with my limit of white bass. It seems the fish are getting used to the high water with the lake now being somewhat stabylized, all be it 16 feet above normal pool. Needless to say, It was a fantastic mid-day bite and it's really just beginning. Basically, the fish have got to eat! All the new water makes it a little tuff on even the best of us, but once you put all the pieces of the puzzle together there are great catches to be had. Stick baits and 1/8 oz. Jig head's with a 3" curly tail grub proved to be best when fished on a moderate STEADY retrieve. White, Black's and Chartreuse where the best colors. Good Luck and If you want in on some of this action e-mail me to set a date on the Lake or river!

Good Luck~

Cody S. Smith

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Cody S. Smith

501.691.5701

Little Red River & Greers Ferry Lake

Fish Greers Ferry Guide Service

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I took this the other day, I don't think I've ever seen the water that close to the Edgemont Bridge.

Nice fish, are those whites really any good to eat? I've always heard that they had a bad red streak that tasted bad. I do know that they pull hard! I always catch a bunch when I fish the Tennessee River for sauger in the winter.

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I took this the other day, I don't think I've ever seen the water that close to the Edgemont Bridge.

Nice fish, are those whites really any good to eat? I've always heard that they had a bad red streak that tasted bad. I do know that they pull hard! I always catch a bunch when I fish the Tennessee River for sauger in the winter.

Tennessee River for Sauger..., Now your talkin! I grew up fishing that river from Coffee Landing to the Dam! Greers sure fishes different than any of that TN water. They are really catchen good up there right now.

As far as eating, The whites are great table fair when prepared correctly. When filleted forget about what you know, Raise your knife up above the "Red" line and peel it off like a fish stick. Now, I'm not saying they taste like a walleye or crappie, but there good eating.

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Cody S. Smith

501.691.5701

Little Red River & Greers Ferry Lake

Fish Greers Ferry Guide Service

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I felt like I could stand up in my boat and touch the bottom of the bridge... its weird seeing it that high.. narrows bridge is same way..

In my opinion White bass taste like eating mud cat... they suck.. but everybody has different taste buds......lol....

I have tried them every way in the world... never found a way to make them eatable ... they are fun to catch..

Trout Troller.... you should check the limit on whites.... unless i'm wrong.. I thought it was 6 fish a day? I could be wrong... ?

catch and release....

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White bass tastes like mud cat, huh? That is pretty funny. As Carl in "SlingBlade" would say, "Mmmmrrrrgh, I like the way you talk, mmm-hmm." But they are right, cutting out that red meat is important, and then I roll the fillet in French's yellow mustard before adding the fish fry mix.

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I felt like I could stand up in my boat and touch the bottom of the bridge... its weird seeing it that high.. narrows bridge is same way..

In my opinion White bass taste like eating mud cat... they suck.. but everybody has different taste buds......lol....

I have tried them every way in the world... never found a way to make them eatable ... they are fun to catch..

Trout Troller.... you should check the limit on whites.... unless i'm wrong.. I thought it was 6 fish a day? I could be wrong... ?

The Hyb. are 6 a day, white's are not.

Cody S. Smith

501.691.5701

Little Red River & Greers Ferry Lake

Fish Greers Ferry Guide Service

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