Greers 1/5/09

[Cody Smith]

Hello All and Happy New Year! I've been chasing those ducks here as of late and have not been on Greers much since the first of December. Water temps are as suspected, upper 40's to the lower 50's. All the action was found on ledges and points in and around the main lake. Water depths of 14 - 28 feet produced best when coupled with the main river channel. In a short trip this past saturday the spotted bass where by far the most aggresive and willing to participate. I did boat one nice largemouth of 4lbs. and a short smallie, the rest where kentuckies. Light tackle and a slow presentation was the key. All my fish where boated with a shakey head presentation, I could not get bit by any other method. Windy sides of the main lake produced all the fish with the exception of 2 fish that where located in 32 feet of water just inside a small pocket off the main lake, water temps where key here 54 degrees in this location. The largest of the kentuckies was boated here with 3 other shorts. It seemed if you found one taker you could patrol the area and pick off a few more. Once 3 or 4 where caught it was time to move on. We currently have a strong cold front passing through, with light winds adjoinging this front I would not suspect the water temps to fall much if any. We have been fortunate so far to keep surface temps in the 50's this will keep the fish feeding throughout the day. Once surface temps reach below 50 degrees it's going to be work to boat a limit. Enjoy it while the getting is good and I'll keep you up to date with my findings, Duck season ends the 25th of January and I'll be back full time. Please let me know if you have any question's regarding this report or would like to set a date on the water. Catch`em All!