Greers Ferry Fishing Report 9/2/09

[Cody Smith]

Greers Ferry is currently a foot below normal pool and slowly falling with short daily water releases from the corp. The bite on most species is picking up with Hybrids, Kentucky's and catfish being the best bite for now. We are also picking up a few walleye's mixed in most days as well. Water surface temps are starting out around 78.5 degrees and peaking during the afternoons around 82 degrees. When the surface temperatures drop another 5 degrees we will see all game fish make a very big surge in feeding activity and start to push towards the backs of the creeks and pockets.

The best bite for the Kentucky's has been in 22 - 32 feet of water still on the drop shot,shaky head and live crawler. The fish are really piled into specific areas, meaning if you catch one you really need to slow down and concentrate on picking them off one at a time. During the last few days it has not been uncommon to catch 10 - 15 spot's in on location within a very small area. Some really nice 2 and 3lbers are coming in every trip out and are a blast to catch because of the high action level. In these same location's we have been coming across some smallies with a few being in the 2lb. range but no biguns to boast about. Look for Sheer drops of bluff points and banks with Huge Boulder rock, find one of these locals and you will be in the fish.

Some small wolf packs of large mouth's have pushed into pockets and creeks that are harboring bait. Look for brush piles in 7 - 10 feet of water just off of secondary points and primary turns in the main channel for success. Flukes, Pop-R's, Swim Bait's, jerk bait's, Jig's and C-rigs should be considered depending on structure present. Not all pockets, creeks and trib's are holding bait right now and the ones without the shad should be avoided.

The hybrids are continuing to wreck the bait fish in the morning hours up to about 10 am. After the hot morning bite the action slows and it's time to pursue our other game fish. Huge schools of bait are cruising from the 1 foot zone out to 20 feet deep in water as deep as 180 feet. Just last week we where on top of a huge school that literally caused my Lowrance to read a false bottom of 22 feet deep for an extended period of time. When I say there is a lot of bait available I mean it! Big in-line spinners, flukes and spoons are number one when fishing for this species.

The majority of the catfish we are catching are coming out of small flats just off the main channel in 4 - 18 feet of water with the nose stuck on the bottom. live crawlers and minnows fished on an 1/8 oz. lead head are catching double digits everyday.

If you have any question's regarding our area please drop me a line or give me a call and I will get back with you as soon as I'm off the water, Good Fishing~

[rsbcon]

We are heading down to Greers wensday. Never been on the lake before. We will be chasing Walleye,smallies,and stripers. What is the best bets? What do I need to look for? Any info would be great.

[Cody Smith]

The fishing is really picking up down here in a Hurry! The walleyes and the smallies have been hit and miss with the best location's being on the windy points and bluffs in 22 - 30 feet of water with wood and rock. The walleyes on the flats are cruising with bait and suspended about 7 feet off the bottom in 40 feet of water. Now the hybrids are pumping pretty good early in the mornings from daybreak up until 9 or 10 o'clock then back down but still tracking the bait. What part of the lake are you going to be on while your here?