A Little Advice

[bamkelty]

Me and my dad will be taking our annual trip down to the rock this week. Just looked at a few posts sounds like the fishing has been pretty decent. We are staying at big cedar, im just wondering what areas are fishing well. Tomorrow will be our first day on the water what should I focus on? flooded brush? original shore? or deeper water? Also are they in the creeks. Has there been a topwater bite at all. Just trying to get some direction before we head out tomorrow. Thanks for the help guys!

[abkeenan]

There are plenty of reports answering all of your questions. I was just down there last week in the Dam area which is right where you are staying at Big Cedar, so try using what I was doing. I gave a pretty detailed report on what was working for me and where so just browse for my topic "Weekend Report". Also, Babler has a few recent reports on whats going on down there that could be more current, so read those and you should get on the fish. I fish the Dam area 95% of the time I am down there so just locate pea gravel points and banks (all over in the Dam area), with a little wind on helps, and throw a carolina rigged fish doctor/centipede in green pumpkin, watermelon, etc. (browns and greens) and you will get bit. Just drag it slowly along the bottom and don't get in a hurry with it. I had great success on a 5" YUM Dinger on a 1/4oz standup jighead last week. I believe Babler is still hot with tubes so you might try those as well.

-Brett

[bamkelty]

Hit the lake today. well this morning for about 3 hours before the storms rolled in. When is this going to let up? Hopefully tomorrow is better. Caught a few keepers in flooded brush today on spinnerbait, tried grubs in deeper water with no luck.