Bsl Fishing Report 12/12/11

[Mike Worley]

We fished out of Diamond City yesterday and had a great day with beautiful weather and a pretty decent bite for several species on several techniques. We started about 10 AM with jigging spoons catching about a dozen bass. We switched over around mid day to crappie jigs and caught a few nice sized crappie over brush piles. Later in the day when the wind picked up we switched to stickbaits and caught a nice 22"+ walleye. Heres a copy of the fishing report I sent to the AGFC.

Water surface temp is low- mid 50's. Due to colder air temps some areas are very foggy early in the morning so becarefull about boating early in the day. Jigging spoons are still catching a mixed bag of black & white bass and a few crappie in the 30'-50' depths. Walleyes have been moving shallow and can be caught on suspending stickbaits on points & in coves. Crappie are suspended over brush piles and around standing timber along bluff banks and are bitting well on jigs & minnows. Crawfish colored jigs & crankbaits are catching smallmouth bass & spotted bass in shallow water....................Mik Worley (www.bullshoalsfishing.com)