Water color question

[Hunter53]

Since the reports are the clarity is pretty bad in the dam area; is the water a lot clearer up the James or White then what it is in the dam area? 

We are getting in Friday for our 2 week vacation/fishing trip and trying to get an idea of the water clarity throughout the lake.

[Browning Guy]

Noticed from Thompson, Piney and up to at least Wooley on the James,  the water is green and in areas has the reddish brown color on top.  12" to 18" visibility, but quickly getting the summer green/brown look I wouldn't want to swim in.  The fishing? Fair, but scattered bites for me on the fluke on the cloudy days, nothing on the ned worth reporting, still haven't seen very many nests, but they could be out deeper. Usually, by now, we see fry around the walkway of the dock. None yet. Scattered fish pushing shad on top over deeper water. Water temp was 64-65 last week.  Very little if any color (run off) in the backs of the coves or pockets. A true pattern for this time of year still hadn't developed yet for me. One here, one there. My 10 year old did catch a very nice walleye on an underspin in the middle of a large deep pocket and had several 14" spots.  Keepers have been hard to come by.

[dtrs5kprs]

Go ahead and fish the color. Kind of kills the bed fishing but they are still there. Does seem like it is hurting the swim stuff...grub, swimbait. Pretty much bottom oriented. If you do see a light spot, throw at it. In that stain they are not touchy.

Talking to folks who went to clearer water, it wasn't better in terms of TW, etc. Bed fish were visible, but skittish, as usual. 

[Hunter53]

Thanks guys. I am sure most of our fishing will be around Kimberling. I was just curious if the dingy water was lakewide or not.

[Quillback]

Was up the White today, water is stained, 3 feet of visibility maybe?  Didn't see too many beds when I did a little looking around, but saw some 12" bass swimming the shallows looking for real estate.