April 6 & 7

[mixermarkb]

Hello-

Finally getting around to posting a report for my trip last week.

Tuesday, I screwed up. Fished all day out of Spring Creek. Didn’t listen to what the fish were telling me, and ended the day with two bites and no fish caught. I was trying to force a shallow bite on crankbait and big swimbait, and it just wasn’t happening. 
 

Wednesday I wised up a little, and started paying attention to the fact that they were pulling the lake 6 to 8 inches a day. I made the adjustment to go to bluff end points, and caught some fish on the Arig. I had 6 keepers, including a real nice smallmouth, and a few shorts.

Altogether, it was WAY tougher out there than I suspected it would be. I feel like the fast dropping lake is keeping fish suspended offshore that would otherwise be moving up with the water temps approaching 60 degrees. 
 

good luck- I’m sure it’s going to be on fire as soon as the lake level stabilizes some! 
 

[waterpossum]

Nice Smallmouth. Got to make down there this spring. Probably going on 20 years since I've been on Bull Shoals. 

[Fish24/7]

Surprised you didn't find the shallow small mouth finesse bite They are pretty easy caught I heard. If my old man can catch 30+ they are biting pretty good 😆 thought he 8-15' on the bottom.

[mixermarkb]

3 hours ago, Fish24/7 said:

Surprised you didn't find the shallow small mouth finesse bite They are pretty easy caught I heard. If my old man can catch 30+ they are biting pretty good 😆 thought he 8-15' on the bottom.

They weren’t doing it when I was there. You better believe I looked...LOL