Millwood Lake Guide Service said exercise extreme caution boating Little River; many river markers are pushed out of place or missing because of current and major pool fluctuations. USACE will run the 4-foot drawdown from July 2009-February 2010. Many stumps are exposed or shallow enough in the boat lanes to cause major damage to boats and injure boaters. Many boat ramps are closed because of the proposed lake level during drawdown. Yarborough and Jack's Isle are still open. River Run East and River Run West are all closed due to high water. Boat ramp repair and improvements at the Millwood State Park are recently completed. Main lake and Little River water surface temps are 60 to 64 degrees. As of Monday, the discharge at the dam is 12,765 CFS. Main-lake visibility is very poor (about 3- to 5-inches of visibility). Bass feeding activity picked up with the lake getting back to normal levels. The best bite is midday with some random schooling in the back of Yarborough Lake and other areas upriver. Rat-L-Traps in Millwood Magic, Tennessee Shad and Yearling Bass/Orange Belly are working well around remaining vegetation near creek channel bends. The Bass Assassin Shads, Johnson spoons, and Yum Buzz Frogs are still working inside the lily pads or vegetation where the Traps can't be used. Slow rolling spinnerbaits in White/ Chartreuse, Spot Remover, or Hot Mouse colors is working well in clearer water. Magnum Tubes like the 3-4" Southern Pro Tubes are working in remaining flooded grass and stumps over the past week now that normal pool is returning. Schooling white bass disappeared with the increase in muddy water and current. They will return and improve over the next week to ten days now that water clarity is improving. The crappie bite almost completely shut down with all the current, muddy water and rapid pool fluctuations. They will improve in the next week as long as the water continues to clear. Channel catfish love the current along Little River and are biting extremely well with the increase in current. They are best on bulky earthworms, cut shad, chicken livers, or Catfish Charlie.

• Black and White Bass
• Largemouth and Spotted Bass
• Blue Catfish
• Crappie