Crappie - They will be in deepr brushpiles so try jigs in those areas to find any concentration of crappie. The deep water brushpiles off the steep rocky bluffs often produce crappie in late winter and early spring.

Stripers - I would be throwing some big slab spoons or bucktail jigs now in deeper water structure. We have caught stripers EVERYWHERE in our fall netting - lots of 3 to 6 pounders. They also often take cut bait fished on the bottom at this time of the year.

Walleye - Slab spoons will work now - or big jigs with plastic bodies in chartruese and orange. I would guess that they will be deeper now along the edges of the creek and river channels. A good percentage of walleye are legal size so you should not catch as many little ones this winter. The lake is open and boat ramp access is wide open right now.

White Bass - Slab spoons will be working now and the whites will be in with the other fish around the brushpiles and along the river or creek channels. We were seeing a few really nice white bass in the nets but not big numbers by any means.

Black Bass - It will be spring before the bass awaken and really get going again!

White Perch - You should be able to catch them on small slab spoons, small white jigs, and tailspinners off the points and on the traditional fall and winter spots - near the brushpiles and along the edges of the creek and river channels. Continue to keep all you catch and remember - IT IS NOW ILLEGAL TO HAVE A WHITE PERCH ALIVE IN YOUR POSSESSION - IF YOU CATCH IT AND WANT TO KEEP IT - IT HAS TO BE DEAD IN A COOLER OR LIVEWELL. THEY ARE NO LONGER LEGAL AS LIVE BAIT FOR STRIPERS OR OTHER FISH!!!!!

FISHING

White Bass: They spawn in the river above the Bunker Hill bridge during years of good flows, along the dam and rocky area. Summer finds the whites chasing shad, and fall fishing is generally slab spooning deeper structure.

Walleye: These fish spawn on the dam and rocky points in late March and early April and then move up on the flats in June and July. Late summer and fall slab spooning is most consistent over deep structure. There is a 15-inch length limit on walleye

Striped Bass: Ice fishing is often good in the Horseshoe Bend area, and by May the stripers are concentrated near the dam and often on the surface. Summer fishing requires deep water techniques with live bait or downrigger trolling. By fall, they often move shallow again or are caught slab spooning.

Smallmouth Bass: Rocky shorelines are their best habitat with a few fish over four pounds. There is a 15- inch minimum on smallmouth.

Largemouth Bass: Brush, rocks, and feeder creeks are their hangouts. Numbers are good with a variety of sizes. There is a 15-inch minimum on largemouth.