SUMMARY: It might be too hot for fishing during the day unless you fish early morning or in the evening, but night fishing is best right now. All fishing seems to be a little slow during the day. So, night fishing is a good alternative to beat the heat during the day. Early morning is the best time for topwater bass. Jerkbaits and buzzbaits are doing fair until the sun gets up over the trees. After that, chatterbaits in white or chartreuse along with spinnerbaits are doing O.K. Crankbaits are also catching a few until the sun gets straight over head. Then, you have to go a little deeper with some deep divers or jig and pig. Shakyhead or Texas-rigged Brushhogs are doing fair also. The daytime fishing has slowed down a lot except for the early morning and evening bite. You can still catch some good bass during the day, but when the midday sun is high in the sky the bass seem to be a little harder to find. Crickets are a good choice for some good-size bluegill, but you may have to fish a little deeper to find the bigger ones. There have been some nice channel cats caught on beef liver and also on fresh shrimp. There have also been some huge stripers caught at the mouth of the steam plant on live skipjack. The muskies are slowing down, but have been spotted downstream around reactor bend and even farther down.

Reported by: Tennessee W.R.A