Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't put up a report for a couple weeks but the fishing hasn't been good because of the water being let out of the res and all the catfish and such getting ready to spawn. But in the last few days we have had good reports of the fishing starting to pick up again. So here we are and we will try to let you know all we have been told about what is going on.

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Walleye--most of the walleye that are being caught now are by people drifting the flats. But at the city lake some have been caught around the tower. Minnows and crawlers have been the best to lure this fish to your hook.

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Bass----from all the reports we have got, the bass are doing pretty good at the lakes. We have had several bass fisher-people in from many places and they say they are doing good here. Crawlers and some lures are working great to get these bad boys.

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Catfish--the way it looks most of the catfish are about done with the spawn now. They are starting to feed again and they are on the thin side as you would imagine. The ones that have been caught show the signs of just getting done. Same goes for the flat heads right now. The numbers being caught are getting better everyday. So far crawlers livers, minnows, shad guts & sides are working great for the channels. The flats are hitting good on perch, koi, and goldfish.

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Channel Catfish fair using shad in the creeks

White Crappie good using minnows or jigs in the weeds 

Walleye good using jigs and crankbaits

Wipers fair to good

White Bass good using crankbaits and jigs in the creeks and along the dam

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 1350.50 Temperature: 

Inflow: 5 cfs Outflow: 15 cfs Level: 0.01 feet low

Finally after the lake being overly full from all the rains and then from the release of water from the spilling basin; Marion Reservoir is getting back to normal

Catfish are hitting on night crawlers, leeches and dip or stink baits. A lot of nice flat heads were brought in most of them were caught on night crawler some one perch or other larger size live bait. 

Wipers and white bass No Report 

Walleye No Report 

Channel catfish No Report 

Temperature: 

 Channel Catfish fair using shad side or guts at the upper end of the lake (Length limit is 15 inches and creel limit is 2/day) 

Largemouth Bass good in 1 to 5 feet of water using spinner and crank baits 

Black Crappie fair using minnows and jigs  

 Bluegill fair using small baits along the rocky shoreline 

Redear/Sunfish fair using pieces of worms

Walleye fair  

Temperature: 

Channel Catfish fair at the upper end of the lake (Length limit is 15 inches and the daily creel limit is 5) 

Saugeye/Walleye fair using jigs and crankbaits off the rocky shoreline 

White Bass fair  off the main lake points using shad

Largemouth Bass fair using stick baits in the coves (There is a 13 to 18 inch slot limit in effect at this lake)

White Crappie good using minnows and jigs along the shoreline 

Temperature:

Channel Catfish fair using shad sides and worms

Largemouth Bass good using crankbaits in the shallow waters

Bluegill fair using worm pieces in the rocks

Lake normal 
water temperature 84 degrees