week of 2-10-10 Date: 2/10/2010 12:35:02 PM

Well as we all know, old man winter has had a good hold on the fishing so far this new year. Cold, muddy water seems to be the norm right now. Hopefully after a couple more weeks, we can break free from this weather. Things can only get better!! Stripers: This weather doesn't seem to affect the stripers very much. They like to eat. Look for loons and seagulls. Then cast bucktails with ice flies, spoons and suspending jerkbaits. Downlines and freelines with live herring and shiners are also working very well. Largemouth Bass: Try fishing suspeding jerkbaits around secondary points. Jigs and shakey heads around brushpiles, and small crankbaits around shallow flooded brush and boat docks. The recent CATT tourney produce several 20 pound five fish limits. Bream & Shellcrackers: This bite is good around secondary points and pockets with flooded cover. Fish mini Carolina rigs and split shot rigs with red worms and baby nightcrawlers. Crappies: The rivers are running red with cold muddy water. But a lot of nice fish are being caught. Dark colored jigs under bridges and around brush piles would be the best bet right now. Spider rigging also producing right now. Catfish: The ticket to catching catfish right now is fairly a simple approach. Stay out of the cold muddy water. Fish in the main lake. Humps, secondary points and main lake points in clearer water is the hot tip of the week. Anchor down in 20 feet of water and fan cast fresh cut bait around your boat. This is the only bite for catfish right now. White Perch: Find the perch and this bite can get fast and furious real quick. But finding the perch is the hard part. Try using jiggin spoons, drop shot rigs and perch rigs tipped with minnows. God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 Thought of the Week: God offers us warmth and comfort in life's winters.

week of 1-26-10 Date: 1/26/2010 6:04:16 PM

hello everyone!! as everybody knows, this has been a wet cold winter so far! Alot of rain! Murray has been very muddy for awhile.But the stripers seem to still be biting pretty good,even in the muddy water. Rattletraps and noisy jerkbaits seem to be working very well. Largemouth Bass seem to be biting, deep on crankbaits, shallow on jerkbaits, shakyheads, and soft plastic worms. Crappies are biting deep around brush piles. And the catfish can be caught deep in the clearer creeks drifting. perch are biting very well if you can find them. Finding them is the tough part. clearer water seems to be better, but finding clearer water can be tough with all the rain making the lake muddy!! This is a great time i guess to inventory and clean those rods and reels. More rain is on the way, The good thing is that spring is right around the corner!! Good fishing everyone!!! You sent abundant rain upon your land,o God, to refresh it in its weariness! Psalms 68:10 He makes mists rise throughout the earth and sends the lightning to bring down the rain, and sends the winds from his treasuries. Psalms 35:7 he covers the heavens with clouds, sends down the showers and makes the green grass grow in mountain pastures. Psalms 147:8 thought for the week: Life's winds blow us to new places and toward new growth.

Date: 1/5/2010 5:21:27 PM

Happy New Year!!!!!! Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future. 1 Timothy 4:8 thought for the week..regular spiritual nourishment gives us a fuller life in Christ.

month of December Date: 12/25/2009 4:47:20 PM

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!  Rejoice in the Lord always, again i will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 thought of the week. How can i show my gratitude for God's gift in Jesus? This Christmas, I will make room for Christ.

Week of 11.27.09 Date: 11/27/2009 10:29:27 AM

Stripers: Striper fishing is good all over the lake right now. Overcast days are best. Schooling action all over the place. Lots of fish are being caught, but not many keepers. Rattletraps, bucktails, jerkbaits and spoons are all working great right now. Bright, sunny days would be live bait fished on downlines and freelines. Also, bottom bumping spoons also works great. Largemouth Bass: A lot of bass are being caught right now. Fish in the back of creeks where here is bait present. Shad raps and small crankbaits are working great right now. Secondary points will call for Zoom trick worms fished on shakey heads. Most bass being caught right now are in the one to two pound range. Shellcrackers: Fishing is great around secondary points, humps, and shallow flats right now. Five to fifteen feet of water is best. Try using redworms and baby nightcrawlers on mini Carolina rigs and split shot rigs. This is not a quantity bite but a quality bite. Most fish being caught are very nice sized. Catfish: This bite is great right now. You can anchor down in the back of creeks where there is bait and catch really nice sized channel cats on cutbait. Twenty feet or less is great. Or you can drift fish in twenty to thirty feet of water with fresh cut bait also. Catfish are biting really well right now. White Perch: This is for all you diehard perch jerkers out there. This bite is getting better and better with the colder weather. Perch are feeding heavey right now in the back of the creeks. Twenty five feet of water and less. Half ounce Berry Spoons are working great right now. Also, drop shot rigs catch a lot of fish. The colder it gets, the better this bite will get. Remember there is no limit on white perch. Use the small ones for catfish bait. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1