Robert Johnson – Anthony Boettner from over in Centerton came to fish here at Holiday Island this week looking for whites and walleye. He must’ve seen the bottom of the paper, “Whites are bitin’ ” and jumped on it. We found some good pockets of whites upriver between Beaver and Houseman, but had a heck of a time getting them to go with that northwest wind. The walleye were a little more active, but only got one keeper trolling a chartreuse flicker shad down about 11 ft.
For shoreline fishing on this end of the lake and catching whites and stripers, it’s almost time to start looking at the day use side of the dam. Fish are ready for spring, with walleye and whites being caught from Holiday Island to Spider Creek in the tailwaters.
Crappie are holding deep with cold unstable weather, but moving into the shoreline brush on the warm fronts. A jig or minnow under a slip float might put some in your boat.
According to the extended forecast we might not have any more nights that get below freezing with lots of warm days ahead. So get your gear together because the fishing forecast looks good.
That’s what I’m doing now, so till next week get ready and enjoy the warm days.
Robert Johnson, fishofexcellence.com (479) 253-2258