The lake level is 553.95 and has dropped less than one inch in the lst 24-hours with generation about 1/2 the time. The White river at Newport is at 14+ feet and they must be protecting the corn and bean crop from flooding before the harvest downstream. Oh, I forgot that was last fall. It is now January and they only have a couple of months before the spring rains. The lake is in excellent condition now though and the crappie and bass are biting. The surface temperature was 50.5 yesterday evening and the water is still stained. Mike, John, James and myself all caught fish. Some people left but we have more coming in. The fishing slows a bit after the cold fronts move in but get better and better after the high pressure arrives until the next cloudy, low pressure produces the best fishing until it rains you out. The fish care about low pressure, food, oxygen, cover, water temperature and proximity to deep water. Maximize as many of these as you can and you will catch fish. That is why I put Blackburns Brush piles on drop-offs. After they feed they go to a comfortable place. I do not put brush on places to lure the fish there but put them on places known to hold fish to make it more attractive to them. It works. The fishing right now is a prime example. Spring top water fishing is fun and easy but i really like winter fishing for big fish and low fishing pressure. Bass fishermen beating the bank are not doing that well but the ones spooning deeper brush are doing great. This is a good time of year and you cannot walk on our water or drill holes in it. Many places are closed but Blackburns is open all year. Come on dow. We will not charge you too much. Compare prices.
