Mike with some nice ones yesterday. Beautiful day.
The lake level is 553.38 and has dropped 2-1/2 inches in the last 24-hours with sluice gates open to an equivalent of just over 1-generator. The White River at Newport is 4.06 feet and rising. The surface water temperature is 78-degrees and dropping. The water clarity is good on the main lake and clearing nicely after the lake turnover and stained a bit in the creeks. The water is homogenous down to about 40-feet where it starts to get cold and there is little oxygen. Few fish are deeper than 40-feet and I am seeing none diving. Crappie, Kentucky Bass and Bluegill are on main lake brush piles from 18-30-feet suspended at various depths with bluegill being. Crappie are schooled and not as spooky as they were. The overall bite is getting better and a few walleye are on main lake points. The lake overall is in excellent condition and at a good level for fishing, diving and boating. The weather has cooled but we still have some swimmers. The fall foliage is changing and is on schedule for a late October peak. The crappie and Kentucky Bass are nice size as are the Bluegill. It looks to be a good fall so far. Bink is still catching some stripers back in the larger and deeper creeks. Blackburns is still the home of the $59/day 1-bedroom cabin and they come with a free stall for your boat. No better deal anywhere. Come on down. We will not charge you too much and Scuba Steve knows where the fish are.
