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Lake conditions and tournaments In Need of a Fishing License Interesting Fishing Facts Fishermen associate Greers Ferry Lake with walleye fishing. A national walleye tournament is held on Greers Ferry Lake every year. The world record walleye weighing more than 22 pounds was caught here. The largemouth and smallmouth bass, the spotted or Kentucky bass, the striped bass/white bass hybrids, the lake trout, crappie and bream are all species found in the lake. The new world's record hybrid bass weighing 27 pounds, 5 ounces was caught on Greers Ferry Lake by a local guide in April 1997. He fought the fish for 25 minutes. Jerry Shaum of Shirley knew he had a huge fish on the line. He held on until the battle was won. He was trolling in 45 feet of water. The Little Red River feeds Greers Ferry Lake. A world-class fishery for brown trout and rainbow trout, the Little Red River produced another world record fish: a 40-pound, 4-ounce brown trout, in 1992, beating the earlier record catches of 28 to 29 pounds. BAIT Glow in the Dark Fishing Lures FISHING REPORT The lake level is at 461.35 and has risen from 461.33 since last night. And the tem ranges from 50 degrees to a cool 44 degrees and rising. The walleye are biting some what, but what I have seen are in poor condition for some reason, not many have been caught up river any where or entered into the tournament. We are about 3 weeks behind in our fishes getting set up right is probably the problem, but with the warm rain and all the warm weather that will change over night, for sure. The croppy fishing is good in pole timber with fish expended and 20 feet of water over 60 feet of water using minnows and jigs and or brush piles can be productive and the same water dept with in a week they will make a run to the bank and can be caught out of bushes. The bass fishing is good using jerk baits and crank baits try wiggle warts and flat shad’s, rogues and lucky craft and any new jerk variety will work well you just have to be patient. And only throw it out and jerk it every 20 seconds, and your catch will double. Try these fish on Main lake points, secondary points, and in the guts of creeks and pockets. For the deeper fish, try dragging a football head or Carolina rig, throw in swim bait and crank bait will work at certain times, but the top secret is to throw and drag or grub through the trees. Throw it out and let it sink 40 feet and reel it back real slow. No report on catfish The white bass in hybrids are on the move no telling where they will stop other than upstream, and they will be in traditional places between the main lake and there. Use jigging spoons, headline spinners, grubs, or rooster tails real slow, hair jigs and swim baits will catch them in certain conditions.
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