Buchanan Fishing Report
- Oct 23, 2019
- GOOD. Water stained; 75–78 degrees; 1.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good along the bank in 5 feet or less with topwater lures, jigs, and, lighter weight spinners. Striped bass are fair on plastic swim baits and Rat–L–Traps along the edges of bait fish. White bass are good on minnows and twisted tail jigs schooling in shallower than normal water of 12–18 feet. Crappie are good on weighted crappie jigs and live minnows on structure. With the correct bait catfish are good throughout the lake. Channel catfish have been good on stink bait, yellow/blue catfish are good on live or stink bait.
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