Somerville Fishing Report
- Feb 11, 2026
- SLOW. Water stained; 53 degrees; 3.06 feet below pool. The nightbite has picked up this week. At the marina the crappie bite is good, and catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Bluegill are slow on crickets and worms. Black bass are starting to stage for spring spawn. Bass are fair on craw jigs and slow moving plastics baits in 6-14 feet of water. On the lake crappie are good with various jigs and minnows holding tight under brush in 8-16 feet of water or roaming. Catfish are good in 5-12 feet of water on drop-offs with cut shad, punch bait or using jug lines. Chumming areas helps. White bass are fair trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are fair with jigs or cut bait in deeper water. Below the dam all species are slow while water is not being discharged. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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