Somerville Fishing Report
- Dec 4, 2024
- SLOW. Water normal stain; 57 degrees; 2.23 feet below pool. There is not much fishing activity on water with cold temperatures and hunting season going on. At Somerville marina the crappie bite is fair, bluegill are fair on crickets and worms, and catfish are fair on minnows and punch bait. Crappie are slow over brush in 8-16 feet of water with jigs and minnows. Black bass are slow on moving plastics in 6-12 feet of water. Catfish are good in 6-10 feet using cut shad or punch bait. White bass are slow trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are fair in deeper water using cut bait or mussels. Below the dam fishing is slow, because water is not being released. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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