Somerville Fishing Report
- May 14, 2025
- GOOD. Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.20 feet below pool. Expect the freshwater to alter the bite for a few days. Dam gates are closed. At the Marina the crappie bite is fair, bluegill are fair on crickets or worms, the catfish are fair on minnows or punch bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush in 8-18 feet of water. Catfish are excellent in 3-10 feet of water with cut shad or punch bait. Catfish are spawning. Black bass are good on crankbaits and shiny spinnerbaits in 2-8 feet of water. White bass are excellent trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are good with many undersized fish being caught in deeper water using cut bait or mussels. Below the dam fishing is slow. since no water is being released. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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