Somerville Fishing Report
- Jul 24, 2024
- FAIR. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.10 feet above pool. Summer pattern is here to stay until September. Crappie bite is slow, and bluegill and catfish are fair at the Somerville Marina. Crappie are slow on jigs and minnow, over brush, 8-16 feet of water. Catfish are fair in 3-10 feet of water on cut shad or punch bait. White bass are good trolling with various spoons or anchored with shad and ghost minnows. Hybrids are fair but pick up to good in the afternoon in deeper water, if you locate them, using cut bait. Various species are fair below the dam while water is being released at about 95 cfs. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.
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