Stillhouse Fishing Report
- Apr 17, 2024
- GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 14.70 feet below pool. Thanks to flooding rains on April 9, Stillhouse rose 2.35 feet since last week and is now 65.2-percent full. Largemouth bass fishing is excellent right now with numerous 7-8 pound bass being taken each week for the past several weeks in small, local tournaments. Dark, natural hues of soft plastics worked on the outside edge of the hydrilla, especially where that hydrilla growth coincides with topographic anomalies, is productive. The freshwater drum spawn is tapering off. Bare, stony points in 12-19 feet worked with a 3/8 or ⅝ ounce Bladed Hazy Eye Slab by banging the bottom, then lifting the lure about a foot and repeating this process will produce fish 12-26 inches. White bass will continue to be hard to come by as they make their way back down lake, typically congregating once again by June. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.
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Fishing reports are produced with support from Toyota and the federal Sport Fish Restoration program.