Greers Ferry November Fishing Forecast

 Hello All!  November here on Greers Ferry greets us with
migrating mallards and schooling fish lake wide.  Water surface
temperatures where moderately warm during October, which suppressed a
consistent bite on most all game fish species.  A late month cold snap
brought unseasonably cold temps to the lake area which resulted in
lower surface temps and the bite heating up in a hurry.  Water levels
are down below normal pool and clarity is 10 - 15 feet in select
areas.

    Our White Bass and Hybrid Striper's will be on most every anglers
mind that visit's Greers this month.  Schooling and breaking fish will
be feeding on most main lake flats and in select creeks and pockets.
November offers extended feeding times as these fish will feel the
urge of winter coming and start really stock piling food for the
colder months. Surfacing fish will be seen throughout the day and
should be willing to take a Cindy K Spinner or Walking Type Topwater
bait.  Once the surfacing subsides, drop a FDL Spoon to fish taking
advantage of the all you can eat shad buffet.  This is when your going
to catch your crappies and walleyes that are following the food.

    Our Small mouth bass where on a terror in October and I look for
this feeding trend to continue into the winter or at least while the
water surface temps stay above 52 degrees.  In one tournament this
past month we had over 350 fish weighed in and over half where
Smallies, Greers is really turning into an awesome Small mouth
fishery.  Long flat points with timber are an excellent location to
locate these fish schooling and active.  Depths of 6"'s out to 16 feet
of water are best with some deeper water or a channel near by.  Swim
baits, Grubs, Lake Fork Tackle magic Shad and the Scrounger will all
catch good numbers of these fish.  Check out Golden Outdoors and
Fish`N Stuff for all of the above baits and best colors.

    Walleyes will be on the feed this month.  November is one of my
very favorite months for chasing and catching these tasty fish.
Metabolisms are turning up and our eyes will be feeding heavily this
month.  I like to start my days with a more aggressive approach in
locating our eyes.  Stick baits and Crank baits on shallow wood and
gravel with bait present are always a likely spot to stick an eye
early when there are now visible schools of breaking fish present.
Once the Sun gets high in the sky I switch over to live bait methods
and finesse rigs presented close to the bottom in a variety of depths.
 I will focus on break lines parallel to flats with good chunk and
gravel, if you can locate isolated wood it's even better.  Light line,
sensitive rods and making longer cast is key to boating multiple fish
in small areas with clear water.

  November is one of my top 3 months for catching all species here on
Greers Ferry. Light boat traffic, good numbers of fish and beautiful
Ozark Mountains, does it Get Any Better?Come on and Catch the good
life here on Greers Ferry.  If you would like to book a trip or have
any question's about our area or anything mentioned in this report
please give me a call or drop me an email and I will get back with you
as soon as I'm off the water.  Check out updates and pics at
www.fishgreersferry.com and facebook/fish greers ferry (501)691-5701
or fishgreersferry@gmail.com  Good Fishin` Cody S. Smith

Pickwick Fall 2011

Smallmouth Country Bound!!!

Well, Off To the Tennessee River @ Pickwick for a week of Guiding for BIG Smallies!!! Wish me luck and take it easy on our Greers Ferry Fish while I'm gone! Still have a few dates left for Awesome Fall Fishing Call or Email to book your Date~