Hello Springtime! It really doesn't get any better than Greers Ferry
in April. Beautiful Scenery, Clear Water and Lot's of BITES!
Typically during April we will see unstable yet predictable weather
trends persist here on Greers Ferry. With all the spring rains we
will most likely be seeing lot's of inflow coming into the reservoir,
this is great for all species of fish here on the lake as these rains
add lot's of nutrients and oxygen to our reservoir. Water surface
temperatures will range in the mid to upper 60 degree
range. Both species of shad will be spawning in a variety of areas
and should be your focus for the best opportunity for success. Water
depths from 16 feet and shallower will be harboring most all species
in great numbers during this month.
Our Walleyes here on Greers Ferry will really get spurred on this
month having completed the spawn and beginning to feed into there
early summer pattern. Look for heavier concentrated schools of eyes
this month on the edge of spawning flats that roll off into the main
channel. Isolated cover in these location's is not a must but is
preferred. Depths from 6 to 32 feet deep depending on the amount of
light and given condition's will hold good numbers of fish on both the
main lake and in the creeks and rivers. Live Bait methods with
minnows and crawlers will most likely out produce artificial baits
during this period. However, with rain and low clouds these fish will
aggressively feed on a stick bait or crank bait when fished around
shallow rock with wind and bait present.
White Bass and Hybrids are and will be up most of the creeks with any
amount of inflow. Once they have completed there spawn early this
month they will begin to feed back up as they will not leave areas
with spawning shad present. Early morning and late evening can be a
great time to take advantage of peak feeding times. Catch Numbers can
be extremely high right now and days of 100 fish will be seen.
Smitty's A-Rig in the 3 arm version with a variety of soft plastics
are already producing multiple catches on single casts. The Cindy K
Spinner by Fish Dinner Lure Company is a jack hammer on these fish.
Extremely easy to fish and very Family and Child Friendly! As these
fish follow the schools of shad out to deeper water towards the end of
the month look for the Spoon bite to improve and really start to
shine.
The smallies and ky's are hitting the bank and spawning actively this
month. We will see pre-spawn, spawn and post spawn fish. Look for
the bigger females to be spawning heavily on the first full moon of
the month. Areas of 9 - 17 feet deep will harbor most of the beds and
with current water condition's sight fishing will only be available in
select areas. Split Shot Rigs with the Lake Fork Tackle Baby Ring fry
will produce very good numbers this year. When considering color,
brighter is usually better on the smallies. Chartreuse, Pinks, and
Reds can all be great colors at this time.
April truly is one of my favorite months on the reservoir here. Lot's
of bites and we will have days where we boat up to 10 different
species while on the water. Walleyes, White Bass, Hybrids,
Smallmouth...You name it, We got it, here on Greers Ferry. Check us
out on Facebook and the www @ fishgreersferry.com Good Fishin` Cody
S. Smith 501.691.5701 fishgreersferry@gmail.com
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