Greers Ferry Fishing report

Greers Ferry is fishing incredibly well right now.  Shad are still spawning on the main lake, creeks and rivers.  In order to increase my catch rates I am spending a lot of time in really small areas and not moving around much at all.  Once you locate a school of fish, soak the area really well and for a good amount of time before you pull the plug.  All of our game fish are beginning to school up tight getting into there summer pattern.  It is a must right now to utilize your electronics to locate fish, if you are not seeing them on the graph...there is no one home!  Unlike during the Spring where fish are so spread out in vast spawning flats that you can practically catch them doing anything.  These summer fish are like wolf packs, hanging in prime locations adjacent to the shad feeding at select times of the day. Right now these wolf packs of various species of fish are still relating to the bottom and contour breaks.   As we get deeper into summer look for these same fish to start suspending in open water. Top Waters, Spinners, Swim Baits, Big Worms and live Crawlers are all producing good numbers of fish Daily!

May 14, 2012

Greers Ferry is fishing good but spotty right now.  Schools of Bait Fish and Game Fish are on the move daily it seems.  Here one day and gone the next has been the story.  Depths of 12 to 18 feet of water are holding the most actively feeding fish here on the reservoir.  Schoolers early are providing some really good action for the first hour of daylight and longer on cloudy days, however the clouds seem to scatter them out pretty good as the day goes on.  I have had the best luck on bigger hybrids and huge schools of whites in really small areas towards mid morning on shallow flats.  Honestly, I have never seen the amount of shad we have in the reservoir right now...copious amounts are scattered from the creek and river arms out to the main lake and in the flats.  I have had the best luck fishing the fish in transition from spring to the summer pattern.  Smitty's A-Rig, the Fish Dinner Lure Line up of spinners, c-rigs  will all pull some good fish while they are feeding.  The walleye bite is so hit or miss, unlike most years, by now they are really starting to school and are relatively consistent.  Right now I'm having to run a lot of unproductive water eliminating it everyday to get on really small areas that are holding medium to large concentrations of fish.  As we warm this week I look for the summer pattern to really come on strong and more consistent fishing action to be seen daily.  Everyone that knows me well, knows I really want every trip out to be a banner day.  I can assure you, know one wants you to catch them any more than this guy right here!  Right now it's difficult to catch them all day, you simply have to be in the right place at the right time and take advantage of peek feeding times.