Fishing report for Kerr/Buggs Island Lake

Striper: Fishing for stripers remains good. Fish are being found all over the lakes major creeks like Rudds, Eastland, Ivy Hill and Grassy Creek. Fishermen are finding fish in the shallows in the morning and late evening with swimbaits and topwater and out off of major points and creek channels with live bait and bucktails during mid-day. The rivers are doing well with fish spawning also.

Catfish: There is good river fishing right now with reports of nice blues/flatheads being caught in the 30-50 lb. range. Most fishermen are anchoring on flats/logjams and creek channel bends. Preferred baits are bream/shads/menhadden/ goldfish and jumbo minnows.

Crappie: Fishing remains good with many different methods working. We still may have a little spawning left to go, but about 3/4 of the fish are finished spawning. Fish are being found on laydowns with deep water in front of them. Bridge poles and brush are starting to pick up and boat docks are holding fish with deeper water under them. Most fishermen are casting jigs to areas or with minnows on slip corks. Good colors are blue/chartreuse, pearl white, tennessee shad and john deere green. Water temps are 68 – 74.

Bass: Mixed patterns are working with a little water still in the bushes. Fish are being found with top water and shallow running crankbaits in the morning and evenings. During the day, fishermen are moving out a little on secondary points with crankbaits in the 5 – 10ft. range and carolina rigs/shakeyheads are doing well

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Lake Level : John H. Kerr Reservoir – Lake Level