Steve & Lisa Spencer give tips and conditions for local fishing holes in Saline County in this column. See more info about Steve and Lisa at the end.
Bryson Kindy holding a nice around 7 lb bass caught at Sunset Lake using a plastic worm
Saline River – Was doing great until the rain came. It was at 9.42 ft , as of 2:30pm Sunday. But while raining I had a customer report to me of being down at the spillway catching as he said a fish on each one of his brooders that he had got from me. Only thing he didn’t catch any walleye, just Kentucky and small mouth bass. But I have had some others going on the river catching walleye using brooder minnows. A few crappie been caught off of #6 crappie minnows and pink crappie minnows. Catfish have been fair on goldfish, bream and night crawlers.
Mark Joshep modified a Beaver Bottom bait and caught this crappie at a lake
Sunset Lake – A few crappie still being caught off of #6 crappie minnows. Bass have been going after plastic worms pretty good. Also on brooder minnows. On some of those sunny days the bream were being caught on crickets and small jigs. Catfish have been fair on night crawlers, chicken livers and stink baits, secret 7 has been pretty good lately.
Billy Brennan & Neil Powell caught these crappie and a couple of bass while fishing at Lake Nimrod using #6 crappie minnows and also Beaver Bottom baits.
Lake Norrell – Some big crappie have been reported by a few customers catching them pretty deep using #6 crappie minnows and Kalin’s 2″ grubs in Tenneessee shad color. Catfish fair on chicken livers, night crawlers and black salty’s. Few bream on crickets. Bass been good on brooders and spinner baits.
Neil Powell caught this crappie using a Beaver Bottom Bait at a private pond
Bishop Park Ponds – Crappie good on #6 crappie minnows and Beaver Bottom baits. Bass been hitting brooders and bass minnows. Bream on crickets and red worms. Catfish been hitting stink bait and night crawlers.
Hunter Howard caught a nice walleye and small mouth using minnows on the Saline River
Lake Winona – Crappie been good not only on #6 crappie minnows but also on bass minnows. Catfish being caught on night crawlers and bait shrimp. Bass been going after crank baits as well as bass minnows. No report on bream, but not meaning they haven’t caught any.
Steve & Lisa Spencer have owned Lisa’s Bait Shop at 2112 Watts Road in Benton since 1985. They are happy to serve you 7 days of the week. Click image below to visit them on Facebook.
