Local fishing report 5-11-2022

The local fishing report for this week.

Wister: May 6. Elevation 12 ft. above normal and rising, water 58 and stained. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/WIST.lakepage.html. Largemouth bass and spotted bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure, channels, coves, points and shorelines. Blue catfish, channel catfish and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, crawfish, cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, sunfish and worms below the dam, around brush structure, channels, main lake, points and standing timber. Black crappie and white crappie good on jigs, minnows and spinnerbaits below the dam, around brush structure, channels, points and shorelines. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.


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Craig Hall
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