Fishing Report (Updated 5.14.2008)

Spottail Bass: Good.  Fish are grouped in large to very large schools on the flats but are at times reluctant to feed in the very clear water.  Try a variety of lures to get them to bite, ranging from DOA or Gulp shrimp to topwater plugs to gold spoons to flies.   Mud minnows or live mullet may also be effective.

Trout: Fair.  The trout fishing has dropped off a bit but expect it to pick back up again soon.  Fish deeper than for the spottail bass and target holes in creeks.  Use an Equalizer-type popping cork with a leader underneath and fish a grub on a lead headed jig.  Finding the right action on the jig is very important.

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