Bridgeport Lake

FAIR. Water clear; 54 degrees; 4.77 feet below pool. Crappie are in a prespawn and this next wave of warm weather should trigger the first spawn. Male crappie are shallow and in the creeks. Crappie bite is fair with jigs or minnows on docks in 15-30 feet of water with some roaming in 20-30 feet. Male 1-3 pound bass have pushed shallow, with big bass still in 10-20 feet. It should be another few weeks before the first spawn push. Largemouth bass are fair with Alabama rigs on main lake points, creek channels, or on banks in the late afternoons. Use crankbaits and chatterbaits on main lake rock and suspended on docks. Bass will be pushing shallower with this warm weather. Hybrids are fair deadsticking slabs and flukes on main lake humps and points. White bass are good in creeks. Catfish are good on cut shad and bluegill on main lake deep holes, deeper holes in coves, and in the river in creek channels drifting. Report by Jack Pellegrini, Lake Bridgeport Crappie Guide Service.