Weiss Lake Guide Fishing Report

CRAPPIE REPORT: The fall crappie season is underway on Weiss Lake! The first cold front of the season has finally pushed through the area and the water temperatures are falling. The surface temps has dropped about five degrees in the last week and this has got the crappie a little more active. I fished today with Dennis and Barry Quinlan from Mason, Ohio. We had a good day and finished with a nice stringer of 40 keeper crappie. We caught all of our fish bumping bottom with live bait along the river channel ledges. The fish were still holding tight to cover! I also saw some nice stringers of crappie that were caught by anglers shooting docks. The best docks have been close to the river channel and have at least 8 feet of water under them. Also when you are fishing under the docks, try hanging a minnow over the side...you will be surprised how many fish you will catch out in front of the docks! Both of these methods will continue to produce nice fish as we get into the Fall. The Fall crappie season is underway and will continue through November. I will be on the water about every day this week and I hope to have a good report for you in a few days.

BASS REPORT: The bass fishing is really good right now as well. We have been seeing some nice stringers of bass being caught on crank baits. The bass have started to move into the shallow stumpy areas to feed and are being caught in 3-5 feet of water. The bass fishing will also get better as we get later into the month and the temperatures cool off even more. This will be a great time to catch some nice fish...be sure you have a crank bait tied on!

STRIPER REPORT: The striper fishing is still slow. We have been catching a few up to about 3-4 pounds along the channel ledges. These fish were caught on minnows while crappie fishing in 12-14 feet of water.

I will be out on the water several days over the next week and I hope to have another report for you around the middle of the week. Remember there is a 10 inch size limit on Crappie on Weiss Lake and the daily creel limit is 30 per person, per day! See Ya on the Water...

You can now get all of your Southern Pro Hot Grubs at Evans Bypass Quick Stop. Go by and see Theresa and pick up all of the hot colors that you will need to catch crappie. They are located at the caution light on the Clarence Chesnut Bypass in Centre!