Tennessee

[BrianCarper]

The last week has been phenomenal on the lake. The crappie are biting very well in depths
of water from 8ft-15ft. We are taking them on minnows and jigs in brush-piles. The bass
have been active as well. You can catch them shallow in depth of 1ft-3ft and also
5ft-8ft. The reason for this is that some of the fish are spawning and others are in
their post-spawn pattern. Both of these patterns will produce fish with many different
baits. I prefer either a lizards (carolina or texas rig) or crankbaits. One thing that I
try to remember is that the post-spawn bass are going to be really slow and sluggish
since they just finished laying their eggs. If I don't get a bit on my crankbait, I will
not leave without trying my slow lizard.You also want to be very careful handling these
fish for they are weak and fragile. Hope this help everyone this week!

Brian Carper
www.briancarper.com
615-278-6311