Lake Seminole Fishing Report May 2014

Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Muddy.

Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Lake Seminole is high, fast and muddy! The fish are hard to catch right now, but the best way to do so is to fish super shallow water in backwater areas with a frog or a swimbait. There have also been some reports of a shad spawn going on in these same areas. A good choice for a swimbait is a 5-inch Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper in pearl. Rig this bait on a 5/0 Gamakatsu Superline Hook with a toothpick through the head to hold on the bait, and use Sunline FC Sniper 20-lb. fluorocarbon line. If you need a little more weight added to it, put a 1/16-oz. Fish Catchin Fool Tungsten weight on the front with a Fish Catchin Fool Bobber Stopper. The best frog right now is a Spro Bronzeye Shad in the nasty-shad color. This bait has tremendous walk-the-dog action and really does imitate a shad. Fish this frog on a fast-speed reel such as a Lew’s Super Duty in 7:1, and use 60-lb. Sunline FX2 braid. As the weather continues to warm and the water continues to clear, look for the bass to start moving out on river ledges, and then use your Lowrance Structure Scan to locate schools of fish to catch cranking.”