Lake Seminole Fishing Report: May 30 2025

Level: 0.3 feet below 77.5. Temp: 78-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear to lightly stained.

Brad Reynolds, owner of Westside Bait and Tackle, reports, “The bite has been really good this week. Folks are catching anything and everything up and down the lake. There’s a good mayfly hatch happening right now on Seminole, and that’s got bream, bass and even catfish feeding hard.”

If you’re looking to target bluegill, finding them won’t be hard. Look for them to be shallow and holding tight under willow trees as they gorge themselves on the current mayfly hatch that’s been going on.

“I’m getting reports from customers every day who are having success all over the lake and even up the Flint all the way to Big Slough, and folks are catching them all kinds of ways,” said Brad. “Beetlespins, topwater bugs and crickets are all producing, and folks are catching some big ones.”

Dale Dickman shows off a nice Seminole bluegill caught recently.

Brad went on to say that though the best bite will be early in the morning and late in the evening, if you find some good low shade over the water and mayflies dropping, you won’t have trouble getting bit all day long.

According to Brad, bass anglers have two good options this week on the lake.

“You can go shallow and fish the bream beds and grasslines, or go deep and fish the ledges. Shallow is where you’ll catch quantity, and deep water is where you’ll find most of your quality bites,” said Brad.

For anglers wanting to go shallow, frogs, wacky-rigged worms and swim jigs are all good options. Choose a color that mimics a bedding bluegill and give the fish a few different options before moving on to the next spot.

“That’s always been my strategy when I’m fishing shallow on the lake,” said Brad. “I’m starting with a frog, but then I’m going to work my way down in the water column with a few different lures before moving to another spot. Some days they want something different than they did the day before, so it’s good to give them a few different looks.”

If you’re looking to go big or go home, look for the deep ledges and humps in various areas throughout the lake to hold the big bass Seminole is known for.

“Eighteen to 20 feet is the minimum depth I’d look, and 25 to 26 feet is prime this month,” said Brad. “Most of the customers who I talk to have been doing good with a Berkley Dredger 25.5. Blue chartreuse is the most popular color we carry, and this time of year we sell a lot of them.”

Catfishing has been good on the lake this week, and one of Brad’s customers reported being hooked up with three giant cats at one time while fishing with live shad.

“Eight to 10 feet of water has been the most productive depth, that’s what I’m hearing from a bunch of folks,” said Brad. “They may be deeper than that or even way up shallow. You’ll see them all the time in 2 feet of water on bream beds during the middle of the day.”

For this reason, Brad said it’s good to be versatile and swap up your tactics. The area around the dam is a good place to drop a line, as is the area near the mouth of the Flint. If you can get some live shad, they are a good option, and if not cutbait or shrimp are both good options.

If you make a trip down to Seminole, be sure to stop in Westside for the latest info on what’s biting on the Big Pond. Brad is there throughout the day, and he or one of his employees will be glad to fill you in on the latest info.