Fishing Reports

Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Stained.Bass: Slow. Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing is pretty tough right now. It’s getting to the point where you’re better off going at night. There is a little bit of an early morning topwater bite right at daylight on the main lake. You can run-and-gun…

Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Light stain in the rivers, mostly clear in the main lake. Bass: Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has slowed a little bit, but with this crazy spring I wouldn’t be surprised to catch a few late spawners. I haven’t seen much of a shad spawn…

Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the rivers, mostly clear in the main lake.Bass: Good. Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been good, but it’s still a little behind with the cooler weather. I think you’re going to see fish still trying to bed in early May.…

Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Light stain.Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been hit and miss with the weather. We’ve had some good trips, but the best is yet to come. I’ll be concentrating on the prespawn fish for a week or so and then focusing on spawning largemouth…

Jackson: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Light stain in the rivers, clear in the main lake. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “It’s hard to beat a Spro Aruku Shad in chartreuse-shad right now and some form of a jerkbait. I like Lucky Craft Pointers. The fish are really…

Jackson: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-58 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the rivers, clear in the main lake. Bass: Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing is hit-or-miss with the weather right now. I had one of the best trips I’ve had in a long time last week. We boated over 60 fish…

Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been pretty tough. Jackson is fishing like a totally different lake right now. I can catch a few fish, but the clear, full water is killing my shallow bite. We saw the better fish in…

Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing remains pretty tough right now. I was out this past weekend, and we struggled. We did catch a few fish and missed several good bites casting a 7/16-oz. Net Boy Baits Finesse jig in…

Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake and a slight stain in the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been pretty tough here lately. The Monticello High School Bass Club fished this weekend, and it was pretty tough. Joseph Caldwell won it with four that weighed 4.12…

Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Clear in the main lake and a slight stain in the rivers. Bass: Very tough at presstime, but Eric Perkins said October is when the shad migration is on, and he’ll spend some time burning more gas than normal in a run-and-gun pattern. In the mornings, look…