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Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service, said rainbow trout are everywhere in the Carpenter Dam tailrace and thriving in the lake’s nutrient-rich waters. Wade fishermen can now easily access areas that are holding schools of trout. PowerBait and waxworms fished just off the bottom with a marshmallow floater are working along with nightcrawlers and redworms presented in the same manner. Trout Magnets fished shallow in moving or still water can produce excellent results with the drawdown in effect. January fish numbers are scheduled to be 9,300 trout, so opportunities are much more likely for fishing success. Bank fishermen should stick to basic patterns of live bait and PowerBait while fly-fishermen should cast egg patterns in white or yellow under a strike indicator. Micro-jigs and Woolly Buggers have taken trout over 15 inches this week, although there has been a huge influx of smaller trout.

White bass have been observed breaking in the early morning hours chasing threadfin shad below the bridge. Casting spinner baits and jigs in 1/8oz. weights has been the best presentation to catch these fish the past week.

Hybrid bass school alongside white bass and are being caught on the same techniques. Trolling shallow-running crankbaits against the current has been productive catching white bass and hybrids, as well as walleye in the 2-pound class.

While this information has been reported for several weeks running, anglers should expect some dramatic changes in bite patterns as cold fronts move in and out of our area. Temperatures can change as much as 30 degrees or more in less than a day. Rapid temperature change shuts down many fish species until consistent weather resumes.

The water is 50 degrees and clear with a generation schedule that can be found at www.entergy.com/hydro. LAKE HAMILTON No report. DEGRAY LAKE

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