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[font "Verdana"][size 2]April 26, 2006[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]REELFOOT LAKE:
Creel Limits- Bass - 5 (minimum length 15 inches), Crappie - 30 (no size limit). The lake is about 6 inches above pool; water temps in the low-70's. Bass fishing is good. Fish are being caught on spinner baits and jerk type baits shallow. Crappie fishing is excellent, good fish are being caught in 4-6 ft. water. Bream fishing is good, should improve as water temps rise. Catfishing is good. Fish are being caught on nightcrawlers.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]KENTUCKY LAKE:
Creel Limits- Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass - 5 (minimum length 15 inches), Crappie - 30 (minimum length 10 inches) Sauger - 10 (minimum length 14 inches), Catfish (only one catfish over 34 inches per day. No limit on fish under 34 inches)[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]North of I-40: Water temps are in the low to mid-70's. Bass fishing is good. Some fish are being caught around weeds and logs on plastic lizards or jigs. Crappie fishing is good. Most fish are being caught around structure in about 9 ft. of water. Catfishing is fair. Some fish are being caught along the main channel using turkey livers or night crawlers.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]South of I-40: Water temps are in the mid-70's. Bass fishing has good. Some fish are being caught in the creeks in 2-3 ft. water on spinner baits. Crappie fishing is good. Fish are being caught in shallow water in the creeks on minnows and jigs. Catfishing is good. Fish are being caught on the main channel in 35-40 ft. water.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]PICKWICK LAKE:
Creel Limits: Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass - 5 (15 inch minimum length limit on bass). Crappie - 30 (minimum length 9 inches). Water temps are in the mid-70's. Largemouth bass fishing is good. Fish are being caught in 4-6 ft. water on crank baits and spinner baits. Smallmouth fishing is fair. Some fish are being caught early and late on top-water baits in shallow water. Crappie fishing is fair. Some fish are being caught on small spinners and minnows around cover. Catfishing is fair. Fish are being caught on night crawlers[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]LAKE BARKLEY:
Creel Limits: Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass - 5 (minimum length limit 15 inches). Crappie - 30 (minimum length limit 10 inches). Water temps are in the mid-70's. Bass fishing is fair. Fish are being caught on jigs and spinner baits around weeds. Crappie fishing is good. Fish are being taken around stumps and other cover along edge of creek channels on minnows. Catfishing is fair. Fish are being caught along main channel on cut bait.[/size][/font]
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[font "Verdana"][size 2]BROWNS CREEK LAKE (located ten miles south of I-40 in Natchez Trace State Park):
Creel Limits- Bass- 5 (16"-21" PLR) only one per day greater than 21", Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie - 30 ( 10" minimum). Bass fishing is fair; fish are being caught on spinner baits and jerk baits. Crappie fishing is fair; are being caught on small minnows and blue & white jigs around the fish attractors. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is fair.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]CARROLL LAKE (located on Hwy. 22 between McKenzie and Huntingdon):
Creel Limits- Bass- 5, Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie - 30 (10"minimum). Bass fishing is fair; fish are being caught on spinner baits. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is fair.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]DAVY CROCKETT LAKE (located 4 miles west of Humboldt off Hwy. 152):
Creel Limits[/size][/font][font "Verdana"][size 2]- Bass-10, Blue and Channel Catfish- 5, Crappie-30 (10" minimum). Catfish are being caught on chicken/turkey livers and night crawlers. Bass fishing is fair in shallow water using plastic lizards. Crappie fishing is good; fish are being caught in deep water on small minnows and white/chartreuse jigs. Some bream are being caught on wax worms.[/size][/font][/center]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]GARRETT LAKE (located on Hwy. 190 near Dresden ):
Creel Limits- Bass- 5, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie-30 (10" minimum). Catfish are being caught on chicken/turkey livers and night crawlers. Bass fishing is fair using spinner baits. Crappie fishing is good; fish are being caught in deep water on small minnows and jigs. Bream fishing is fair.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]GIBSON CO. LAKE (located at Trenton):
Creel Limits - Bass - 5 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18, Bluegill/Redear (in combination) - 20, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Catfishing is slow. Bass fishing is good using spinner baits and crank baits. Crappie fishing is excellent; lots of keepers are being caught on small minnows and chartreuse and white jigs. Bream fishing is fair. Some are being caught fishing on the bottom using wax worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]GLENN SPRINGS LAKE (located on Glenn Springs Rd, 12 miles northeast of Millington):
Creel Limits- Bass - 5 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18", Bluegill/Redear (in combination) - 20, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Catfish are being caught on chicken/turkey livers and night crawlers. Bass fishing has slowed; some fish are being caught using crank baits and plastic lizards. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows and white jigs. Some bream are being caught on the bottom using red worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]HERB PARSONS LAKE (located 8 miles north of Collierville off Collierville-Arlington Road):
Creel Limits- Bass - 10 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18", Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie - 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught shallow on minnows and spinner baits. Catfishing is good; are being caught on chicken/turkey livers. Crappie is fair; fish are being caught on medium minnows and chartreuse jigs tipped with wax worms around fish attractors. Bream is fair on wax worms and red worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]LAKE GRAHAM (located 5 miles east of Jackson on Cotton Grove Road):
Creel Limits- Bass - 10 (14"-18" PLR) only one bass per day greater than 18", Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught on crank baits and spinner baits. Crappie fishing is good; fish are being caught on chartreuse jigs and minnows in 4-6 ft. water. Catfishing is fair, some are being caught on turkey livers and night crawlers. Bream and Shellcracker fishing is fair. Some shellcrackers, in the 1 to 1 1/4 lb. class, are being caught fishing on the bottom using red worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]MAPLES CREEK LAKE (located 4 miles north of I-40 in Nathez Trace State Park):
Creel Limits- Bass -5, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie - 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught on spinner baits. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows around the fish attractors. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is slow.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]WHITEVILLE LAKE (located 2 miles south of Whiteville off Hwy. 64):
Creel Limits- Bass - 5, Blue and Channel Catfish- 5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught on crank baits. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows and chartreuse jigs around the fish attractors. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is slow.[/size][/font]
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[font "Verdana"][size 2]REELFOOT LAKE:
Creel Limits- Bass - 5 (minimum length 15 inches), Crappie - 30 (no size limit). The lake is about 6 inches above pool; water temps in the low-70's. Bass fishing is good. Fish are being caught on spinner baits and jerk type baits shallow. Crappie fishing is excellent, good fish are being caught in 4-6 ft. water. Bream fishing is good, should improve as water temps rise. Catfishing is good. Fish are being caught on nightcrawlers.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]KENTUCKY LAKE:
Creel Limits- Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass - 5 (minimum length 15 inches), Crappie - 30 (minimum length 10 inches) Sauger - 10 (minimum length 14 inches), Catfish (only one catfish over 34 inches per day. No limit on fish under 34 inches)[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]North of I-40: Water temps are in the low to mid-70's. Bass fishing is good. Some fish are being caught around weeds and logs on plastic lizards or jigs. Crappie fishing is good. Most fish are being caught around structure in about 9 ft. of water. Catfishing is fair. Some fish are being caught along the main channel using turkey livers or night crawlers.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]South of I-40: Water temps are in the mid-70's. Bass fishing has good. Some fish are being caught in the creeks in 2-3 ft. water on spinner baits. Crappie fishing is good. Fish are being caught in shallow water in the creeks on minnows and jigs. Catfishing is good. Fish are being caught on the main channel in 35-40 ft. water.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]PICKWICK LAKE:
Creel Limits: Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass - 5 (15 inch minimum length limit on bass). Crappie - 30 (minimum length 9 inches). Water temps are in the mid-70's. Largemouth bass fishing is good. Fish are being caught in 4-6 ft. water on crank baits and spinner baits. Smallmouth fishing is fair. Some fish are being caught early and late on top-water baits in shallow water. Crappie fishing is fair. Some fish are being caught on small spinners and minnows around cover. Catfishing is fair. Fish are being caught on night crawlers[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]LAKE BARKLEY:
Creel Limits: Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass - 5 (minimum length limit 15 inches). Crappie - 30 (minimum length limit 10 inches). Water temps are in the mid-70's. Bass fishing is fair. Fish are being caught on jigs and spinner baits around weeds. Crappie fishing is good. Fish are being taken around stumps and other cover along edge of creek channels on minnows. Catfishing is fair. Fish are being caught along main channel on cut bait.[/size][/font]
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[font "Verdana"][size 2]BROWNS CREEK LAKE (located ten miles south of I-40 in Natchez Trace State Park):
Creel Limits- Bass- 5 (16"-21" PLR) only one per day greater than 21", Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie - 30 ( 10" minimum). Bass fishing is fair; fish are being caught on spinner baits and jerk baits. Crappie fishing is fair; are being caught on small minnows and blue & white jigs around the fish attractors. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is fair.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]CARROLL LAKE (located on Hwy. 22 between McKenzie and Huntingdon):
Creel Limits- Bass- 5, Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie - 30 (10"minimum). Bass fishing is fair; fish are being caught on spinner baits. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is fair.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]DAVY CROCKETT LAKE (located 4 miles west of Humboldt off Hwy. 152):
Creel Limits[/size][/font][font "Verdana"][size 2]- Bass-10, Blue and Channel Catfish- 5, Crappie-30 (10" minimum). Catfish are being caught on chicken/turkey livers and night crawlers. Bass fishing is fair in shallow water using plastic lizards. Crappie fishing is good; fish are being caught in deep water on small minnows and white/chartreuse jigs. Some bream are being caught on wax worms.[/size][/font][/center]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]GARRETT LAKE (located on Hwy. 190 near Dresden ):
Creel Limits- Bass- 5, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie-30 (10" minimum). Catfish are being caught on chicken/turkey livers and night crawlers. Bass fishing is fair using spinner baits. Crappie fishing is good; fish are being caught in deep water on small minnows and jigs. Bream fishing is fair.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]GIBSON CO. LAKE (located at Trenton):
Creel Limits - Bass - 5 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18, Bluegill/Redear (in combination) - 20, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Catfishing is slow. Bass fishing is good using spinner baits and crank baits. Crappie fishing is excellent; lots of keepers are being caught on small minnows and chartreuse and white jigs. Bream fishing is fair. Some are being caught fishing on the bottom using wax worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]GLENN SPRINGS LAKE (located on Glenn Springs Rd, 12 miles northeast of Millington):
Creel Limits- Bass - 5 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18", Bluegill/Redear (in combination) - 20, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Catfish are being caught on chicken/turkey livers and night crawlers. Bass fishing has slowed; some fish are being caught using crank baits and plastic lizards. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows and white jigs. Some bream are being caught on the bottom using red worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]HERB PARSONS LAKE (located 8 miles north of Collierville off Collierville-Arlington Road):
Creel Limits- Bass - 10 (14"-18" PLR) only one per day greater than 18", Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie - 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught shallow on minnows and spinner baits. Catfishing is good; are being caught on chicken/turkey livers. Crappie is fair; fish are being caught on medium minnows and chartreuse jigs tipped with wax worms around fish attractors. Bream is fair on wax worms and red worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]LAKE GRAHAM (located 5 miles east of Jackson on Cotton Grove Road):
Creel Limits- Bass - 10 (14"-18" PLR) only one bass per day greater than 18", Blue and Channel Catfish -5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught on crank baits and spinner baits. Crappie fishing is good; fish are being caught on chartreuse jigs and minnows in 4-6 ft. water. Catfishing is fair, some are being caught on turkey livers and night crawlers. Bream and Shellcracker fishing is fair. Some shellcrackers, in the 1 to 1 1/4 lb. class, are being caught fishing on the bottom using red worms.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]MAPLES CREEK LAKE (located 4 miles north of I-40 in Nathez Trace State Park):
Creel Limits- Bass -5, Blue and Channel Catfish - 5, Crappie - 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught on spinner baits. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows around the fish attractors. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is slow.[/size][/font]
[font "Verdana"][size 2]WHITEVILLE LAKE (located 2 miles south of Whiteville off Hwy. 64):
Creel Limits- Bass - 5, Blue and Channel Catfish- 5, Crappie- 30 (10" minimum). Bass fishing is good; fish are being caught on crank baits. Crappie fishing is fair; fish are being caught on small minnows and chartreuse jigs around the fish attractors. Catfish are being caught on turkey livers. Bream fishing is slow.[/size][/font]
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