02-04-2004, 10:59 PM
LAKE MARION: Largemouth Bass: Good, using artificial worms, topwater rebel lures, fishing along the banks and point early in the morning. Striped Bass: Fair, using shad and live herring with down rod in about 24 to 30 feet of water. Trolling shad and herring has been productive. Some fish weighing 15-pounds are being reported caught. White Perch: Slow, Try jigging off the bottom with Hopkins spoons. Crappie: Fair, Crappie are starting to bite in 20 feet of water, using small and medium minnows around deep brush piles, bridge pilings and piers. Catfish: Excellent, fishing with live herring and cut shad off the bottom in deep water. Recent catch of a 45-pound catfish has been reported. Bream and Shellcrackers: Good, using redworms, in 8 to 10 feet of water and limits are report.
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