Well if you don't find the crappie, the bass sure are hitting good!

Weather has been the biggest factor - Wed of last week at noon I counted 12 boats by the 68 bridge in Jonathan Creek fishing along the edge of the channel.

I had planned on trying to fish Jonathan Creek on Saturday but it was just too darn windy....same went for Sunday. I instead fished Saturday in Poplar Creek on Barkley trying to hide out of the wind, I was 1 of 3 boats at that ramp so I guess most just stayed home rather than fight the wind. I couldn't fish for crappie as the wind was just too strong so I flipped small plastics for bass and caught a few right up on the bank. Tons of bluegill up shallow, they were wearing me out on the plastics I was flipping for bass. Mouth of the bay had a water temp of 63, and it was 66 up in the pockets....I would expect about the same in other areas of the lake. Lake level is just a hair below 358 and looking to stay there for a few days.

It will be a bit cooler after today with the wind being out of the north for the rest of the week. The water temps might drop a bit if we get a few of the showers they are predicting for tomorrow.

Good luck! Hopefully you catch a few!