Ain't fished it all my life, just since 1976. That lake has been the way it is all that time. Those fish turn on and off quicker than any other lake I have ever fished. Birddown quoting two people who don't want anyone else on their lake is not real truth in advertising. Tired of hearing about Trollers Raping the lakes. Those fish will take care of themselves. Mother nature has a way keeping things in balance. I'd like to know why no one is catching blue cat either. I guess we caught all them out while we were Raping the lake. When the fish aren't biting on Butla nothing is biting. Like Yikes tried to tell people early this year, your not going to be able to fish Butla unless you single pole early because the fish are in the buck brush that grew during the drought. Be a couple of years before some of that stuff is gone. Also my limited experience tells me everyone is about a month early worrying about Butla. Like Rees said we need water and any little rain turns them off.