I went bass fishing yesterday and fished both the Buckhorn Creek and White Oak Creek arms of the lake and the fishing was once again very poor. Yes, there were shad dying and seagulls (both) actively diving while others were sleeping on the water as if they were working shifts on the dead and dying shad. Once I saw what was going on: I knew the fish were likely gorged to the gills... so I decided to make the day a scouting and graphing mission. I saw early on that it appeared that only the smallest shad were the ones affected in this die-off event... as the average size was two inches and less anywhere I went. I reckon the last long cold snap was more than they could bare.

I only caught a single pound and half bass and a four-pound (or so) jack... both on a spinner-bait as quick as the bait hit the water. I must have hit them both in the head and the splashing and flashing blades probably caused the reaction bite. I talked to several others out there who fared about like me or worse than I did. Still a great weather day to be on the water.

Don't worry: I can assure you there's still plenty of shad that are not affected, as I saw huge masses of them everywhere in the main lake. I will not go back until the die-off is over... I can assure you it is a waste of time unless you just want to ride and look around.