Wednesday, May. 28, 2008

Lake Wylie fishing report

By Staff Reports

Enquirer Herald

Lake Wylie

Largemouth: Very good. Many fish are still on the beds while others have already spawned. Post-spawn fish are beginning to move onto the drops. Floating worms, crankbaits and spinnerbaits are all producing. Night fishing is also productive and anglers fishing the Thursday Night Tournament Trail out of Buster Boyd Landing are catching nice sacks.

Crappie: Slow to fair. Crappie are in a transitional phase and most anglers are having trouble finding them. A few people, however, are catching large numbers. Try a 2-inch chartreuse jig tipped with a minnow, or a plain minnow.

White Perch: Very good. White perch are moving into 15-foot deep water to spawn. Look for sandy bottoms. Other fish remain in 20-25 feet of water next to river channels. Use a minnow or small spoon lowered to the bottom and then bumped slowly. Small and medium-sized perch are making up the bulk of the catch right now.

Catfish: Very good. White perch and crappie fishermen are picking up lots of catfish mixed in with the panfish when using minnows. Eight- to 10-pound fish are being caught on stinkbaits, worms, cut bait, and live bait fished on the bottom; fish are feeding so aggressively artificial lure fishermen are even catching some.

Bream: Good. Bream are beginning to move shallow and onto beds.

-- courtesy of scfishingreport.com