Henkel's Fishing Report 
For Carlyle Lake
Sponsored by: Henkel's Hook & Arrow Inc.

This report is updated as needed (When conditions change). Last Update was: 03/01/2010
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| Fishing In The Lake | |
| FAIR |
Bluegill - fish the bottoms in coves and branches off the lake, particularly around boat docks areas. |
| FAIR |
Catfish - Catfish are being caught mainly on nightcrawlers and cut bait. |
|
Very Good |
Crappie -Crappie getting active in last few days. Most being caught between 6 - 8 ft. deep in the brushy areas.
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| FAIR |
White Bass- Seeing some whites but spotty. |
| Fishing In The Spillway | |
| Fair |
White Bass -Spotty. |
| VERY GOOD |
Catfish -Alot of catfish being caught on shad gut, cut bait and night crawlers this week. |
|
Fair |
Crappie - Most are using plastics like tube jigs or curly tails. |
| GOOD |
Sauger
- Not quite in full swing yet but a few are being caught. Water still pretty cold. This February has been considerably colder than last year.Verticle jig off the bottom with the old reliable curley tail tipped with a crawler or minnow.If boating use the city access now, other access still closed. |
Each species of fish is rated based on the following scale.
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Excellent |
Very Good |
Good |
Fair |
Poor |
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