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: 01/20/10
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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. |
| GOOD |
Catfish - Catfish are being caught mainly on nightcrawlers and cut bait now that the weather has chilled. |
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Good |
Crappie -We are seeing some nice crappie being caught right now but they are at about 10 to 12ft deep.The water is high and getting cooler so go deep. Baits of choice now are mainly tube jigs, slurpies, curley tails or hair jigs.
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| FAIR |
White Bass-Still seeing some whites but spotty, early morning and late evening seems to be the most active time. |
| Fishing In The Spillway | |
| Fair |
White Bass - whites are still being caught using in line spinners combined with curly tails. |
| Fair | Catfish -Most are using night crawlers or cut baits right now. |
|
Good |
Crappie - Crappie are active with the cooler weather. Most are using plastics like tube jigs or curley tails. |
| GOOD |
Sauger - Verticle jig off the bottom with the old reliable curley tail tipped with a crawler. |
Each species of fish is rated based on the following scale.
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