LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST

West Point Lake

Forecast By: Capt. Keith Hudson Keith Hudson Guide Service hudsonprobass@gmail.com | www.LakeWestPointFishing.com

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Bass: Fair There are a few different patterns that seem to work well for largemouth in June. ---Top water baits such as Pop R’s, Whopper Ploppers and Buzz Baits can still be effective for shallow and aggressive fish, especially around bream beds. The shallow bite is usually better early or late or on overcast days. ---A second pattern that can still produce in June is to look for spawning shad and blueback herring. (The herring population seems to have exploded this year. So, I would expect many of the tactics that Lanier anglers use to catch open water fish to really come into play over the next couple years.) Try fishing rip rap around bridges with spinnerbaits, small crankbaits, and Zoom Superflukes. Also, this year with the water being down and clear, I expect deeper brush and cover to pay off in June. Try dragging a Texas rigged Ol Monster worm or a pig-n-jig around brush piles (a lot of deeper docks have brush piles near or under them) and old roadbeds in 12-20 feet of water. At times a big crankbait can also be effective. -- Some spotted bass are being caught by casting Shaky heads or Spot Remover heads loaded with worms into blowdowns with fairly deep water near them or just dragging a Carolina-rigged Zoom finesse worm or mini lizard around sloping gravel banks or around the many shoal marker poles scattered around the lake.

Linesides: EXCELLENT

Spawned out hybrids & stripes are back down lake in June. I have been