Target fish
Image
Avg. weight of catch (lbs)
Best times to fish
Habitat areas to fish
Bluegill
1/4 to 1/2
May - June
Around brush and stumps
Channel Catfish
2 to 8
June - Aug.
Main water pump, new boat ramp, & levee road
Crappie
1/4 to 3/4
Spring & Fall
Fish attractors and cypress trees
Largemouth Bass
1 to 3
Logs, stumps in timber, levee rip-rap
Redear Sunfish
June
Spawn beds and fish attractors
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