The lake is holding at 11 percent capacity and the catfish bite is the best option here. Our contacts reported a solid catfish bite in water up to 80-feet around shad schools. The shad are still in deep water and the catfish are chewing on them. Any vibrating jigs have been working. The Bass action has been fair, and they’ve been hanging off primary lake points in deeper water and can be caught with Heddon Sonars, ice jigs and spoons. The crappie bite is fair and remain near offshore structure in 25 to 35-feet of water. The DFWL have a scheduled trout stock going in here next week. The last plant was two weeks ago, and the bite has been steady with Pinched crawlers, spinners, garlic scented Powerbait, and minijigs. Boaters trolling near the dam with needlefish, Tasmanian Devils and Flicker-shad have found some takers. The 31st Annual Isabella Lake Fishing Derby will run from April 9th through July 4th. There will be 500 tagged trout with cash prizes ranging from $20 to $5000. For more information contact Copes Tackle or visit KernRiverValley.com.

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