Buchanan Fishing Report

Last Update: February 19, 2024

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Mar 13 2024

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 62 degrees; 25.58 feet below pool. Fishing has been excellent for striper and white bass. Striper are biting live bait and jigging spoons 15-45 feet of water. The shad spawn is just around the corner and after this next front passes and the water warms it should be starting. White bass…

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Mar 6 2024

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 63 degrees; 25.58 feet below pool. Some areas of the lake the water is murky and cloudy. White bass are excellent and the vertical jigging pattern continues, but can also be caught trolling medium diving crankbaits. Striped bass bite has fired up now that the water temperatures are starting to…

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Feb 28 2024

EXCELLENT. Water slightly stained; 59 degrees; 25.58 feet below pool. White bass fishing remains excellent, if you want to load the boat now is the time vertical jigging 15-60 feet of water and trolling small crankbaits have been the best producers. Stripers have been biting good when you can stay out of the whites. Vertical…

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Feb 22 2024

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 54 degrees; 25.59 feet below pool. The bite has been up and down over the last week, but vertically jigging slab spoons for both striper and white bass is still the main producer for all species right now. Key water depths have been 15-50 feet of water. The birds have been…

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Feb 14 2024

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 50-52 degrees; 25.58 feet below pool. 50-52. Fishing has been very good deadsticking soft plastics and vertical jigging slab spoons for both striper and white bass. Vertical jigging 1 ounce spoons continues to be the main producer for all species right now. Key water depths have been 15-50 feet…

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Jan 31 2024

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 47-52 degrees; 25.66 feet below pool. Striped bass and white bass are good deadsticking soft plastics, but vertical jigging 1 ounce spoons is the main producer. Key water depths remain 25-50 feet of water. There has been more bird activity lately with active fish close by. The birds are moving fast…

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Jan 24 2024

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 47-52 degrees; 25.71 feet below pool. Fishing has been good dead sticking soft plastics have been effective for both striper and white bass. Vertical jigging 1 ounce spoons still is the main producer for all species right now. Key water depths remain 25-50 feet of water

Buchanan Fishing Weekly Report On Jan 17 2024

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 51 degrees; 25.67 feet below pool. The freezing temperatures kept anglers off the water, but fishing patterns should be holding steady. White bass can be caught on jigging spoons in 25-50 feet of water. Striped bass are under the birds vertically jigging spoons in 25-50 feet of water, or deadsticking with…