Rodman Reservoir

Florida bass (aka largemouth bass) fishing on Rodman has been steady, with some reports of quality fish. With water temperatures this warm, the bass will be lurking out in deep water along the river channel and/or Barge Canal in the Kenwood to Kirkpatrick Dam area. The trick is to find where the fish are on a given day but be careful boating because there are stumps everywhere around Rodman! Deep diving crank baits and Carolina-rigged soft plastics (worms, lizards, and crawfish) are preferred in the deeper water. Anglers may also try drifting or trolling live shiners in the stump fields on both sides of the barge canal in the pool area. In the Orange Springs area, live shiners floated under overhanging vegetation in the river channel should produce some good catches

Texas-rigged worms, spinner baits and lipless crank baits should also generate some action throughout the reservoir. Black crappie can be caught along the river channel and/or Barge Canal on live minnows with floats and plastic tailed jigs. While anglers have their preferred colors, chartreuse, yellow, and white seem to get the most consistent action. Bluegill, shellcracker, and redbreast sunfish fishing is best this time of year in the riverine section of the reservoir (Orange Springs to Eureka). Beetle-spins and grass shrimp work well around stumps and pads. Finally, look for stocky warmouth between Orange Springs and Cypress Bayou using worms and grass shrimp to get the best results.