Saddle Creek Park

Bank fishing opportunities here are excellent. Bluegill (bream) fishing has slowed, but a few fish are still being caught with crickets and red wigglers. Catfish can be caught on chicken livers and commercial stinkbaits around deeper holes. Largemouth bass fishing is slow but should pick up as fish get ready to spawn. Use live wild shiners for the best action, and try plastic worms in Junebug, black and blue, and red shad colors fished slowly along the edges and near drop-offs. Large schools of shad are coming to the surface in the morning and just before sunset. Don’t be afraid to throw out your suspending jerkbaits and weightless shad colored flukes in and around the schools to catch bass chasing the shad. Spawning will begin around the full moon in February and continue through April. Be ready for some big bass action during these times. During recent electrofishing surveys, Largemouth Bass larger than 8 pounds were tagged, with a few around 13 pounds! Tags are yellow and located on the back (dorsal) of the fish. If you catch a tagged fish, remember to remove the tag and call the number provided. You will need it to collect your reward! Many anglers will target black crappie (specks) during the winter months. Live Missouri minnows and small jigs trolled or drifted are the best bet for good speck action. Tight lines!