Water level is 4.12 feet low and clear. Water temperature in the low 50s. Fishing guide Stephen Johnston says bass are good shallow using swim jigs, bladed jigs and a few on topwaters. Deeper bite ...

While the lake is said to have been discovered in 1905 by a 13-year-old boy named Ben Sands, the surrounding caverns were used by the Cherokee, and 20,000-year-old jaguar tracks were also found there.

It’s New Year’s Day as I write this, and must say that I am already very excited for the coming 2026 open water fishing ...