Lake / clarity
Easing out of muddy water — the lake cleared up surprisingly fast. From Shangri-La north, conditions are in pretty good shape.
White Bass
Really good. Haydn and Luke have sometimes been running two trips a day, two boats a day. Better on days with generation. Clients on Tie2 jig heads — 1/8 oz on top and 1/4 oz on bottom, or 1/16 oz on top and 1/4 oz on bottom — with swimming minnows. Haydn likes thunderstorm color paired with chartreuse/white (lemon pie). Blade baits too. Late May and the first two or three weeks of June are some of the best fishing on the lake when water is clear, right after the river run and before the big shad spawn / surface schools later.
Generation / inflows
Generation slowed; full 24/7 generation off for a while, with maybe intermittent. More rain expected, including up in Kansas. Watershed is full, so Grand, Spring and Elk rivers plus Duck, Lost, Sycamore and Drowning creeks can raise the lake quickly.
Catfish
Bigger blues and channels should be spawning in the rocks now; smaller cats less so this week, then more rock activity after. Target traditional rocky areas and riprap piers (Honey Creek and other chunk-rock points) with bobbers/floats, shrimp, worms or shad.
Dealers / news
Littlefield Sporting Goods loaded with Fish Lucke rods/reels, Tie2 jig heads, Scroungers, swimming minnows, Lucky Bugs and weedless jig heads. Grove Walmart and other Walmarts stocking Fish Lucke. Amazon store. Looking to add Scroungers, Tie2 jig heads and other products to Bass Pro later for 2027.