The water temperature at McGee Creek is between 43° and 47°. The water clarity on the McGee Creek side is 1' to 3', the water clarity on the Potapo is 2’ to 5’ with the lake being 1' above normal pool and steady.

All of this real cold winter weather has really turned my winter bite on. With the water temperature being in the 40's, it seems all the fish in the lake are congregated in deep water. And not just bass. My clients and i have been catching sand bass, black bass, smallmouth bass, kentucky spotted bass, crappie and catfish. I am catching all of these fish in 30 to 45 feet of water. All out in the main lake. I have 5 different baits that are catching me fish from day to day now. The baits are the Gene Larew shakey head worm on a shakey head, a Gene Larew shakey head worm on a drop shot, The creme scoundrel swim bait and the Lucky strike swim bait I am catcing them on a Hart Tackle Backflash and a Hart Tackle Justice jigging spoon. When the bass are biting really good which are most days now I am catching fish on all of these baits.

On the slow days (30 - 40 bass) I am catching my fish more on the soft plastics. All of these fish seem to be where the water is dropping from 30 ' to 45' in a short area. Such as dropoff on points, and creek channel dropoffs. These fish can be extremely hard to find but reliatively easy to catch with the right baits.

This bite will stay good all the way through January and February. Slow days during this period will be when my clients and I catch 30 or 40 bass. Good days are how many fish can you catch. During this time of the year, I can take people fishing that have never fished and they will catch fish. So if you are looking for the bass fishing trip of a lifetime and your are tired of being in the house come go fishing with me.