Scott State Lake Fishing Report -
Species Rating Size Baits, Method & Location
Channel Catfish Good Most in the 13 to 18 inch range Still fishing cut bait, prepared baits, or various other baits on shallow flats, along rip rapped shorelines, or up in the creek.  Anglers report catching fish up to 8 lbs.
Crappie Fair Up to 15 inches Fishing minnows, or better yet, castnet-caught gizzard shad under a bobber around deeper brush and along deeper rip rapped shorelines has been best.
Largemouth Bass Fair/Good Up to 5.5 lbs. Casting soft plastics, shad-imitating swimbaits, or topwater plugs around laydown trees and overhanging brush early and late.  Anglers report catching a few small fish casting jigs at lines of cattails.
Sunfish Fair/Good Up to 8 inches Nightcrawler pieces fished under a bobber around deeper brush, around laydown trees and overhanging brush, and along rip rapped shorelines.
Saugeye Fair Up to 7 lbs. Casting shad-imitating swimbaits along lines of cattails, around the fish attractors, or along rip rapped shorelines early and late.
General Comments

Release all saugeye less than 18 inches and largemouth bass less than 15 inches.

Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!