Hello from Your Lake Jennings: The cats continue to prowl the shallows and chicken livers are the best bait so bring your own. They are in the backs of the coves. Bass are still deep in the 15 to 25 ft. range even at night. No surface activity to speak of. Trout are being caught accidently by bass trollers. Overall the catch is about 1 per person no matter what you are fishing for.

Best Trout Spots: Middle of the lake.
Best Trout Lures / Bait: drifted crawlers.
Best Cat Spots: Siesta, Half Moon & Hermit Coves.
Best Cat Bait: Chicken livers or nightcrawlers. Use scent liberally
Best Bass Spots: 25 ft on all the points.
Best Bass Lures /bait: mudsuckers and d/s 4" morning dawn worms.
Water Temp. 67 degrees on surface.

Notables: John Visser, Lemon Grove and grandson Jake Alirez have caught double cat limits for the last 5 weeks even before we started stocking and night fishing. They fish close to Eagle Cove but won't divulge the secret spot or the baits that they use. The fish run 1 to 3 lbs.

Prognosis: The early season night fishing pattern for channel cats is always fish shallow in the brush and the backs of the coves. We will prime the pump again with 1000 lbs. of Rock and Fish Ranch cats this week. The Lake Jennings Free Fishing University teaches catfishing Sunday at 1pm. For more info: Hugh Marx (619) 390-1300 or visit www.lakejennings.org