Low water no sweat for Lake Wylie bass fishermen

Topwaters, jigs, grubs producing nice catches

Eric Weir of Big E’s Guide Service readily admits that the low-water conditions at Lake Wylie can be a big daunting – but he also said that they’ve contributed greatly to some excellent bass fishing this past week.

First, with the lake being 7.1 feet below full pool has concentrated bass just a bit. And with only one of six boat ramps operated by Duke Power being open (Nivens Creek), that’s cut down on the number of fishermen on the water.

And then again, the bite has just been plain good.

“We’re catching them a lot of different ways,” said Weir (704-860-0356). “There’s no water in the pond, which is making them easier to catch, and there hasn’t been a lot of people fishing because the water’s been low.

“But there’s been a good topwater bite early in the morning, and there’s been a good jig bite around docks.”

Weir said he’s been catching topwater fish on a Zara Spook or Boogerman buzzbait, basically just casting to rip-rap and secondary points. Most of the bass in the lake have moved into the backs of creeks, where baitfish had been stacked up for a week or so.

“If you find a lot of bait, you can really work on ‘em,” Weir said. “One thing that’s been working is fishing a 3-1/2-inch (curlytail) grub on an eighth-ounce jighead on 6-pound test line. You just fish that little bait around those balls of shad. You can wear ‘em out.

“But the jig bite has been real good on the docks, too.”