Anybody been out there lately going out next week Just wondering how it�s doing and any advise haven�t been since last year

was there Tuesday bite for me was slow ..

Maybe I�ll get some driving all that way for nothing stinks but I�ll try and see what I can do

I was there late Wednesday. Fished behind the bridge in the pads and caught a couple before the fireworks show started. I'm still shell shocked.

Find brush piles in 10-15 feet and c rig with a fluke!

....just like any other lake .....
some catch em' ---- some don't
Just because it is ATHENS does not mean you will come out and catch fish.
right now these fish have a lot of NATURAL food --- they are very finicky on what they will eat ......

I�m going to let the fish out of the basket so to speak. This information is for everyone. Hope I don�t take a beating. Use 7� heavy action rod with high speed real spooled with 65lb braid, 5/0 screw lock hook, and 3 bags of �BLACK� Zoom horny toads. Fish the green grass on the banks all the way to 15� outside the weed line. Have not had one blow up around Lilly pads in last 5 weekend trips, so stay clear. Must be a wind blown bank. Stronger the wind the more violent the bite. RE-CAP. South wind blown bank. Black zoom horny toad. Have a blast all day. Repeat all day. If no wind then refer to comments above. PS. Launch no later than 5:30 AM.

or throw a white and chartreuse SUGAR BUZZ over those same grass beds
or a weightless Mardi Gras Fluke
or a light Texas rigged WM-Gold flake Baby Brush Hog
just make sure you are fishing the grass beds -- not the lilly pads