Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes. I'm thinking Wednesday will be the day.

Going to take the wife and little ones this afternoon. Plan on putting in the river and probably fishing around the docks in there to try and get the kiddos some bites. My 3 year old asked to go last weekend but he never got any bites on his crappie jigs on Lewisville. He wants to go again today so figure we will give Bridgeport a try probably alot less crazy than Lewisville today. I will probably be going a few times over the next couple weeks would love to get some time out there with you mark, I haven't never fished out there at full pool and probably not in the last 7-8 years.

Just call me or text me and we will go. Yall be safe and have fun. Catch a bunch.

Just a comment ... not a complaint. I made my 1st trip to Bridgeport and launched a Runaway Bay. I fished the rip rap of the road out to the pump jacks. I was throwing a finesse jig and getting lots of pecks from what was either perch or small bass but never caught a legal fish. I thought the lake was beautiful although there was a strong north wind and big waves that day.

Lots of bream bites out there. Lots of dink bass

After all this cool August weather, what is the water temp?

83 for most parts

I got 84-86 degrees. Just depended on area.

The boss lady put it on me this afternoon first trip with a baitcaster and first time throwing a drop shot. The kiddos ate snacks more than fished and had a good time..all in all it was a great trip no size to speak of just some small bass, sandbass, and a few war mouth mixed in.

Sounds like a fun day.

Well went today, something I rarely do on a wknd especially a holiday one. Did ok, nothing to brag about, 2 unders, 5 in the slot, 2 overs, just barely, hate throwing 16-17inch fish back in tourney. Bite slow and soft only one on square bill rest on baby brush hogs. Bunch of dinks and machine gun taps, bream and small bass. Might go again Wed. or Thurs. Anybody goin say Hi, blue triton with black pp's, launch at Wise county.

While I was just outside finishing my weedeating I noticed the full moon. Just wanted to say from experience on Bridgeport that fall, cooling water and full moon gets the big smallmouth on the feed out there. From about 4:00PM on into the night you can really increase your chances at a big small out c there on the mainlake up shallow.

We had a similar trip a couple weeks ago. Flipping the shady banks up the river with craws, a small jig with a craw trailer, or baby brush hog got us bit all day. Nothing real big but a lot of fun!

Going tomorrow Thurs. want to try up river. How far do you guys go up river? Farthest I've been is just up where it makes a double bend by that cove with the big boat by point and a few boat houses. Are there docks further on up or all open water? Anybody going would appreciate some pointers. Thanks in advance. Launching at Wise county.

You can go a couple miles north of Wise County Park but I urge you to idle after the first couple of bends. Big rocks and a few old scattered stumps. When lake is up or close to full you can get up there easily. You can run a lot of it if you make a trail. You can safely run on pad from the park to at least Bean Creek on the south ebd. After that y I u should idle.