Woodson State Fishing Lake Fishing Report -
Species Rating Size Bait, Method, Location
Largemouth Bass Good 6-14"  Texas-rigged plastics, football jigs, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, or rattle traps fished around brush piles, rocky banks, or vegetation should produce.
Channel Catfish Good 12-26" Livers, shad sides, stink bait fished on wind blown banks.  Lots of fish in the 1-4 lb. range. Don't be afraid to fish shallower habitat.
Walleye Fair 8-20" Jig and plastic along rocky banks or the dam. Some harvestable fish are available.
Bluegill Fair 4-7" mealworms, nightcrawlers, or small jigs fished near shore and around vegetation or brush.
Crappie Good  6-12" Crappie will be pushing shallower to spawn focus on rocky banks or areas with brush and use jigs or minnows under a bobber.
We added 120 brush piles and 220 Georgia Cubes to the lake for fish habitat. For a map of these habitat locations and a bathymetric map of Woodson State Fishing Lake CLICK HERE
The lake has came up and the boat ramp and dock are usable again.