Since Sunday’s column on the yellow bass problem at Herb Parsons Lake in Fayette County, I’ve gotten several calls and e-mails from people wondering what is the best way to catch yellow bass.

It’s been my experience that anyone with a hook in the water at Herb Parsons has a chance to catch a yellow bass. But there are ways to increase your chances.

Right now, the yellows are spawning just like everything else. You’re most likely to find them around some kind of cover. For example, I caught more than 30 one evening last week while fishing around the pilings of the old fishing pier on the main body of the lake. Almost all of the fish were suspended in about 4 feet of water and clinging tightly to the old wooded pilings.

I was using Jiffy Jigs for bait, and the color didn’t seem to matter. But with the water stained right now, I’d stick with bright colors like hot pink, chartreuse or electric blue. If you can’t find Jiffy Jigs, any old jig will do as long as it’s no larger than 1/16th of an ounce.

As the water temperature rises and the spawn comes to an end, the yellow bass will begin schooling in the deeper water on the lower end of the lake. Sometimes you can actually see them chasing bait along the surface during the evening hours.

These are the times when you have a chance to catch insane numbers of fish on one trip. They’ll hit the same jigs we just talked about. They’ll also hit small crankbaits like the Bitsy Pond Minnow from Strike King and almost any kind of live bait you put in front of them (especially red worms and live minnows).

A lot of e-mailers also want to know if Herb Parsons will actually follow through with my idea for a yellow bass tournament. I can’t answer that question for sure. That is totally up to them.

But if they decide to do it, I’ll be the first one to pay my entry fee.