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 June 27, 2008
June 20, 2008
June 13, 2008Clients had a good week catching 90 bass to 5+ pounds. Most were on
the old drop shot, with a few on frogs, spinner baits and Senkos. They
also caught some bedding bass but most were small, around 3 to 4
pounds. All were caught from State Park around to the upper end of
Lakeport. There is a top water bite but I haven't found it true for me
with the exceptions of the frog. There are a lot of weeds! Your best
bet is the drop shot with about a 18 inch leader and just drag it
through the weeds and when it clears give it slack so it can go back to
bottom.
Good luck out there... "Tight-Lines" Richard
June 6, 2008
Clients this week had a hard time finding places to
fish with the very strong winds and cool mornings, however they did OK catching
an average of 12 bass per trip with a lot of 3 to 4 plus lbers and a 7½ on
a frog. Most came on drop shot and about 6 on frogs. Another thing that's got
the bite soft is all the weeds which translates into too many places to hide.
Water temperature in most areas is about 65 degrees. The first part of the week
there were bedding bass in the north end but we didn't see any over 4 pounds,
clients were able to catch about 10 of them.
"Tight-Lines" Richard
May 30, 2008What
a nice day today was. I had almost forgotten how nice the sun feels.
Water temperature got up to 68 degrees this afternoon and I saw a lot
of bass moving up shallow so the spawn is not over. The fishin' this
week was not that good, with the cold and wind making the bass move off
the shallows and not in a mood to eat very much. Clients this week did
catch more than 50 bass, mostly on drop shot and Senkos. Today my
client had a fair day catching several nice bass on frogs and a few on
drop shot and Senkos. This weekend is going to be very busy with a 150
boat carp shoot and two bass team tournaments plus the Wood & Glory
classic boat & car show on Saturday in Lakeport..Look for the
fishin' to improve as long as this weather stays but who knows if it
will. Have fun and be safe... "Tight-Lines" Richard
May 23, 2008
What
a strange year weather wise... Wind & more wind! Clients this week
did good catching over 80 nice bass but the 5 pound bite has all but
gone away. I thought this week with the full moon and warmer water,
that it would get the big bass up shallow however that was not the
case, at least where I was looking. Most bass are in their post spawn
mode which is not my favorite time because they are very tired and weak
from spawning. Once this weather gets warm again and the bass get into
their summertime pattern, things will get back to normal and the
fishin' will be very good with 30 to 50 fish days. For now the
drop-shot and Senko is your best bet..
Good luck and "Tight-Lines" Richard
May 16, 2008
It's hot at last, maybe too hot! Water temps this
afternoon got up to 72 degrees which should bring the big girls in for some
more spawning and the full moon on the 19th. My client and I looked around for
some spawning bass today and all we found were small males running around.
Clients this week did fair to good by using Senkos and drop-shot, they did catch
some on spinnerbaits and frogs but nothing over 4 pounds. Haven't heard much
about the south end other than the bite was not so good. The bite in the
Lakeport area is tough also but a little better than south.
Take a lot of water to drink in this heat..
"Tight-Lines" Richard
May 9, 2008
Spring and summer, where are they? Looks as though this weekend
should get things started with temperatures getting into the high 70's.
Clients this week did good on most days using drop-shot and Senkos with
a few on swimbaits, all in the Lakeport area. With the higher
temperatures forecast for the upcoming week, look for the spawn to kick
in again. There is also the chance for big bass moving back into the
shallows. "Tight-Lines" Richard
May 2, 2008
April 25. 2008
Clients had a very good week catching a lot of bass to 10.0 pounds, all on
minnows with the execption of a few on drop shot. The lure bite went south this
week with all the inclement weather, boy has it been cool and windy! The good
news is, today was very warm and the forcast is more of the same, warming water
temperature will get the bite back and the big girls will start moving in for
the spawn.
"Tight-Lines" Richard
April 18, 2008
"Tight-Lines" Richard
Clients this week caught some quality bass to 10.3
pounds with two over 7, 6 over 6 and 7 over 5 pounds plus a lot of 3 to 4+
pounders. All bass were caught in the upper end from State Park to Rodman Slough.
Sorry, no pictures for two trips until my clients email them to me. ( I have a
new camera now) Most fish came on minnows but 23 were on jigs & Senko's,
including the 10.3 & 7¾ pounder. Overall the lure bite has been tough.
Clients caught a few in the early morning on swimbaits but after that Senkos
and jigs have been the top producers.
At last the weather is changing for the better,
with warmer mornings and nights the bass will be moving in for the spawn,
although the moon is not in the right phase. The 20th of April is a full moon, so
it should be gang-busters by then!
Have fun out there. "Tight-Lines"
Richard
April 4, 2008
This has been another very good week over-all for clients, although
it was tough at times. Most fish this week came on minnows, with a few
good bass on a variety of lures. The bass are still moving back and
forth with this weather, however today a lot of bass moved in shallow
because of a new moon and rising water temperature so come the next
full moon the fishin' should be red-hot. Water temperature this morning
was 56 degrees. Both the north & south ends have been producing.
PS:
This morning was one of those rare days. My very good client Jerry Deal
caught 18 quality bass and it went like this: 10.1, 9.3, 7.5, 7¾ and
five from 5 to 5¾ pounds! We took pictures, did our high 5's and then the camera took a bath for about 5 min.  That says it all! I have a call into Kodak, hope they can retrieve the photos.
"Tight-Lines" Richard
March 28, 2008
March 21, 2008It was a great week for some very big bass. (see
photos) These cool nights and mornings have made the bass back off for the
most part. Clients this week caught most of their fish on minnows. They did ok
on jigs, spinner baits & swim baits. The winds have made it rough on folks
trying to fish south, so I have no reports from that end of the lake. The north
end has had a lot of pressure from tournaments, but the fishin' has been good
for most. Water temp. is still not where it should be, its staying around 50
to 54 degrees. If the weather gets hotter so will the fishin'. Hope you are here
when that happens.. "Tight-Lines" Richard Click HERE for the latest photos.
March 14, 2008
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February 29, 2008
"Tight-Lines" Richard
February 22, 2008
Bright, sunny days and cool nights have not been the
best conditions for a good bass bite however it's been ok. Last week during the
above conditions, the bite was slow but on Tuesday we had a great day under
cloudy skys with some light rain and the bass turned on! My client for the day from
Oklahoma caught 40 bass with all but two of them over 3 pounds and most were in
the four to five pound range. The big bass of the day went 9.7! Not too bad
for a guy from Okahoma, ha ha. The next day (same guy) the sun came out and the
bite slowed down to only 27 bass to 4 pounds, still a very good
day.
Clients last week caught most of their bass on
minnows with a few on spinnerbaits and jigs. All of the bass came out of the
State Park area and around the west shoreline to Lakeport in water from 2' to
6'. Sorry I have no reports from the south end. Check out the pictures from
last week and you will see that the bright days were not as good as the colder
days. "Tight-Lines"Richard.
February 16, 2008
Now that the weather has improved so has the bite
however it's still slow for this time of year. Now if the weather holds for
another week or so it should start to move the larger bass up into their pre
spawn pattern. As of now there are some bass up very shallow but not a lot. You
may find a lot of bass in one location if you are very lucky as some fishermen
have been but not a lot. Fishing with clients this week was ok with
bass to 6 pounds on a Persuader spinner bait in very shallow water as low as 2 feet. We only
fished the upper end this week from State Park to Lakeport and around to Nice.
Jigs, drop-shot, shaky head, crank baits, spinner baits and of course minnows
have been the top producers. A few swimbaits have been doing ok but its still
very slow for now. Water temp in the am 44 to 45 and close to 50+ in the PM.
Good Luck out there and hope to see you on
the water.. "Tight-:Lines" Richard
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