Fishing Report for the week of
12/24 - 12/31
Sorry folks, clients this week had to take a "rain
check" However reports from around the lake are not good for bass. Those
people that did brave the weather said fishing was very slow with the bite
coming on rip baits and drop shot. The crappie bite is still going strong..
Have a very "Happy New Year"!! Be safe. Looking foward to seeing new
and old friends on the lake in 2005..Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 12/11 - 12/17
Fishing is about the same as last weeks
report, however with this warming trend look for the bite to improve. Try the
north end with crank baits and drop-shot rigs. Clients this week had a lot of
fun catching crappie (well over a 100) Plus quite a few nice bass. Most bass
were caught on minnows fished in 3 to 6 foot of water. Water temp started out
yesterday (Thursday) at 47 in the am to 51 in the pm. Good Luck out there!!
Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 12/4 -
12/10
After the storm the bite has slowed down,
however clients this week were still able to catch bass on drop-shot rig's,
rip-baits and crank baits (up to 4.8 lbs.). Mid lake and south were the most
productive. If you want to catch a lot of fish, get out your crappie rigs, they
are a lot of fun plus they will keep you very busy! The minnow bite is
starting to turn-on, but the big ons are still hard to find.. "Stop Wishin
lets go Fishin'" Tight-Lines! Richard
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Fishing Report for the weeks of 11/20 -
12/03
Bass are on the slow side with all this
cool weather so the numbers are way down but you can still catch them on
drop-shot and rip-baits. Both ends of the lake are good for this. Minnows are
the way to go now that the water is cooling down, it was 48 this am and warming
to 50 to 52 in the pm. If you want to catch a lot of fish get your crappie rigs
out and head for deep water, they seem to be suspended in water about 15 to 20
feet down. Clients this week caught 100 plus crappie each time out plus some
bass to 2.8lbs.. Lures (rip-baits) caught bass last week and this week to 5 lbs.
but like I said the numbers are down.. Tight lines have fun! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 11/13 -
11/19
Not much has changed from last week.
Clients this week did very good during the first part of the week but the last
few days have been a little tough. The water is cooling down (50º to 52º) and
the best action now is with live jumbo minnows. The last big tournament ends
Saturday so maybe the fishing will improve now that they can get a chance to
rest. Tight Lines and be safe!! Richard
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Fishing Report for weeks of 10/30 -
11/12
Sorry about last week I was out late with
a touring pro on a tournament preparation trip on Friday and was just too tired.
The bass bite is still going strong, clients last week and this week were
catching fish to over 5 lbs. plus a lot of bass from 1.8 to 4 plus lbs. Shallow
is the key for most of the bass, however working deep with jigs and shad pattern
crank baits are also working on rock piles. Both ends of the lake are good
but in the north end it's easier to locate fish, just keep working docks with
rat-l-traps, speed traps and drop-shot, you never know but you could find a
"honey hole" if you keep at it! Good Fishin and Tight Lines!!
Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 10/23 -
10/29
If you like tournaments they are here
every weekend and if that's not enough there was one in the middle of the week
also. Now having said that the fishing for my clients has been fair to slow. The
north and south ends are working, with the north end improving over the south.
Rat-L-Trap's and Speed traps fished in water to 4' have been the go-to baits,
with drop-shot worms in 6" size still catching a lot of fish in water up to
15'. Water temp. is from 56 to 62 through the day. Don't know if we will get a
good fall bite until the rain gets some more water in the lake.. The lake
level is 1.41 feet which is under the average for this time of year- 1.44 feet,
which is under this time last year by 2.17 feet.. Good Fishing and Be Safe...
Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 10/16 -
10/22
Dress warm in the AM it's cold, water
temp is as low as 56 and going up to just 60 to 62 in the PM. With this weather
change and more on the way look for the bigger bass to start feeding for winter.
Clients this week did very good for numbers but not so good for large bass.
Spinner (Pesuader) Rattletraps and crankbaits are working in very shallow water.
Drop shot fish are still there but clients have been doing better on the
reaction baits.. Both the north and south ends are producing fish in water from
2' to 15'. Good Luck and tight lines!! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 10/09 -
10/15
Well not much has changed from my last
report, except it's unseasonably hot! Jigs ,crank and spinner baits will get you
fish. Drop shot is still the best way to go for numbers with a big bass
here and there as was the case with one of my clients this week with a 9.1
lb'er! She was caught in 4' of water on rock mid lake. The north end is
still iffy. So your best bet is mid lake and south.. Good Luck!! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 10/02 -
10/08
Looks as though a weather front is due on
Saturday morning then clearing by mid day and breezy. It could slow the fishing
but on the other hand it might cause the bigger bass to start feeding more..I
hope so! The bite is still good with 15 to 40 bass on a half day trip. I
missed last weeks report (sorry) but the bite was very good with the big bass
going 9.8lbs! Also last week and this week clients caught bass in the 4 and 5
plus class plus a lot in the 2 to 3.8 lb. range.. "Today one of my clients
cranked a 20 lb cat fish!! in 4' of water. The bite is still wide open on choice
of lure. Spinner, buzz and crank baits, with the old drop shot accounting for
most fish and largest (9.8lbs) With the water level dropping, fish seem to be
moving to areas that have deeper water access, however in the north end there is
not much choice. I did get a report from another guide that spinner baits were
working good in the lakeport area for bass to 5 lbs. I am still working mid lake
and down the Clear Lake arm, fishing in 4 to 20' of water.. Tight Lines! Hope to
see you on the water... Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 9/18 -
9/24
This past weekend with high winds mixed
with rain and low baromenter, I thought Fall fishing may start early. Not so,
now the baromenter is up the winds are light and blue bird sky's. The down side
to that is the fishing has slowed. Not bad but the numbers are about half from
the past few months. Clients this week averaged about 18 bass per outing up to
5.4 lbs. Drop shot is still the way to go, with a few fish on crank and spinner
baits. Mid lake and south are still your best bet. The north end is slow again,
not that it was every fast. Usually the north end is very good this time of
year, so it can only get better, in fact now that the weather has had a few days
to stabilize the fishing should improve. The bass seem to have backed off into
deeper water this past week, look for them to start moving up this weekend, try
under docks and around rock piles. Good Luck and Tight Lines! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 9/11 -
9/17
Fishing this week has slowed down to 20
to 30 fish per half day. However bigger fish are showing up more often, that's
the good news. The bad news is the wind is up in the am and pm, Fall is in the
air. I look for the bite to improve (big bass) when the Fall kicks- in the
next couple of weeks.. Clients this week caught fish on just about everything,
with the drop shot accounting for bass over 5 lbs. Buzz bait's first thing in
the morning are still catching two to six bass to 4 lbs. The north end is a
little iffy, but some good fish have been caught according to some fishermen I
know (will try it tomorrow with clients if the wind blows). Mid lake and
south seem to be the best bet for numbers and size, fish water from 2 to 15 feet
around docks. Have fun be safe! See you on the water...Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 9/04 -
9/10
Some people say the fishing has gone
down? Clients are still catching from 20 to 40+ fish in just 4 to 5 hour trips
with some big ones thrown in! How are they doing it? Just the same old way; drop
shoting 6" worms in two to twenty feet of water from mid lake-south. Top
water is working as well if you start at first light. Buzz bait's (persuader)
did the job today with 7 bass up to 7 lbs. Look for weeds and work around the
edges, after that do the same with your drop-shot. Jigs and crank baits are
working very well on rock from Rattle Snake Island and around to Redbud.
Tight Lines! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 8/28 -
9/03
Clients this week did very good catching
bass up to over 6lbs. Wednesday morning the top water bite was great on
Persuader buzz baits fished around weeds when you can find them. My client was
able to put 18 bass in the boat. The rest of the week only 8 more fish on top
water. A few fish on spinner and crank baits with the drop shot accounting for
most of the fish to 6 lbs. The north end is starting to turn on around docks now
that the weeds are about gone. As in past reports the same methods apply.
Good Luck and be safe this weekend! Hope to see you on the water! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 8/21 -
8/27
"The beat goes on" Clients this
week had excellent fishing with a lot of bass in the 3 to 4 lb range and a few
in the 5 lb range! The numbers have stayed up (35 to 50 plus) for a four to 5
hour trip with the exception of Monday afternoon when the wind got us off the
water after three hours and only 12 bass to 4 lbs. Top water (buzz and Zara
Spook) bite has been ok until today (Fri) when it turned on for bass up to 4
plus lbs. The north end of the lake is starting to get better. Your best bet is
fishing around tules and under docks using drop shot (6") worms in dark
colors. The south end is still your best bet for numbers and quality. My client
today after the am topwater bite did good drop shoting in water to 20' on rocks
and points, working it very very slow. I can't wait for the fall bite! Bigger
bass will start to show up in numbers.. Have a great week! and Tight
lines! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 8/14 -
8/20
As in the past weeks the bass bite is red
hot! Numbers and larger fish are showing up more often. Clients caught and
released over 300 bass this week! A couple of times this week they had fish up
to the boat that would go over 10 lbs, however they came unbuttoned just before
the net!!  .
The north end accounted for fish up to 5 lbs on spinner baits and drop-shot.
Fish early along tules there is a good bite but do it in the AM. Then go
south find some rockpiles, use jig's, drop shot, crank baits, have fun and
hang-on! Clients also caught about 17 bass on buzz baits up to 4 lbs.
Be safe and drink a lot of water,"its hot" Tight Lines!
Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 8/07 -
8/13
Clients this week had a great time
catching bass on a variety of baits: buzz, spinner, crank and of course
drop-shot. Drop shot is the go-to bait for numbers. Use 6" worms
about any color fished in 2' to 20' water, mid lake and south. Look for rock
piles and under docks. Buzz baits accounted for about 30 fish this week in the
new Persuader (in-line) blade after blade in white and chr. Try them first thing
in the morning around tules and weeds, then when the sun comes up look for
shade, under docks or anything that has shade. Spinner and crank baits have been
on and off this week. When fishing these baits be sure and come in contact with
the bottom whether its rock or dock post or just plain bottom. Good
Fishin' and Tight Lines!! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 7/31 -
8/06
Well folks, the bite is great! Just as in
the past few weeks however the bigger bass this week have been hard to find. In
fact out of over 200 bass only one went over 4 pounds. Because of the algae
bloom most of the weeds that were at the top of the water are now not there.
Look for this to change now that the bloom is over. Now the sun can start their
growth again. Once this happens, "key" on the weeds for the bigger
bass (buzz baits, frogs and spinner baits worked around the edges) Clients
this week had a lot of fun catching fish on crank baits, buzz baits, spinner
baits and a few frog fish. Drop shot rigs with 6 inch worms in water from 2 to
20 feet are putting most of the fish in the boat..Try mid lake to the south end
for best results. Good Fishin' !!! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 7/24-7/30
All you have to do is read the last two
weeks of reports. Things are the same only better! Clients this week caught 223
bass! All were half day trips ( 4 to 5 hours) plus the quality has gone up. Big
fish this week was an 8.0 lb'er which came on a drop shot rig in 4 feet of
water. Buzz baits accounted for about 13 bass some over 5 lbs while the frog put
fish in the boat to over 4 lbs.. Crank baits also were working very well with
fish to 3.8 lbs. Where? Just go fishing they seem to be everywhere. However the
south end is your best bet. Fish around weeds, rock and tules, and
when the sun gets high go deeper and look for weed mats around tules and shade
under docks. Tight Lines!! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 7/17-7/23
Just stop wishing and go fishing! The
bite is as hot as ever. Clients this week caught on an average of 40 bass just
on 4 to 5 hour trips. Big fish was a 6.3 lb'er caught on a Persuader buzz bait
(red/bk). Drop shot rigs are catching bass up to 5 lbs plus more fish in the 3
to 4 lb range which is better than past weeks. Crank baits are doing very well
as long as you can bump the bottom. Frogs accounted for 5 bass up to 4.8 lbs. I
look for this bite to improve in the next few weeks. Look for the best action
mid lake south. Clients caught most of their fish on 6 inch worms in water from
2 to 15 feet deep. Have fun and be Safe! Richard
PS: If you would like to book a trip, I
have 4 days open this coming week, just give me a call.... thanks.
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Fishing Report for the week of 7/10-7/16
Clients this week had a good time
catching 155 fish from 1 to 6 lbs. Most were caught on drop shot rigs used
around tules and rocks at depths of 1 to 18 feet from mid lake south. In the
north end frogs and buzz baits accounted for about 15 bass to 4.8 lbs. Persuader
Gold Rush buzz bait with a red & black skirt fished around weeds and tules
was doing the job. White frog fished into the tules and on any weeds you can
find will do the job for you also. If you like to throw crank baits or jigs,
they are working good in and around rocky areas in the south end of the lake. Be
sure to set the hook! Have fun!! Richard
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Fishing Report for the week of 7/03-7/09
Fishing this week is as hot as last week.
Clients are averaging over 30 fish a trip, most trips are just 4 to 5 hours in
the morning. The best bet is the drop-shot rig fished on the edge of tules and
around weed mats. The top water bite is doing good as well, try the same spots
as with the drop-shot (buzz, pop r's , frogs and zara spooks, pick the one you
like the best, they are all working. Both the north and south ends are loaded
with bass. The crankbait bite was very good last week in and around rocks,
mostly mid lake and south. Not sure about it this week. Keep a tight line
and set the hook! Richard
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