BLGarrison Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 I was thinking about fishing but not in Bass Champs. Way out of my league. I'm guessing flipping and pitching cover with big baits will be a go to move. Any other advice on high muddy water? Or areas to target/avoid on Rayburn with those conditions? Quote
BLGarrison Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Offer still stands if anybody would like to go out with me and try to catch a few Quote
shaneus Posted March 10, 2016 Author Posted March 10, 2016 im going to make a trip to rayburn next week sometime Quote
roblo Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 I'll be out there Monday, how much rain they get? an how much on the north side? Quote
jmag1764 Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 How bad will all the water effect rayburn. and how long does it take for the water to clear up. Didn't know if it takes months or just a few weeks, I fish in the Buck Bay and Mill Creek area That's all I have learned so for. Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 In years past it was a matter of days and the water would start to clear, but with the lack of hydrilla in the lake it will take that much longer. In East Texas the spring weather usually brings heavy rainfall and high muddy water comes with it. The water was already stained prior to the heavy rainfall we just got so I can't imagine how muddy the water is now. So in a nutshell, if you plan on fishing Rayburn this year bust out your flipping gear and learn how to catch em in high muddy water. Long range forecasts are predicting a warm wet spring, good luck out there! Quote
BLGarrison Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 With that being said how would one initiate the process of learning how to fish high muddy water. As this is a learning page. My thought was dark (black blue) rattle jigs and flipping big creature baits. Maybe a bead on it for the clicking. Targeting hard bottomed or Sandy gravely banks. And of course buck brush. What do you think? Other tactics that you guys have had good luck with. Maybe areas to target and areas to avoid. 1 Quote
Tonto Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Going to get up there next weekend to introduce some friends to the lake. Saw that the water level has gone from near pool to +3.04 in the last 36 hours. With the amount of rain they got up there I expect that to rise even more in the coming days. Hopefully it'll level out. Any tips for fishing muddy, high water level? Has the recent warm snap been enough to move a bunch of fish to shallower water? Last year after the big rise during spring we fished real shallow when it was about +5 feet and did pretty well, but that was the end of March. Plan is to go float into some "yards" in some coves and get behind the trees in the shallows if the fish are there, but if not I suppose we'll play with some brush and grassy areas in Little Tiger Creek or fish right off the grass in the coves in the areas past Needmore Point. I'll take any advice from anyone who has tips for fishing in the muddy, flooded conditions. 1 Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I would start flipping bushes(or buck brush), I like flipping beaver style baits in black/blue or green pumpkin. Always keep rate of fall on your mind, I usually start with a half ounce weight and downsize according to what the fish tell you. Another good bait a lot of people forget about is the weightless senko, it catches fish big and small. Hope this helps, good luck out there! Quote
BLGarrison Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 If the water shows 3.5 above pool do I adjust my depth finder to show that? I have a lakemaster card. Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 By adjust depth finder are you referring to depths on your maps? As far as I know all mapping such as contour lines, and lake geography, etc is set to when the lake is normal full pool. If the lake is say 2 feet above pool and your fishing a ledge with a beginning contour line of 8 fow just add the 2 fow to it and it's 10 foot. Quote
Bass_Fanatic Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Fished Champs yesterday. Didn't weigh my fish but they were somewhere around 10-11lbs. It was a struggle for most people. 307 boats and it only took 21lbs to win. We flipped bushed for hours with very little to show for it. Ended up backing out to 9ft and caught quite a few males on a dt10. All my deep stuff was shot with the muddy water. 3 Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Were they biting moving baits or soft plastics Bass_Fanatic? Quote
Bass_Fanatic Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Most of the guys who got checks were flipping, but couldn't get bit doing that. I caught about 15 fish on a crankbait, just no size. 1 Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 300+ boats and 21 pounds won! You know it's tough!! Quote
roblo Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 I went out for a couple of hours this morning, caught a couple of dinks. they sure have more room to hide, I flipped brush with craws, senkos. Threw traps and loud looking spinner baits. Kinda windy where I was, decided to go back to camp an get some chores done. Try an regroup lol will be back this evening, hopefully 2 Quote
Red_Ranger04 Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 It's bass champs tournament jmag1764. No it's not just on Rayburn they have tourneys on several different lakes. Quote
jmag1764 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 If Rayburn gets to flood pool will they lower the level back to 164 MSL or just keep letting out slowly over a long period till it gets back to regular pool level How bad does the high water affect the fishing If you were trying to learn just one lake which lake would you choose Sam Rayburn or Toledo Bend Quote
jmag1764 Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Do they have any bass clubs on rayburn that have low entry fee tournements Quote
BLGarrison Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 I am planning on launching at boykins tommorow. Has anyone ever got an early morning frog bite? Quote
jacob2000 Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Going out tomorrow morning to fish new parts of the lake for us. Low is 43 degrees and I'm assuming all the rain still has an effect on clarity, sounds like it might be tough. Gonna try by 5 Fingers and veach, any tips on techniques or what to look for in these conditions? Quote
BLGarrison Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Fished from 10 to 6 today. Caught 3 fish. Two on crawfish colored rattle trap in 8 feet and one on green pumpkin seed brush hog in less than a foot. All around pophers creek. As I'm getting ready to rap it up three very nice guys start wade fishing in there back yard where I'm fishing. They catch five fish in two minutes. All on tx rigged senko style baits. I was ashamed of myself. They even offered me a hook and a worm. Guess I'll learn how to fish that way. Look forward to going again soon Quote
RCCA Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 No reason to be ashamed. That's there back yard bud. They know what's going on for years. Kee fishin' and good luck Quote
roblo Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 That's the best way to learn, nice folks like that helping out there fellow fishermen! A senko worm can be rigged several different ways, an all are deadly at different times of the year. They have videos on this site about rigging them, great info. I've been catching on them in 2-6 fow back in the flooded timber an brush. It's a great bait! good luck, and never feel bad about learning the hard way, I've been there! Lol Quote
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