So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[Clinton john]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

@Clinton john Hang around more often you'll avoid that problem 

Life has its lil ways of getting in the way of what's most important.

[Catt]

15 minutes ago, Clinton john said:

Life has its lil ways of getting in the way of what's most important.

 

Yes Sir 

 

Spent $80 Friday getting ready to go up Saturday, ended up with food poisoning instead!

[RonnieF]

On 2/7/2025 at 7:17 PM, Clinton john said:

Anybody seen a fat guy wearing a camo hat in a blue pro crappie out there yet 😂😂😂😂

 

I had to rejoin the group, couldn't log in under my old account forgot all my passwords and such.

 

 

I saw 68 degrees just south of your pocket. I never made it around the corner to go check it out. I had mixed results last week. Chatterbaits one day, flashy head spinner w/small Houdini swimming fluke one day, & wacky worm another day. I had one day I saw multiple bass blow up/come out the water busting 1.5" shad and couldn't buy a bite with anything. I think I remember you talking about a 1/8 rattle trap, that might have been perfect, but didn't have anything that small. I tried 1/4 oz without success. Main lake fog was really bad quite a few days. My buddy had to idle back to LaNann from Clear Creek. He cut straight across the lake because of people running by GPS not able to see 50 yards ahead. 

[Clinton john]

15 hours ago, RonnieF said:

I saw 68 degrees just south of your pocket. I never made it around the corner to go check it out. I had mixed results last week. Chatterbaits one day, flashy head spinner w/small Houdini swimming fluke one day, & wacky worm another day. I had one day I saw multiple bass blow up/come out the water busting 1.5" shad and couldn't buy a bite with anything. I think I remember you talking about a 1/8 rattle trap, that might have been perfect, but didn't have anything that small. I tried 1/4 oz without success. Main lake fog was really bad quite a few days. My buddy had to idle back to LaNann from Clear Creek. He cut straight across the lake because of people running by GPS not able to see 50 yards ahead. 

I haven't been on the water yet this year. Made a few cast off the bank in front the house but that's about it.

[Catt]

 

@Swamp Girl

 

I know thread is about Toledo Bend but a 41# sack on Rayburn was caught in 2 hours & they threw back a 30# sack!

[LovestoFish]

Putting 7 pounders on a balance beam! The problems some us have 😉

[Swamp Girl]

46 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

@Swamp Girl

 

I know thread is about Toledo Bend but a 41# sack on Rayburn was caught in 2 hours & they threw back a 30# sack!

 

OMG!

[Old Nitro]

Has anyone been out fishing? Wondering what the water temp (mid lake)

[Clinton john]

3 hours ago, Old Nitro said:

Has anyone been out fishing? Wondering what the water temp (mid lake)

I seen 52 to 57 degrees in San Miguel today.

 

56/57 in the far back of some coves but most water was in the 54/56 at peak sunlight today.

 

 

[LovestoFish]

8 hours ago, Clinton john said:

I seen 52 to 57 degrees in San Miguel today.

 

56/57 in the far back of some coves but most water was in the 54/56 at peak sunlight today.

 

 

Thanks! How stained is it?

[Clinton john]

1 hour ago, LovestoFish said:

Thanks! How stained is it?

Just how I like it. Chocolate milk to coffee stained.

[Clinton john]

Man the crickets be loud in here neg.

[Catt]

1 hour ago, Clinton john said:

Man the crickets be loud in here neg.

 

Sorry been in the hospital 

[Clinton john]

2 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Sorry been in the hospital 

Sorry to hear that, hope your doing better now.

 

I'm out on the lake, just put back one bout 4lbs, trying to refind that good bite from a few days ago.

 

Water is dropping out fast, still muddy.

[Clinton john]

Does anyone know if Rayburn is at normal water levels?

 

I'm done with SRA and having no water for the spawn, boats on the trailer and I'm looking for water to fish. The big pond isnt worth the effort anymore.

[Catt]

Really 😉

 

[Clinton john]

3 hours ago, Catt said:

Really 😉

 

Yes. Really. No water for the fish to be on the banks and getting to be to much of a hassle to get the tug on the trailer.

 

All the beds I have seen since late February. Are now dry ground

 

If I can't fish the brush, Im looking for other waters to fish now.

 

I just do not enjoy bass fishing out in deeper water anymore. I can do it, I have the right gear, but I just don't enjoy it at all.

[Catt]

@Clinton john Historically speaking the average annual lake level is 169/170'. The bass will adjust to the current lake level, the angler needs to adjust. The nests you saw had no eggs on them, too early in the year. 

 

Just like when all the grass died, everyone claimed the lake was fished out. The bass moved from grass to wood, the angler did not. 

[LovestoFish]

Was there last week and there was at least 2 feet in the bushes mid lake tx side. Looks like it only dropped .3 feet since last week

[Clinton john]

26 minutes ago, LovestoFish said:

Was there last week and there was at least 2 feet in the bushes mid lake tx side. Looks like it only dropped .3 feet since last week

Well now there is less then 6 inches in the bushes and lay downs on San Miguel.

[Catt]

42 minutes ago, Clinton john said:

Well now there is less then 6 inches in the bushes and lay downs on San Miguel.

 

Move farther south 😉

[Corkpuller]

DITTO what Cat said.

I prefer the lake to be down around 167. 

When it's up, all my trees dissappear. 

For many years the lake never reached full pool.

In fact, the big drought around 2010-2012 was followed by some of the best fishing this lake has ever seen. 

 

[LovestoFish]

Some of the best advice I've gotten in this thread (Catt 😉) is to target prespawn fish. This is great information that applies directly to your situation.

[Catt]

@Clinton john  You hang around this thread be prepared to get picked on!

 

Believe me nobody loves fishing buck brush more than me. 

 

The year I ever had on the Big Pond was 2007 when the lake was 15' low.