Super User Catt Posted December 29, 2010 Author Super User Posted December 29, 2010 Catt lets talk about this low water and if it continues on into the spawn. Ok let's do Will it concentrate the fish more? Absolutely not Will they just spawn deeper? The bass will spawn at the same depth just different areas We could go into different scenarios of the effects of low water on the spawn but in my 39 years on the Bend the lake level will be back to normal by the spawn. On December 29th 05 the lake level was at 162.89 & by the spawn the level was back up to 170 & the bass were so far back in the buck brush you could forget trying to fish em. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted December 29, 2010 Super User Posted December 29, 2010 Leaving shortly for indian mounds. will give a report when i return. Quote
TBendBassin Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 that makes sense, ive been taking advantage of this low water for the past several months. Alot of times i have been leaving the ranger on the trailer and taking my brothers duck hunting boat out and getting way back in some places and then walking the rest of the way. I find it pretty awesome going to several places where i have caught fish and seeing what the fish where holding on to and why. I have found so many humps, ridges, and depressions in the last couple of months its awesome.. i have like 300 pictures saved on my camera i hope everyone else is taking advantage of this opportunity. Quote
TBendBassin Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 looking forward to the report jack Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted December 29, 2010 Super User Posted December 29, 2010 i didn't get any today. the weather turned off so bad i turned around and came home. glad i did to. It's bad outside. Quote
bayouXpress Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 that makes sense, ive been taking advantage of this low water for the past several months. Alot of times i have been leaving the ranger on the trailer and taking my brothers duck hunting boat out and getting way back in some places and then walking the rest of the way. I find it pretty awesome going to several places where i have caught fish and seeing what the fish where holding on to and why. I have found so many humps, ridges, and depressions in the last couple of months its awesome.. i have like 300 pictures saved on my camera i hope everyone else is taking advantage of this opportunity. this is what I wanted to come back and see. I'd love to see some pictures. What general areas do you have pics of if you don't mind me asking Quote
TBendBassin Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 clear creek, mill creek, housen, six mile, indian mounds... etc Quote
Super User Catt Posted December 30, 2010 Author Super User Posted December 30, 2010 Yea Jack we got hammered hard later yesterday afternoon up until 8-8:30 From now until April y'all better have an extra set of warm clothes & a quality rain suit. These pictures are from '05 Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted December 30, 2010 Super User Posted December 30, 2010 We did to Catt. Got over 5" at my house. I left out thinking I would run out of most of it. Never did and i turned it around just above Beaumont. Had two goretex rain suits with me, but don't think the dual bildge pumps would have stood a chance in that weather we had. I was just not that mad at them. Quote
Super User Catt Posted December 30, 2010 Author Super User Posted December 30, 2010 Lake Charles regional airport south of the house received 3.6 while Chennault International Airport received 0.06. Cameron to New Iberia & south received 5-6 with winds of 50-55 mph. I've received e-mails & pms asking if this was going to help the lake level, please understand that Hemphill only received 0.03. Direct rain fall on the lake itself does little to raise the lake level. Unless the rain is on a line from the Dallas/Fort Worth area across to Shreveport area the rain will have little influence on the lake level. Run off is key not direct rain fall Quote
Ranger 251 Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 Yep, plenty of wind and rain around here Catt, it was really bad. Quote
capierrottie2 Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Fishing Report, Friday Dec 31, 2010 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Indian Mounds First we tried C-rig in 20 to 30 feet of water with no luck. We noticed the furthur we went back into the creeks the water got warmer. We ended up catching 2 dinks in 3-5 feet of water in the back of Indian Mounds on blue and chrome rattle traps, and shallow diving crank baits. Jessie Lowe We moved on over to Jessie Low and C-Rig in 10- 20 feet of water with no luck and then moved into the back of the creek in that area and picked up 9 fish 2 keepers around stumps in 3-6ft of water around stumps boat houses on shallow diving 100- Series Bandit crankbaits. We then moved to the Louisiana side around the Island at Big Bass and caught 2 keepers on the same pattern in 3-6 ft of water. I tried spooning in 25 feet of water with no luck also. Most fish were caught in 56 degree water. We didnt catch any big fish, but the fishing was fun. Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted January 4, 2011 Super User Posted January 4, 2011 Thanks for the report. I've got to get back over there soon. American Bass is out of Pirates Cove the first weekend of February. Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 5, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 5, 2011 01/05/2011 6:30 AM Lake Level: 163.68 Generator 1: Currently running from 6am to 8am Generator 2: Currently shut down Spillway Gates: Closed Current Water flow: Main lake grass beds near the mouths of coves are holding fish now, as are main and secondary points inside the coves provided there is deep water nearby. During warming trends, follow bass back into the creeks and check the edges of grass flats and creek channels. Some of the productive patterns in the past week have been Deep Cranking, Spinner Baits, Texas Rigs, Jigs, Spoons and Drop Shot. Rat-L-Traps on outside grass lines both early morning and late afternoons. Spinner bait bite has been double willows with white/chartreuse skirt fished slowly through submerged grass in 10-15' Texas rigs and Jigs on outside edge of grass in 12-25' Spoons and drop shot in depths from 25-50' Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 12, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 12, 2011 whats in six mile : Big Bass, very big bass Quote
FROG11 Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I'm guessing that's some sort of hint as to where the tournament teams caught their fish? Recent tournament.. 1st - 30+ lbs 2nd - 29+ lbs 3rd - 26 lbs(these guys caught an 11 lber in practice) 4th - 25 lbs Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 13, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 13, 2011 I'm guessing that's some sort of hint as to where the tournament teams caught their fish? Recent tournament.. 1st - 30+ lbs 2nd - 29+ lbs 3rd - 26 lbs(these guys caught an 11 lber in practice) 4th - 25 lbs I didn't say that But 1st was caught on jigs/t-rigged craw worms while 2nd was caught on traps Quote
FROG11 Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Yea, I figured with Harold Allen in 1st place, they had probably caught their fish on something slow..jig or worm The 2nd place guys apparently had some custom painted traps..I wonder what color they were using.... Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 19, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 19, 2011 Jig-N-Craws & Texas rigged Craw worms in 14-25' Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 19, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 19, 2011 Jig-N-Craws & Texas rigged Craw worms in 14-25' Indian Mounds to Six Mile Quote
alwayslooking Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Catt, are you mainly fishing points at this depth, main and secondary? Has the grass creeped out to 14 ft with the water being low for so long? Quote
RonnieF Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 What are your go to colors in the jig and crawworm? Ronnie Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 20, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 20, 2011 Main lake offshore structure, Black-N-Blue jigs & Craw worms Falcon Lake Craw Quote
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