So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[shaneus]

Me and the girl friend are going duck hunting this weekend for the first time, should be interesting........sounds like you been doing good fanatic......

[Dam Yankee]

Looks like a "tilt your motor down" night for the next couple nights. Hoping to be out there late in the weekend. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and congratulations on your new grandchild Catt.

[Express Kid]

Great news Fanatic hope it continues and congratulations Catt. I hope you spoil it well. Went to Buck and Indian creek today I really like the area, any tips on how to fish it this time of year will be appreciated. Hit lots of points with crank baits and jigs and caught nothing. I will be back Friday and Sat. God willing. Is anyone catching anything now? I hear the fish are still in the grass off ridges. Give me a shout this weekend Dam Yankee.Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. God bless and thanks for all of the help guys.

[Bearonthewater]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends here on Bass Resource.com.

 

I'm most thankful for all of your wisdom the has been shared with me.

 

Great going my friend Josh........that's awesome.

Obviously, you're as good at duck hunting as you are at bass fishing.

Keep up the good reports.

 

Good luck to you Shaneus,,,,,,,,,,dress warm.and keep that gal warm too.

Just remember......what happens in the duck blind............

Like myself, I like to see a man spending time with and doing things with his lady.

 

Happy TG to you too my friend Tom.  Hope you have a great day with you and yours.

 

Catt........enjoy that new grandchild and all of your family.

 

We coonasses from South Louisiana send our best.........

 

Bear

[Catt]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING Y'ALL

[cajunpapi]

Happy Thanksgiving ,especially to all who take part on this thread of my favorite pond. Who would of thung it ,looking over this newly flooded area 45 years ago?  To one cajun to another, special thanks to CATT for making this thread happen and for keeping it going .

[Bass_Fanatic]

Happy Thanksgiving to all!  I am extremely thankful for all the reports and tips posted in this thread and the friendships made because of it.  Hope to meet some of yall on the water one day!  Now back to killing ducks!!!

[Catt]

Weather lookin good

May have to make a break for it

[bullet20]

Take a run at it catt.I would if I lived that close.lol

I saw a report of a guy catching on drop shot last week.Nothing big but had 21 keepers.

Crappie should be starting in the chicken coop.

[Express Kid]

I did not catch many bass last week a few small ones on watermellon red fluke and PB&J jigs. I did see a few people casting C rigs and T rigs. I went up to the coop Friday morning and caught 6 Crappie and one catfish. a few boats out and trying but bite was real slow. Water temp ranged between 55 and 58 degrees through out the day. I did see large schools of shad and sevel schools of fish but just could not get a bite going. several people fishing spoons and jigs for bass off the bluffs but did not see anyone catch any. I tried a spoon for a while until I lost it in the stumps (another $10.00 gone) and the boats that were fishing seemed to mostly be drifting. The guy at Pendelton Harbor Marina said it should get better in about two weeks, I hope so. If anyone gies up keep us posted on how they are doing and I will do the same.

[Catt]

Water aint cold enough for the Coop

[Catt]

I don't bout Hemphill but my weather in southwest Louisiana is perfect. This morning at 4:38 it was still 70, foogy, winds light

Spinner Bait!

[cajunpapi]

Went out Tuesday for about 5 hours. Fished jig,T- rig worm, trap, and spinnerbait in Yocum area. The wind would gust up to about 15 to 20 from the south southeast. Water temp 59. My small boat kept me off main lake. Fished  timber point had one on jig but he unhooked. Fished grass line and small creek, nothing. Was unable to pick up fish on graph just couldn't find them. First time out in months and will be  trying again thursday, before front.

[Catt]

Yocum huh!

Gilbert, Wilson, or Yocum?

What depth ya searching?

What depth ya get the jig fish in?

I know how you feel in a small boat with wind, what I do is trailer a lot.

[cajunpapi]

Catt, I was fishing south point of Yocum with sparse timber N31.1944, W93.3645 area.I was fishing 15ft to 25ft.There is a little creek runs in that area. I was sitting in 15 ft when I hung fish. I just moved my camper to this area recently and not familiar with Gilbert or Wilson. I fished this area because I felt like I needed to learn my back yard first. After that I do plan to boat to other areas that have been covered in this thread. Any suggestions in this area would be appreciated.

[Catt]

One reason I love Toledo is each area fishes different, Yocum is different than the Texas side straight across from it. I'd tend to target wood more, standing timber, brush, lay downs, & then add grass to this. Stay with the same 15' + or - 3'.

[mguidroz]

Catt,

So does wood, brush, etc and then add grass apply to certain areas of the lake or entire? Thanks for your feedback.

[cajunpapi]

One reason I love Toledo is each area fishes different, Yocum is different than the Texas side straight across from it. I'd tend to target wood more, standing timber, brush, lay downs, & then add grass to this. Stay with the same 15' + or - 3'.

[Thanks, Catt I will give your suggestion a try./quote]

[Catt]

Usually around Christmas the grass will start dying so I'll start keying on timber more. I'll move off the main lake & into creeks starting at mouth.

While I'll move off the main lake I DO NOT abandon it!

[Catt]

In certain areas wood is more productive than grass, certain times of the year wood is more productive than grass.

Pre-spawn/spawn buck brush is prime, I seldom fish it the rest of the year.

[mguidroz]

Anyone going to the big pond to fish this weekend.....NOT ME. I'm not mad at them. lol

[Catt]

Anyone going to the big pond to fish this weekend.....NOT ME. I'm not mad at them. lol

Uhhhh...Uhhhh...Nah!

[Catt]

This cold should kill some grass!

[cajunpapi]

And some mosquitoes, too! Man this weather is tough , I had all December off from my little job at Fort Polk and was planning to get a little fishing in.

[RonnieF]

Hi guys. I've finally returned from the lurker status. When the change over took place months back my login stuff got messed up so I just lurked. I mainly fish north of Pendleton in San Miguel, Patroon, and Clear Creek areas. I work 14/14 so I head up during my days off nearly every time off. I'm in a Bass Cat Cougar, white/yellow bolt/purple trim and yellow/purple flames on the cowling. If any of y'all see me, stop by and say hi.

I may be headed to the camp monday or tuesday. Y'all stay warm!

 

Thanks to all the guys participating in this informative thread.

 

Ronnie