So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[fishfordollars]

Just got back. Not a great day, but did manage to put a few in the boat. Will post the details tomorrow. I'm going to crash.

[Catt]

TBendBassin, we can take this thread most anywhere y'all want to go

Summer time fishing on the Bend is easiest because the bass will be located in grass near deep water structure; that is not to say no other pattern will be productive but it will be the highest percentage pattern.

Even hear the phrase "start shallow early"?

To the average Joe this means "bank shallow" or within casting distance of the bank but can I add another pattern to the definition that is more productive?

Let's say I have a hump out on the main lake that tops out at 8', that would be by my definition "starting shallow early".

I've tried that point on a few occasions but not enough to say it productive or not!

[bigtimfish]

Catt, has the grass in T Bend started gettig real thick yet? Seems like last year around this time Sandy was really grown over. So thick I had to trim waaaaay up and idle in the boat lane for about 400 yds before I could get on plane.

[TBendBassin]

just got back from the bend and had a chance to relax from the seriousness of the sport and brought my fiance fishing for the schoolies.. let me tell you we had a blast! the topwater bite this time of year is great on the bend. just focus on points with deep water near by and after they come up in a frenzy follow up with a t-rig or a medium or deep diving crankbait.. also the night fishing is improving

[Catt]

How thick the grass gets depends on when you are at on the lake, some areas it gets really thick earlier than others but for the most part the grass is a little behind.

Schoolies & Top Water = Awesome

[sacalait hunter]

I will be headed to Toledo Bend the week of June 14th staying in the Big Bass Marina Cove.  Will have all the kids and grandkids. Looking for any hots spots for bream of white perch.  I may even chunk for some largemouth. Any coordinates or tips would be welcome..Thanks

[Catt]

Sure fire method for bream & kids!

Punch holes in a can of dog food, toss into the lake, wait a couple hours, add in kids armed with crickets.

[sacalait hunter]

While the kids are tearing up the bream I plan on some white perch ( sacalait where I come from ) jerkin........any tips on locations ?

[Catt]

Crappie are biting on jigs & shiners on 18-32' brush piles 

[alwayslooking]

Catt, looking at n31.19257 w93.66201 on acme mapper,,,is it too far away from the hydrilla? How would you fish it? There is not much depth change for many yards around it,,,there is some grass on that point but it is close to the bank,,,i figure you would use your jig or big worm, but i'm wondering what you would be looking for,,,what the spot on the spot would be?

[TBendBassin]

alwayslooking that is a well know spot i fish it quite regularly because my camp is N 31.20499 W 93.66027 so im right there and clear creek is and good place to fish..  i usually fish it earlier in the year and i actually like to fish a little right of where you marked it.. i usually throw a jig there because there is a decent amount of underwater timber and i like to drop that jig through there but i have also caught bass there on t-rig.. if you want to catch schooling bass then bass always school on the point N 31.18995 W 93.66632 and out on the timber edge N 31.19388 W 93.65905 you cant see it but there is a big timber field right there. back to the spot you were talking about ive never fished it this time of year because i have other spots that produce great for the current conditions

[alwayslooking]

Tbend, thanks for the reply,,i've not really fished that spot much,,but i've had limited sucess close to the grass on the same point,,,i'm going to give deep structure some more time tommorrow afternoon in the mill creek area

[alwayslooking]

Tbend, have you fished 31.20036/93.63906? during the summer? looks good, but you know everthing looks good, lol.

[TBendBassin]

ahhhhh yes one of my favorites! carolina rig always produces for me their 

[Catt]

alwayslooking , like TBend mentioned that spot is very well known

I fish the very end where you marked because its the intersection of Clear & Mill creeks, I fish down the right side heading into Mill. Weapons of choice Texas Rig, Jig-N-Craw, & Carolina Rig.

I've always had better luck in Mill out toward the mouth

[alwayslooking]

fished mill saturday,,1 keeper,,6 dinks,,,all on topwater, early,,from 6' to 17' of water,,tried several of the previously mentioned areas, 15' to 22', no takers,,,was a long hot day,,Catt, the south end has a lot of stringy grass,,maybe millfoil stalks, out to about 8'-10', any fish in it? I tried flipping the outside edge of it, but no bites..Tbend, that hump gave up a 5.5 friday about 6.30pm, but no takers on saturday thru 3.30pm

[bigtimfish]

Man I fished the south end on Sat and had a ball. Not only is it the most beautiful part of that lake I have ever seen, but the avg. size was bigger than that of the ones I catch in Sandy and Six Mile. I put 6 in the boat my dad got 4. Not bad for us considering we only fished from 8am til 2pm.Every one seemed to be over 2lbs easy. The biggest was I guess around 4. Thats good for me and him. He usually catches 1 and that's it. We caught a lot in the back of Indian Creek. Past the bridge. No takers on topwaters, but they sure seemed to love my xcalibur xr50. Only 1 came off a plastic. A grande bass mega claw (wat/candy) under a gambler KO hangover skirt. I will definately go back to the far south end. Plus it was one of the nicest boat launches I have ever used.

[txbass1]

Don't know if anyone has already seen this, but the Elites are coming to town April 14-17, 2011. Schedule was just released on bassmaster.com. Can you imagine the boat lane traffic?

[Catt]

Don't know if anyone has already seen this, but the Elites are coming to town April 14-17, 2011. Schedule was just released on bassmaster.com. Can you imagine the boat lane traffic?

I fished the Pro/AM in 01 not as many boats as the McDonald's 

[Amadhunter]

Hi Catt, lovin this tutorial. I grew up on Toledo Bend, on the LA side near Cypress Bend (Twin Islands) My Mom and Pop retired and built their home on Aligator Cove just south of Millionheirs point, I'm in Hemphill just about every weekend. Just got back yesterday as a matter of fact. Fishin is real tough right now, been picking up a few on crank baits during the day.

Thank you for taking the time to do this, ordered my map already.

[TBendBassin]

any reports on the bend? finally getting back up there tomorrow after being on a 4 week hiatus!!! ahh its killing me prob wont be able to sleep tonite 

[Catt]

As of: 06/23/2010 6:30 AM

Lake Level: 168.94

Generator 1: Currently running 7hrs. 2pm. - 9pm.

Generator 2: Currently running 7hrs. 2pm. - 9pm.

Spillway Gates: Closed

Current Waterflow: 204 CFS

The Big Pond is almost a hot as the weather with any technique y'all want producing good numbers but as normal if want big go deep.

The most productive are Texas Rigs, Carolina Rigs, and Deep Cranks on main lake structure in 16-27'.

Flippn/Pitchn/Punchin grass beds is starting to come into its own for those who can stand the mid-day heat.

Some lures that have been detrimental to big bass are

Gene Larew's 6" Salty Hawg Craw, Biffle Bug & 7 1/2" Ring Worm

Rage Tail's Eeliminator, Thumper Worm, & Smokin' Rooster

Lake Fork Tackle's Ring Fry

Norman DD Series Crankbaits

Stanley's Vibrashaft

Colors: Watermelon Neon, Watermelon Candy, Cranapple, Red Bug

[capierrottie2]

Fishing Report

Date: June 26 and 27

(Only fished a couple of hours after daylight both days)

Lure: Silver Jigging Spoon, White Spinner Bait

Location: Jessie Lowe

Me and my wife had a ball fishing last weekend. We started out C-Rigging with Watermelon Red Flukes in 10ft to 17ft of water with minimal success. We were catching small undersized fish, so I moved to deeper water around 20ft and located a bunch of fish on my depth finder. I grabbed my jigging spoon and it was on. We caught a lot of different kinds of fish. We caught bass, strippers, hybrids, caspacou, and 2 blue cats that weighed about 8 pounds each. The bass would also school up around the boat sometimes and I would catch one or two with the spinnerbait. We ended up catching around 60-70 fish total over the two mornings with 19 being bass, with the largest being 4lbs. Can't wait to go back this weekend.

[Catt]

capierrottie2, I like hearing that 

[justbass]

hey guys

just wanted to let you know i fished yesterday morning with some success.i started in the six mile area throwing a horny toad with no success and then switched to a buzzbait in about 3-4' and caught my first fish 4lbs and cast right back out and caught a 7lb'er and then i proceeded to catch several more in the 2-4lb range.at about 11o'clock i went out deeper 12-18' and picked several more nice ones in the short grass on a worm .everbody have a good 4th and be safe. 8-)