So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[BulletDon]

And the bait you prefer on the football jig?  What size football do you typically use?

[BulletDon]

Rage Tail Eeliminator Watermelon Red with the tail dipped Chartreuse

How much of the tail are you dipping?

[Dalton Tam]

I remember looking on this thread one time, and there was a site to go to and put in the coordinates to find humps and ridges and it showed the topography of the lake. I've been looking through the thread maybe I'm over looking it. What do I need to go to?

[TBendBassin]

http://mapper.acme.com/

[Bass_Fanatic]

Dalton are you headin up to Toledo soon?  I am going Oct. 8-10 so if your up there holla at me.

Also, have you been catching ne fish in Saline?  I got a tourny Sat. out there. 

[Catt]

Catt,

The river authority stated that the lake was going to be dropped to 165. Based on your past experience, what percent of what they say can we take as the actual truth? Meaning that they will keep it at or near 165 for what they can control. In other words, they say 165 but they continue to drip the lake lower than originally stated.

Thanks

Due to very low (rainfall) inflows and high evaporation rates, the lake level may continue to go down slightly; under summer skies the lake can drop 1/4-1/2" daily.

The "Flood" pool level for the lake is 172' msl, the actual "normal" lake level is 169' msl plus or minus a foot. The Operating Guide schedule for October - December is 168.0' msl as rainfall and inflows allow.

I look at it like this, 172' pool level, 169' actual level that is a variance of 3', so they shoot for 165' it'll end around 162'. Data from the SRA Louisiana Levels / Generating Schedules for the last 9 yrs shows an annual average of 166.43'.

Fall on the Bend is traditionally low lake level and fishing a wide variety techniques.

Spring on the Bend is traditionally high lake level and fishing a wide variety techniques.

Summer/Winter on the Bend is traditionally some where in between the two and fishing deep water structure with bottom contact techniques.

[Catt]

And the bait you prefer on the football jig? What size football do you typically use?

I'll tip less than 1/3 of the tail w/Chartreuse

1/2 oz Terry Oldham's Football jig with a Rage Tail Lobster

Color: Black/Brown/Amber jigs with the trailer in the new Falcon Lake Craw or June Bug/Blue jigs, worms and craw worms.

[progator123]

Put out this morning at North TB State Pk  caught 13 small fish in Sammy gill and Patrons on traps in about 3-7 ft of water.  Went to Lanans caught 4 fish 2-3lbs. on red bug worm and brown jig in 16' of water.   Can't wait to get back, me and my wife have a camping trip next Thurs-Sun  at Cypress Bend.

[Bull]

Heading to the Bend on Monday, fishing Monday, Tuesday and Wendsday. I'll be in the Six mile area down to Mill creak area. I'll post a report when I get back.

[BulletDon]

Go kick some Bass, will wait for the report.

[BulletDon]

Man this thread has been quite the past few weeks. 

[Catt]

SRA Louisiana Levels / Generating Schedules

As of: 09/27/2010 6:30 AM

Lake Level: 165.02

Generator 1: Currently shut down

Generator 2: Currently shut down

Spillway Gates: Closed

Current Waterflow: 174 CFS

Water Temperature: 83-87

Most of the lake is clear with the north slightly stained, mid lake clear and south very clear.

There is a lot of shad from the mouth all the way to the backs of major creeks and they are starting to move into minor ditches, coves and drains.

Top water and spinner bait is on but we are spending most of the time fishing a T-rigs, C-rigs and jigs at depths of 8-30 feet depending on time of day.  Boating 15-25 bass a day has been easy with 8-12 of those keepers.

[BulletDon]

Appreciate you keeping s intact!

[alwayslooking]

put in at 6-mile this morning,,was to windy to fish the main lake stuff,,,ended up in miles creek to get out of the wind,,,caught 25,,2 keepers,,most were schoolers,,tried tx rigs but no bites with the bait not moving,,,most bites were from reeling the bait back slowly,,caught the schoolers on chrome/blue trap

[Catt]

Paul work that T-rig a little faster with bigger hops 

[alwayslooking]

thanks Catt, i'll try that when i'm back up there on the 8th,,,,hopefully the wind will lay down by then, so i can work more main lake stuf

[Bull]

Back from the Bend. Could not launch at my house had to launch at Six Mile. Caught an average of 10 to 15 a day along the grass edge. Caght the larger ones off of deeper water on the points. Used watermelon red wacky worms and flukes on the grass and c-rig brush hogs june bug and flukes on the points. Mostly small one with a few keeprers. I'll be back up there at the end of the month if the launches are still usable.

[justbass]

fished the fort polk tournament on sat.the 25th with my wife.we won the tourn with 25 lbs.we had 2 little 14.5 swimmers and three bigguns,we also had big bass with an 8.9 caught that one in about 7-8' of grass and all the others came in about 10-12' of grass.fish were caught on jigs and 12" worms. 8-)

[BulletDon]

Way to go. You definately kicked some bass.  Where on the lake where you fishing?

[justbass]

i stayed in the six mile and sandy area from the mouth of sm to 3\4 of the way in and the outside of sandy

[Catt]

Congratulations justbass 

[BulletDon]

justbass,

The biguns  you caught , where they releatively close to one another or spread out?  What can you tell us about he area that each of the biguns where caught, like close to deep water, hardwoods next to grass, creek channel, grass points, drains.

Thanks,

Donnie

[TBendBassin]

got back from the bend tuesday.. i will post a report hopefully later this evening been busy with work.. congrats on your win jusbass

[bullet20]

He probely caught them in rayburn where he lost them 2 big one weekend before. ;D he should  be in a new boat.

[justbass]

maybe if my partner on the rayburn tournament was capable of getting big bites we would not have had a prob ;D :-/