Fishing Reports
44 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
I fished the lake for 5 days straight from October 23rd to October 27th with my tournament partner Iain for the Team Trail Outdoors TX Championship. Over the course of the 5 days, the lake ranged anywhere from 68-73 degrees and from about half a foot to up to 4 feet of visibility, with the backs of the creeks being cooler and more stained than the main lake was. Over the course of our time there, the weather remained pretty stable, with outside temperatures starting in the low 60's in the mornings and warming up to the mid to high 80's during the daytime, mostly sunny skies (except the final day of the tournament which got very cloudy) and steady southeast winds at 5-15 mph. We spent most of our time targeting fish on flats, secondary points, and under marina dock slips with chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, walking topwaters, crankbaits, jerkbaits, small finesse swimbaits, and drop shots. The fishing was overall pretty tough, but we were able to grind out a 2 day total weight of 15.14 pounds which was good enough for 32nd place in the event out of 121 teams, and helped us lock up a 6th place finish in the Angler of the Year points race out of over 200 of the best teams in Texas. Anchored by our day 1 limit of 10.68 pounds (pictured with the report), we were just a couple bites away from finishing inside the money, but unfortunately trolling motor issues on day 2 took us out of the game. The key was making sure baitfish were present in the areas we were fishing, and then fishing our baits thoroughly and efficiently through the area. Skipping chatterbaits and spinnerbaits into the marina dock slips was our main pattern that did most of our damage. The fishing on Texoma is tough right now, but they still gotta eat, so get out there and wet a line!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Fish were slow on crankbaits and jigs near shallow boulders and ledges
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Bite was a lil slow early morning but by midday they started getting more active and aggressive
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Used the bellows shad on a free rig behind docks. Caught 15-20 fish a day. Later in the day the fish quality got better. Duck Creek.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Fish rocky south facing points on the north side of the lake. Use forward Facing Sonar to scan and target individual fish suspended in 15-25’ of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
I had no skirt on the buzz bait
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
60°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
All the big balls of shad were in about 20’ of water per the side scan. Was able to scope a couple of small mouth with the Alabama rig. All others were on a single rage swimmer around rip rap and chunk rock. Nothing of any size though. Next cold snap should really change the game out here old son! #funkeeeeeefisherman
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
Fish were feeding on threadfin up shallow on the riprap and a few good fish were loaded up in the back of the coves.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
64°
Full moon and wind combined with the cold front had the bass positioned on windy, rocky banks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Bass were in less than 1’ of water targeting shad in the backs of pockets and on the edges of secondary points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
Threw Bandit 200, Ned Rig and Super Spook Jr. On rocky flats and between boat docks. Not much wind and high sky. Caught numbers of smaller bass with Shad moving around. Bigger bass still appear to be out deeper with the water temperature at 74 in most areas.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Fish are still deep, I was targeting brush piles in 20-25'.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Fish rocky shallow points and find baitfish. It is important to cover water and get on wind blown areas or areas just out of the wind. As far as the buzzbait, take the skirt off and use strictly the white Z Craw.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
80°
Fishing are holding on isolated cover.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
The fish were stacked shallow behind the boulders on the points near deeper water
