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CrappieTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonFallStructureBrush PilesGo early before the wind starts blowing hard so you can control your boat position.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructureDocks- SpeciesCrappieTechniqueVertical Jigging Deep (20'+)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureStanding Timber
Lake of the Pines, Texas is one of the best wintertime crappie lakes in America. They love big baits at this lake. 3” baits and big ¼ lead heads during low light conditions (early morning and right before sunset). There are two lakes in the country where crappie hit the bait extremely hard, in my opinion (Pines and Lake Fork). The fish nose right up the standing timber in this lake, I’ve been catching on the timber during the winter months at Lake of The Pines for over 25 years. This is one reason I make the 8-hour drive down to this lake; I love catching them our of the standing timber. The black crappie always seems to be higher in the water column, usually down 10’ – 15’ where the big white crappie are down 16’ to the bottom. But still nosed up right on the timber. For me, Texas is the king of winter time crappie fishing!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Slow bite and no large fish. Fished lower end of lake in 8-12ft
Corbin NashBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonFallStructurePilingsBurning cranks down to submerged bridge at Caney Creek and speeding up and slowing down. Striking depth was around 8-10 near the top of the bridge. Biting window was from around 8:30 to 10:30 AM. Caught six or seven total, biggest was 3 1/2. Came back later that day and caught a 2 1/2 first cast.
- SpeciesCrappieTechniqueCrappie Spider RiggingSeasonWinterStructureOpen Water/Basin
Drifting in open water fishing about 1 to 2 foot off the bottom using live minnow . To catch the larger crappie either use larger minnows or use 1/16 ounces crappie jig tipped with the smaller minnows.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReeds
Warming temps brings fish to mouth of spawning pockets with cover.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileI went out on the lake on 02/18/22 to practice for a collegiate tournament with my tournament partner. The weather started off cold in the morning with outside air temperatures in the low 30's and then warming up to the low 50's later in the day. There was almost no wind at all, and it was bright and sunny all day. The water temperature throughout the day ranged from 48 to 54 degrees and there was about 1.5 to 2 feet of visibility throughout the areas of the lake we checked. We caught 8 fish total and had a 5 fish limit of around 13 pounds fishing offshore rock piles in 10 to 20 feet of water with a Ned Rig and a Jig, as well as utilizing our forward facing sonar to catch some on an Alabama Rig. Later in the day when the sun got up and warmed up the water, we were also able to catch some on the bridges with a ned rig and the rip rap along the dam with a weightless tube style bait. All in all it was a good day of practice and we hope to catch a big bag in our tournament tomorrow, wish us luck. As always, thank you for reading my reports! Check out the picture attached to the report to see a pretty nice spotted bass I caught early in the morning on a rockpile!
