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The pressure on the bass on Toledo Bend is insane...
Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:48 am
Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:48 am
I've been on the lake since last Thursday. Just got home last night. The amount of boats on the lake is crazy.
Thursday: Fished San Miguel. 3 bites, no fish. Very frustrating.
Friday: Fished Tennessee Bay. Checked multiple spots between Negreet creek all the way out to Turtle Beach. I caught 3 bass. A average spotted bass and 2 18" bass. One was healthy and weighed 3 lbs. 9 oz., the other was blind in both eyes from being hooked through the eyes and had lost weight. It was in rough shape. It weighed 2 lbs. 14 oz.
I got frustrated and started white perch fishing Friday afternoon and caught 4 small keepers.
The front blew through Friday night so we fried fish, had multiple beverages and slept in Saturday assuming the traffic would be even worse. It was.
Saturday morning I ran to town and picked up my son. We hit the water at 2 pm when the LSU baseball game started and heard the last out as we were pulling back into the camp about 5:30ish.
Because of the fishing pressure we white perch fished and ended up with 12 bigguns. Not bad for a 2.5 hour quick trip while listening to the baseball game.
Thursday: Fished San Miguel. 3 bites, no fish. Very frustrating.
Friday: Fished Tennessee Bay. Checked multiple spots between Negreet creek all the way out to Turtle Beach. I caught 3 bass. A average spotted bass and 2 18" bass. One was healthy and weighed 3 lbs. 9 oz., the other was blind in both eyes from being hooked through the eyes and had lost weight. It was in rough shape. It weighed 2 lbs. 14 oz.
I got frustrated and started white perch fishing Friday afternoon and caught 4 small keepers.
The front blew through Friday night so we fried fish, had multiple beverages and slept in Saturday assuming the traffic would be even worse. It was.
Saturday morning I ran to town and picked up my son. We hit the water at 2 pm when the LSU baseball game started and heard the last out as we were pulling back into the camp about 5:30ish.
Because of the fishing pressure we white perch fished and ended up with 12 bigguns. Not bad for a 2.5 hour quick trip while listening to the baseball game.
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:55 am to Clyde Tipton
Its a weekend in March 
But also Toledo isn't good right now. We went last weekend and struggled as well. We caught mostly unders. We caught one 4 lber on a bed but it took 45 minutes. She must had been messed with so much.
Then went to Cotile the next day and caught 30 and had a 22 lb 5 fish stringer.
But also Toledo isn't good right now. We went last weekend and struggled as well. We caught mostly unders. We caught one 4 lber on a bed but it took 45 minutes. She must had been messed with so much.
Then went to Cotile the next day and caught 30 and had a 22 lb 5 fish stringer.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 10:08 am to Salmon
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Its a weekend in March
For sure. We do a guys trip every March and I usually do pretty good. This year it just seemed like it was a lot more difficult and that there were more boats than ever.
Usually we go early to mid March. Everybody's availability pushed it to the last weekend in March this year, so that may have been the difference.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 10:15 am to Salmon
quote:Would love to know how to do that. My bass confidence is shot right now.
Then went to Cotile the next day and caught 30 and had a 22 lb 5 fish stringer.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 10:19 am to AlxTgr
wacky worm and swim jigs
Posted on 3/30/26 at 10:23 am to Salmon
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wacky worm
Threw watermelon candy red and black with blue flake a bunch. No bites.
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swim jigs
I don't know if a chatterbait falls into this category, but that's what I caught my bass on.
I also threw a Carolina rig on main points quite a bit with no luck. Spinner bait, no luck. Crankbait, no luck.
ETA: Thursday I was scoping deeper bass and was drop shotting a robo worm in Aaron's morning dawn. That's where the 3 short strikes came from but I could never hook one.
This post was edited on 3/30/26 at 10:30 am
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:01 am to Clyde Tipton
Go to Rayburn
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:10 am to Clyde Tipton
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:16 am to WillFerrellisking
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WillFerrellisking
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
Pressure =/= unhealthy population or overfished.
If every bass sees multiple baits a day, it doesnt matter how many there are - they will be hard to catch.
Toledos bass population are just fine, its just the amount of boats on the lake and baits in the water spring and summer is a ton of pressure.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:18 am to WillFerrellisking
quote:HOOK AND COOK, baw.
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:23 am to WillFerrellisking
quote:
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
I catch and release 99% of bass I catch.
On this particular annual guy's trip we always have a fish fry, so yeah, I kept them. Anything over 14" is legal. Anything over 5 lbs I would throw back even when keeping bass to eat.
I don't fell bad about fileting a 3.5 lbs bass at all.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 11:32 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:
don't fell bad about fileting a 3.5 lbs bass at all.
No one should. That's good eating!
Posted on 3/30/26 at 12:36 pm to The Last Coco
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If every bass sees multiple baits a day, it doesnt matter how many there are - they will be hard to catch.
I've wondered how this affects fish weights and maybe populations. When they get picky about what they eat, then they dont eat as much. If they see a lizard swimming across the water and don't eat it because they think it might not be real, thats food not in their belly. How many potential real food targets are they turning down in a day?
Posted on 3/30/26 at 12:39 pm to The Last Coco
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If every bass sees multiple baits a day, it doesnt matter how many there are - they will be hard to catch.
Thats true, also doesnt help when the fish move out to get away from ppl. The ppl with live scope follow them(not talking bad about Live scope).
Posted on 3/30/26 at 12:58 pm to Turnblad85
I have no qualms about keeping bass at all.
The catch and release folks will bash keeping a bass but will catch a bunch of fish on beds, throw them in the livewell for a few hours, take some hero pics, then release them 10 miles from where they were caught.
The catch and release folks will bash keeping a bass but will catch a bunch of fish on beds, throw them in the livewell for a few hours, take some hero pics, then release them 10 miles from where they were caught.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 1:17 pm to WillFerrellisking
quote:This post is bad and you should feel bad.
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
Posted on 3/30/26 at 1:22 pm to WillFerrellisking
quote:
lol at someone talking about pressure on the bass and not catching any and in same breathe the few they caught they killed them
I keep every bass I'm legally allowed to. I love eating them. It's not as if they are rare or hard to catch.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 1:39 pm to Loup
My lake is professionally managed and we keep every bass 15” and under.
Despite that, I’ve still got buddies that argue me down about keeping and eating bass!
Bass is fine eating, and is needed so the big fish get bigger. Not sure on Toledo but my point was simply that some people are raised to never put a filet knife on a bass.
Despite that, I’ve still got buddies that argue me down about keeping and eating bass!
Bass is fine eating, and is needed so the big fish get bigger. Not sure on Toledo but my point was simply that some people are raised to never put a filet knife on a bass.
Posted on 3/30/26 at 1:41 pm to TrueTiger07
#TeamZipLock
Posted on 3/30/26 at 2:01 pm to TrueTiger07
quote:I think there is a bigger problem in this country with not keeping than keeping too many.
Despite that, I’ve still got buddies that argue me down about keeping and eating bass!
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