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New week, new Toledo Bend Thread
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:29 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:29 am
Who's going up this week or weekend? I know the water's high, but it's dropping fast and people are still catching fish. There were a couple of 10+ pounders caught last week, also.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:40 am to rballa19
Everyday I check the weather it changes drastically.
We may night fish if the daytime weather is too messed up.
We may night fish if the daytime weather is too messed up.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:53 am to rballa19
quote:
Who's going up this week or weekend? I know the water's high, but it's dropping fast and people are still catching fish. There were a couple of 10+ pounders caught last week, also.
Caught before the rain.
Gonna be tough for a while.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 8:59 am to say when
I am thinking about this weekend.
ETA: How are the roads?
ETA: How are the roads?
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 9:06 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 9:05 am to Janky
After Wednesday I'm off for 7 days. I think I'm going to do some house/yard work Thursday and Friday, maybe Saturday too. Then I'm going to go fish probably Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 9:30 am to Janky
For some reason I thought you typed " how are the Reds"
If you see a 22' green Xpress bay boat out there, it may be me.
I have seen a few boats exactly like mine on the lake.
If you see a 22' green Xpress bay boat out there, it may be me.
I have seen a few boats exactly like mine on the lake.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 9:31 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 9:38 am to rballa19
i was thinking about going, but im not very adaptable.
Someone teach me how to catch bass after 20" of rain and floods. Do they like back porches and truck beds?
seriously...
Someone teach me how to catch bass after 20" of rain and floods. Do they like back porches and truck beds?
seriously...
Posted on 3/14/16 at 9:57 am to SportTiger1
the water has already came down over two feet, and will probably be around full pool in the next couple of days. The fishing isn't going to be hurt IMO.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 9:59 am to SportTiger1
They should be easier to get to as the water drops. They were pulling out towards the edge of the newly flooded areas by Sunday, as opposed to Saturday when they were wayyy back in that stuff. Water clarity was also a factor, we never caught fish in mud, you had to have at least a little clarity (which you normally had in the newly flooded areas).
Posted on 3/14/16 at 10:06 am to rballa19
I'm headed north Thursday thru Sunday. Hope the forecast is wrong or it hits early this week and not on tournament day Saturday.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:00 am to rballa19
Leaving Friday morning, coming back Monday. Not sure what to expect
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:12 am to MrBobDobalina
If the water keeps dropping I'll be Carolina rigging in deep water until the water warms. They calling for 40's at night so I'm thinking the fish will back off with the fLling water, until they absolutely have to go in to stage and spawn. That's just a guess though. When the moon gets full it should be on, especially at night.
Full moon falls on the 23rd. That's a Wednesday. We'll be out there starting Friday. That wasn't by accident.
They calling for rain Thursday and Friday, then clear. Shaping up to be some night fishing.
Full moon falls on the 23rd. That's a Wednesday. We'll be out there starting Friday. That wasn't by accident.
They calling for rain Thursday and Friday, then clear. Shaping up to be some night fishing.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 11:18 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:18 am to say when
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:01 pm to rballa19
I'll be up there this weekend trying to give it Hell. Probably gunna be around the San Miguel area. Anybody been around there to see how it looks?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:26 pm to EyeoftheEldrick12
My dad was there Saturday, and CFDoc was there for a few days. The water is gonna be clearer the closer you get to the main lake. The backs of the creeks are muddy, but clearer in the mouths of the smaller pockets.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 1:28 pm to Cadello
quote:
We may night fish if the daytime weather is too messed up.
That place is dangerous enough in the daylight but right now with all the floating debris from the high water I wouldn't run over idle anywhere on TB at night...
Posted on 3/14/16 at 1:42 pm to rballa19
I'm at Pirates Cove. Only caught 2 this morning, but one was 3.5 and the other was 4.5.
About to head back out and fish until dark. I'll report back...
About to head back out and fish until dark. I'll report back...
Posted on 3/14/16 at 2:25 pm to KLSU
I'll be wearing life jacket everyday and night. Not going to run wide open. I already told my buddy that. Only positive is he has a gorilla hull.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 2:37 pm to EyeoftheEldrick12
I'll outline what we caught and where over 3 days of fishing (Fri, Sat, and Sun) mostly around the state park and the coves just to the Northeast. Keep in mind, the water level was over 174 for the majority of our trip and we were fishing extremely shallow. So our pattern is more than likely impossible to fish at this point.
Friday - We caught 8 keepers. Mostly to the coves just northeast of the state park. This is the day it felt like we were fishing in people's living rooms. The fish really seemed to be enjoying all the 'new' water. Pops lost a giant at the boat. All fish were caught on sweet beavers and trophy hunters.
Saturday - I believe the final keeper number was 32. Again, we were in very shallow water. I usually had the boat in 3-4 ft of water and we were catching them in less than a foot. We fished backyards again as well as bushes in the back of the cove where the state park is. Pops had big fish again with a 6-4 and she was caught in less than a foot of water. This was just an incredible day of fishing. Senkos, centipedes, sweet beavers, yumdingers, brush hogs, ribbon tails, trophy hunters, all caught fish. The only thing that didn't catch a fish was a spinnerbait. As much as we tried to force feed them a spinnerbait, it never worked. We also had a couple other really good looking fish hooked but not make it in the boat.
Sunday - We only fished the morning but the final number was 12 keepers again split between the state park cove and the coves just to the northeast. Water clarity did not seem to matter at all. It was chocolate milk and we still caught them. Mostly senkos. Still in shallow water but the lake had dropped about 18 inches by then since Friday. Most of our backyards were out of the water so we were having to do the shallow bush thing by then.
Overall - It seemed like every boat we saw had at least one person fishing a spinnerbait and we couldn't get a bite on one. I'm not trying to say they won't catch fish out there, they just didn't for us. Again, our fish were very shallow and I don't know if that pattern will be available for you when you get there. The lake was steadily dropping when we left. We didn't find the clear/muddy water to be that strict of an attractor/deterrent. I'd almost argue sun/shade was more of a key with our bites mostly coming during cloudy weather or in the shade.
I still need to upload the pics but photo bucket is blocked at work for me. I'll try to do it tonight. Good luck out there. It's a very healthy fishery and I'll bet you figure them out at some point.
Friday - We caught 8 keepers. Mostly to the coves just northeast of the state park. This is the day it felt like we were fishing in people's living rooms. The fish really seemed to be enjoying all the 'new' water. Pops lost a giant at the boat. All fish were caught on sweet beavers and trophy hunters.
Saturday - I believe the final keeper number was 32. Again, we were in very shallow water. I usually had the boat in 3-4 ft of water and we were catching them in less than a foot. We fished backyards again as well as bushes in the back of the cove where the state park is. Pops had big fish again with a 6-4 and she was caught in less than a foot of water. This was just an incredible day of fishing. Senkos, centipedes, sweet beavers, yumdingers, brush hogs, ribbon tails, trophy hunters, all caught fish. The only thing that didn't catch a fish was a spinnerbait. As much as we tried to force feed them a spinnerbait, it never worked. We also had a couple other really good looking fish hooked but not make it in the boat.
Sunday - We only fished the morning but the final number was 12 keepers again split between the state park cove and the coves just to the northeast. Water clarity did not seem to matter at all. It was chocolate milk and we still caught them. Mostly senkos. Still in shallow water but the lake had dropped about 18 inches by then since Friday. Most of our backyards were out of the water so we were having to do the shallow bush thing by then.
Overall - It seemed like every boat we saw had at least one person fishing a spinnerbait and we couldn't get a bite on one. I'm not trying to say they won't catch fish out there, they just didn't for us. Again, our fish were very shallow and I don't know if that pattern will be available for you when you get there. The lake was steadily dropping when we left. We didn't find the clear/muddy water to be that strict of an attractor/deterrent. I'd almost argue sun/shade was more of a key with our bites mostly coming during cloudy weather or in the shade.
I still need to upload the pics but photo bucket is blocked at work for me. I'll try to do it tonight. Good luck out there. It's a very healthy fishery and I'll bet you figure them out at some point.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 2:59 pm to CFDoc
quote:Turn safe search to ON!
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