Try black/blue Craw Jigs and other big slow moving baits for the sometimes sluggish fish. Minnows and jigs are both working, if the fish can be found. The bottom line for Klein right now at the end of wintertime is that the best fishing of the year might not actually be at hand just yet on a nearby lake or reservoir, at least not in terms of numbers. You may ask, "Man, how do those bass breathe? " Hybrid striped bass are fair in deep water on RatLTraps. Especially those big largemouth bass in Lake Ray Roberts or any North Texas lake when the surface water temperature hits 90 degrees.
Waiting for water temperatures to heat up for the spawn, until then the bite is soft. Report provided by Damian Hubbs, Mathis Bait Co. GOOD. Crappie are good in 12 feet of water on minnows and jigs in black/chartreuse or shad colors. Jim Walling - Lake Ray Roberts. Some still deep on the deep water flats in 25-30 feet of water. Photo: Andy Crawford - Cody Bird (19th; 29-15) Cody Bird kept it simple with a creature bait and deep diving crankbait, to cover both ends of the water column. We have to remember that the fish live where they do for specific reasons and understanding just one more piece of the puzzle gets us that much closer to catching fish. Report by Ricky Vandergriff, Ricky's Fishing Guide Service. The best bite has been during mid-morning hours and late night 9 p. m to midnight. This bait will work jiggin in deep water and when they start schooling you can cast to them a reel it just like a crank bait to catch them.
Bass are good shallow staging to spawn on beds biting on creature baits. Crappie and bass are starting to bed, as the water temperature hovers near 60 degrees. Averages are for Denton Municipal Airport, which is 26 kilometers from Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit.
25, Nov 19, 2011; Bass, Spotted, 4. Crappie are good in 2-5 feet of water on minnows. The fishing for White Bass on the lake recently has been the best it has been in years. Not complete cloud but coverage at 98% but still very good for fishing on Ray Roberts Lake. Largemouth bass are fair shallow using crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows transitioning to 10-15 feet of water on trees and brush, but some still deep in 20-30 feet of water on structure.
Report by Brandon Brown, Brown's Guide Service. Catfish can also be caught anchoring 1-24 feet of water and drifting the shallow points and flats this time of year as the water warms. The larger blue catfish tend to move into the shallower water, 5-10 feet, as the water warms during the day. Chrome color with a Flies-By-Night chartreuse jig tied about a foot above the spoon. When that happens, the bass will bite flukes and wacky worms around the trees, with natural colors in clear conditions and your dark colors like june bug or black and blue in all the muddy water. Meaning that if it hasn't already happened, spring is about to be sprung. May is a great time to be on the lake and you can catch them on whatever you want to throw. Catfish are still holding in 2-4 feet of water early in the mornings at the base of cypress trees mid lake. Less visibility, just dip a white spinnerbait in the water and see how deep it is when it disappears (this is a trick of the pros), and a shallow thermocline.
Blue catfish are slow during the day, but the bite improves at night on cut shad and drum. Photo: Craig Lamb - Hank Cherry (1st; 50-15) Hank Cherry caught the bulk of his weight during the week flipping flooded bushes along the shoreline and throwing a jerkbait around riprap along the dam. Photo: Andy Crawford - That choice was a Zoom Z Hawg, rigged on a 3/0 Gamakatsu Heavy Cover Worm Hook, with a 1/2-ounce Bass Pro Shops tungsten weight. Lewisville - Corp Lake Level @ Lewisville Dam - lake level and flow release. Rating: 4(406 Rating).
"This summer has been hot, really hot. Cold fronts have the fish confused and scattered. For that reason, Klein says to focus intently on the current conditions, not what was going on a few days ago. Tips for Snagging a Campsite Reservation.
Learn to use your depth finder to locate the thermocline. "It gets warm out and we think that the bass are already up shallow when they aren't quite there yet. Bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and junebug soft plastics. White bass are fair fished slowly on slabs on main lake points and humps in 30 feet of water. White bass are good fishing in …. You can even throw them in white so you can see your bait and when it disappears, set the hook. Crappie are migrating back from the river into the main lake staging to spawn. Catfish are slow on prepared baits and cut shad, still deep but should be moving shallow as the water temperature increases. Catfish are good spawning on shallow flats biting live or cut shad.
Photo: Andy Crawford - Matt Robertson (7th; 40-3) Matt Robertson alternated between a swim jig and creature bait. If you want to see differences in stratification go near the dam and compare this to water in the Old Lake Dallas arm. Water levels have been dropping quickly, exercise caution as shallow mudflats and other shallow areas are starting to present hazards. Fish are on the night shift right now producing a better bite than the day time fishing. Lady Bird Lake continues to have a good bass bite along the grass line using creature baits. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs in brush piles and docks. Some anglers have reported good catches way up the river. Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Report provided by Phillip Pool, Gone Fish'n Guide Service. Catfish continue to be slow with no new reports. I am glad I am not the only one having a rough time. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service. People comment that the fish on Lewisville stay shallow. Campsites can book up as fast for summer and holiday weekends—book as early as possible, especially if you have a particular site in mind (such as those by the lake).
It depends on the light penetration, the degree of stratification, temperatures, pressure, the size and shape of the lake, the operation of the lake, and on and on. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. Fish are scattered throughout the reservoir from the dam all the way to the river. Either way you get to enjoy the beauty of God's creation on Caddo with all the majestic views. This dictates that it must either be continually replenished or it will be depleted by the respiration of all those thousands of fish, zooplankton, algae, and bacteria that live in the water. The hotter it got, the slower the fishing went.