Posted 11:06 pm Thursday, February 09, 2012
Fishing Report, Feb. 9
NORTHEAST
ATHENS:
Water clear, 48-54 degrees; 3.57' low. Black bass are slow on watermelon shakyhead worms and black/blue football jigs around brush piles. Early morning bite is slow. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
BOB SANDLIN:
Water lightly stained; 49-54 degrees; 7.57' low. Black bass are fair to good on black/blue jigs, shakyheads with finesse worms and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and topwaters. Catfish are fair to good on trotlines or juglines with Redneck's Catfish Bait Soap. Barefoot Bay and Titus Park are the only usable ramps.
BRIDGEPORT:
Water lightly stained; 49-55 degrees; 8.74' low. Black bass are good on TN Shad Jackall Squad Minnow jerkbaits along main lake points and Jackall Flick Shake 4.8" watermelon candy worms around deeper docks. Good bite reported on Jackall ASKA 60 squarebills in TN Shad midday along shallow points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs (best action midday). Channel catfish are fair on cut and prepared bait.
CADDO:
Water stained; 48-53 degrees; 1.02' high. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs around isolated cover. Shad pattern lipless crankbaits in the same areas are effective. White bass are fair on slabs. Yellow bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CEDAR CREEK:
Water lightly stained; 48-54 degrees; 4.22' low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, shakyheads and black/blue finesse jigs around docks (green pumpkin soft plastics suggested). Early morning bite is slow. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad.
FORK:
Water fairly clear; 48-55 degrees; 5.84' low. Black bass are good on black/blue or green pumpkin flipping jigs rigged with LFT Flipper -- concentrate on the wood cover near creek channel bends. Lipless crankbaits are effective as well. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.
LAKE O' THE PINES:
Water lightly stained; 48-53 degrees; 2.83' low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms and lipless crankbaits along main lake points. Isolated cover is the key. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad.
LAVON:
Water lightly stained; 48-54 degrees; 5.01' low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged creature baits, black/brown jigs and squarebill crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
MONTICELLO:
Water fairly clear; 72-88 degrees; 0.70' high. Black bass are good on squarebill crankbaits, weightless Senkos, chatterbaits and Texas rigged creature baits on shallow wood cover. Flipping jigs is producing as well. The shallow bite is best early in the morning with occasional schooling reported. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair on live shiners.
PALESTINE:
Water lightly stained; 47-53 degrees; 3.89' low. Black bass are good on black and blue jigs, shakyheads and lipless crankbaits. The jig bite is consistent around docks that have deeper water. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad. White bass are fair to good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS:
Water lightly stained; 48-53 degrees; 1.78' low. Black bass are slow, catching a few on black/blue 1/2 oz jigs around standing timber near creek channels. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair in 35 feet of water on 1-oz. slabs fished slow. No report on catfish.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS:
Water stained; 47-53 degrees; 4.31' low. Black bass are good on shakyheads and creature baits around docks. Squarebill crankbaits are producing numbers as well. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI:
Water stained; 48-53 degrees; 4.31' low. Black bass are good on black/blue Firewater ½-oz. jigs and sun perch color chatter jigs. Crappie are fair on 1/16-oz. curl tail grubs and small minnows on docks, bridge pilings and deep timber. White bass are excellent on white SSS Slabs and tailspins -- schooling on points early and late. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on 4" to 6" white or shad pattern Sassy Shad in the shallows early then suspending deep during the day - drifting live bait is also producing. Catfish are excellent in deep water drifting cut bait and fresh shad.
TEXOMA:
Water fairly clear; 46-52 degrees; 1.40' low. The Blue-Green Algae alert has been downgraded to an advisory. Bodily contact with water is no longer prohibited. It is now just discouraged. Please check www.swt.usace.army.mil/ prior to planning a trip to Texoma. Black bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits and medium crankbaits along rocky points with larger rock. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs. No report on catfish.
WRIGHT PATMAN:
Water lightly stained; 47-52 degrees; 6.20' high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms, shallow crankbaits and chatterbaits along main lake points. Football heads jigs have also been productive. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and prepared bait.
