Archive | August, 2000

Lake Report: Monday, August 28, 2000 (date fished: August 27, 2000) Water Color: Stained Depth: 2½’ below normal Water Temp: 85.3 to 86.9 degrees Forecast: Sunny – high of 102 with SW winds 5 – 15 mph Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – Lamiglas XC-665 Reel – Spidercast SCP-600 Line – Spiderwire Mono […]

Lake Level: 169.4 ft and falling one to two inches per day Water Temp: upper 80s, low 90s Clarity: stained to clear Crank baits and soft plastics continue to be best bet on catching bass along river channel 10 to 12ft. brush- drops and main lake ridges dropping into 20ft. plus sloughs. Deep diving cranks […]

It’s that time. The winds of South Texas have gone dead calm and the tailing Red action in the flats of the Lower Laguna Madre is incredible right now. For the past two weeks and for the next couple of months, chasing tailing Red’s in the clear shallow water of the bay will be the […]

Lake Level: 170.0 ft and falling one to two inches per day Water Temp: upper 80s, low 90s Clarity: stained to clear The Bass bite continues to be slow during the day, better activity at night. Main lake ridge ledges with brush tops or grass in 8 to 10 ft. of water holding the better […]

Depth: 1 ft below normal Water Temp: 84.3 to 86.9 Forecast: Sunny high of 103 winds 5 to 15 mphs out of the east Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Fishing Report: Sunday, August 13, 2000 (dated fished August 12, 2000) Black Bass: I have start out by saying it was tough fishing. Started fishing top […]

Water Color: Stained Depth: 6 in below normal Water Temp: 82.3 to 84.9 Forecast: Sunny high of 102 winds 5 to 15 mphs Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Black Bass: with the winds out of the Southwest all day it makes it real tough to work the main lake points and humps that hold fish […]

Expect good black bass to 6 lbs on watermelon and black/blue lizards or worms in 6′ water at all points of the lake but especially to the right of the pumpstation at dusk and midnight. Some bassing off piers using a black/brown worm dragging the bottom. Best crappie should be near the dam on the […]

Despite the wind that we have had for the past 6 weeks we have been grinding out some good fish in Galveston Bay. Naturally the bigger fish are coming on the days that the winds blow the least. Wading protected shorelines throwing Bass Assassins and topwater baits has produced some good catches over the past […]

August 1, 2000 Toledo Bend Fishing Report Greg Crafts-Guide, Huxley Bay Marina & Lake Cottage (936) 368 7151 GCrafts@Bigfoot.com www.toledo-bend.net/toledobend Lake Level: 170.8 ft and falling Water Temp: upper 80s, low 90s Clarity: stained to clear Black Bass: The Bass bite is extremely slow during the day, better activity at night. Main lake ridge ledges […]

The bass are beginning to move under the pads in four to six feet of water. You can catch some monsters with popping scum frogs or by throwing several other lures that will come over the pads without hanging up. One such lure is a ½ ounce spoon with a worm pushed down over the […]

August if finally hear and we are heading down the back stretch of summer. Don’t look for the Texas heat to leave us anytime soon. Although the fishing can be slow some days in August, it too like the weather can also be hot! You may find a pile of big heavy jig fish in […]

August is the month to stay inside during the midday heat, and try fishing a split day early morning and late evening trip, or go on a nighttime fishing excursion. Fishing under the stars can be real productive for bass, especially large bass, and it is definitely cooler. Many anglers and guides stay out all […]