Month: October 2000

Lake Level: 166.6 ft, high pool 172 ft. Clarity: clear The Bass pattern continues to remain the same over the past couple weeks. Bass up to 7 lbs. are scattered and holding tight to structure in 5 to 8ft. of water along the...

Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Sunday, October 29, 2000 (date fished: Oct 29) Water Color: Stained and some water muddy Depth: 2’ below normal Water Temp: 69.8 to 72.1 degrees Forecast: Heavy Rain – high of 75 with...

Lake level 23 ft. low and rising. Black bass good to 8.43 lbs.. Main lake points with brushpiles and humps in the 10 ft. range holding most fish. Deep crankbaits with Norman front runners and Carolina rigged flukes and baby...

Lake Level: 166.6 ft, high pool 172 ft. Clarity: stained to clear Bass up to 7 lbs. are scattered and holding tight to structure in 5 to 8ft. of water along the river channel shelf and ledge. Concentrate on lay-downs, brush tops...

Lake level 24 ft. low and falling. Water stained. Black bass good to 8.4 lbs.. Topwater bite good early (all day if cloudy) on PoP-R’s and Top-Dogs. Fluke bite still strong, but lizards are making a comeback on carolina...

Lake Level: 166.8 ft, high pool 172 ft. Clarity: clear Bass continuing to move into their typical fall pattern. Falling water temperatures are helping to increase the bass’s feeding activity. Concentrate around the mouths...

Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Thursday, October 12, 2000 (date fished: Oct 10) Water Color: Stained Depth: 3’ below normal Water Temp: 70.2 to 76.1 degrees Forecast: Sunny – high of 80 with east winds 2 – 5 mphs...

Lake Level: 167.1 ft, high pool 172 ft. Clarity: clear Bass continuing to move into their typical fall pattern. Falling water temperatures are helping to increase the bass’s feeding activity. Concentrate around the mouths...

Lake level 24 ft. low and falling. Black bass fair to 7.6 lbs. on deep crankbaits with norman front runners. 1/2 oz. chrome jigging spoons also working. Fish are shallow early, then back off to ledges/dropoffs and suspend....

Blacks have been hitting top waters early but they will hit a wacky worm all day long. Last outing I was broke off once and had another fish clear the water that would weigh at least four and one-half pounds. My clients and I...

Lake Fork Fishing Report October 2000 by: Guide – Sherry D. Ruslink For the most part, September continued to yield hot weather and hot water temperatures most of the month on Fork. With no rain for the past 70+ days, Lake...

Lake Fork Fishing Report October 2000 by: Guide – Sherry D. Ruslink For the most part, September continued to yield hot weather and hot water temperatures most of the month on Fork. With no rain for the past 70+ days, Lake...