Archive | November, 2000

Lake Level: 168.5 ft, 3 1/2 ft below high pool and rising Clarity: muddy north, stained to clear south Temp: Low 50s The lake has risen over a foot in the last week with recent rains and continues to rise. High rising muddy water and high pressure has slowed the bite way down. Fish are […]

Lake level 20 ft. low and slowly rising. Black bass fair to 3.5 lbs.. Limits hard to come by. Fish very sluggish except for brief period in late evening on sunny days. Fish keying on 1″ shad. Carolina rigged Jones Bait Co. triple tail flukes (watermelonseed) and 1/4 oz. jigs (watermelonseed) with 4″ pumpkinseed craw […]

Lake Level: 167.5 ft, 4 1/2 ft below high pool and rising Clarity: Stained north, clear south Temp: Low 50s Black Bass- cold weather has dropped the surface water temperature into the low fifties pushing the bass into deep water. The bass are bunched up in 21 to 24 ft. of water. Spoons working best. […]

Lake Report: Saturday, November 19,2000 (dated fished Nov 18,2000) Water Color: Muddy and Stained Depth: 1 ft below normal Water Temp: 53.3 to 58.9 deg Forecast: Heavy rains & sleet winds out of the north east 10 to 20, High of 40 Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – Lamiglas XC-665 Reel -Spidercast SCP-600 […]

Lake Level: 167.3 ft and rising Clarity: Stained north, clear south Temp: Mid 60s Black Bass up to 7 lbs on mid to deep diving crank baits in shad colors when fished on the old river channel shelf and ledges. The bass are suspended and holding in large numbers. White Bass have slowed up since […]

Lake level 22 ft. low. Black bass fair with small limits being caught. Larger fish are suspended over deeper water. Main lake points and humps are holding most fish. Carolina rigged flukes and deep crankbaits with front runners doing best. Chrome jigging spoons working on suspended fish. White bass scattered on crankbaits by the spillway. […]

Much needed rains have the lake rising with muddy conditions. Look for the bass holding tight to structure and moving up with the rising water. Buzz baits, spinner baits, top water plugs, shallow diving cranks in shad colors and soft plastics fished in shallow grass, along main lake points and around the mouths of the […]

Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 (date fished: Nov 4) Water Color: Stained and some water muddy Depth: 2’ below normal Water Temp: 69.8 to 72.1 degrees Forecast: Heavy Rain – high of 70 with Northwest winds 10 – 15 mphs Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment:Rod – Lamiglas XC-687 Reel – […]

November brings with it cooler temperatures, deer season, and bass in the creeks. The bass on Sam Rayburn have started their fall feed and will be feeding up through the entire month, except on your day off that manages to be the day after a major cold front. The water temperatures are falling plus the […]

Lake Fork Fishing Report November 2000 by: Guide – Sherry D. Ruslink November is one of my most favorite months to fish on Lake Fork because the energy level and feeding instinct of a bass is at a yearly high! Fall is the best time for families to enjoy catching bass because bass will typically […]