Archive | April, 2001

Water normal level, very good small bass 6 AM to 10 AM and 6:30 PM to l0PM in good numbers to 2 l/2 lbs on Redbug Wacky Worm and pumpkin seed lizard with chartreuse tail and clear with red “FAT FREE FRY” crank bait in 4 and 8 ft water dam area, slow crappie on […]

Fishing Report Lake Texoma. Friday, April 27, 2001. Lake level: 616.05. Water Temperature: 62 degrees. Water clarity: Clear. Generating both generators 7am until 10 am and 3pm until 10pm. Floodgates: Closed. Weather: low 56 / high 80, clear/light wind. Fishing time: Friday, 6:30 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. When is the best time to striper fish? […]

LARGEMOUTH are most active very early and late. Work 1/8 oz. Terminator buzzbaits, 1/4 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits, 2″ Lit’l Fishie Shad along chunk rock bank lines with timer on them. As the sun gets up move to deep water bluffs using watermelon or Ice Tea Devil’s Tongues, Scoundrel worms and plastic jerkbaits. STRIPERS: Drifting live […]

Black Bass are moving into deeper water. Early, work a top water plug, buzz bait or spinner bait over grass. As the sun gets up, work 14 to 16 ft creek channel points and bends with Texas or Carolina rigged soft plastics and crank baits. Watch for schooling bass chasing shad. Traps and shallow diving […]

A number of Blacks were caught each day using the tube jig. Of these, one was a really nice fish that went about five pounds. These fish were caught in Clinton Lake in groups of trees. One Black fell to a Black Slug-O worked over grass in the same manner that you work a Zara […]

Richland Chambers Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Mon 28,2001 (date fished Wed 23, 2001) Water Color: Clear to 1 ft Depth: Normal Water Temp: Top 78 Bottom 73o (5/23/ 01) Forecast: Sunny with a High of 82 winds out of the South/West 5 to 25 Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – Hookhider Rods […]

Water cloudy with clear edges at banks, very good black bass to 10 lbs 4 oz on water dog and purple worms best near island in 6′ water, small bass to 3 lbs in 3′ water at the pump station on bream colored Chug Bug best afternoons to 6 PM, also a 7 lb l0 […]

Fishing Report Lake Texoma. Saturday, April 21, 2001. Lake level: 616.35. Water Temperature: 61 degrees. Water clarity: Clear. Not generating. Floodgates: Closed. Weather: low 65 / high 78, overcast/very windy / gusting to 28mph. Fishing time: Friday, 7:00 a.m. till 10:30 a.m. The question I am always asked, “when is the best time to striper […]

LARGEMOUTH are spawned out and roaming 6′-8′ breaklines near secondary channels gravel flats and 6′-12′ along bluffs. Very early work the stump flats inside of secondary creeks using 2″ Lit’l fishie Shads, 1/8 oz. Terminator “Tiny-T” buzzbaits and white/char. 1/8 oz. Terminator spinnerbaits. As the sun comes up move to breaklines on gravel flats using […]

Lake level: 172.04 and falling Black Bass are moving into deeper water and the bite is slow. Early, work a buzz bait or spinner bait over grass. As the sun gets up, work 14 to 16 ft creek channel points and bends with Texas or Carolina rigged soft plastics and crank baits. Eight inch June […]

Wind blowing hard every day–has really turned the trout on. Most days limiting on trout that are averaging 2# plus— Friday had three people with a limit of 30 trout that weighed 78#,s with the largest at 26 inches. Redfish are starting to show up also but only when the wind is at it`s highest […]

Water cloudy with clear edges at banks, limits on bass 1 l/2 to 3 lb males in 2′ water across from marina and 5 and 6 lbers on white spinners and blue/green worms or green lizards behind island, 8 lb 3 oz black bass in 5′ water to the left of the marina on high […]

Richland Chambers Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Wed, April 17,2001 (dated fished Wed 13, 2001) Water Color: Clear to 1 ft Depth: Normal Water Temp: Top 68 to 64o, Bottom 58o (4/5/01) Forecast: Warm/Overcast with a High of 80 winds out of the South 2 to 8 Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – […]

Richland Chambers Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Wed, April 11,2001 (dated fished Wed 9, 2001) Water Color: Clear to 1 ft Depth: Above Normal Water Temp: Top 60o, Bottom 55o (4/5/01) Forecast: Warm with a High of 78 winds out of the South 10 to 25 Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – Hookhider […]

Fishing Report Lake Texoma. Tuesday, April 10, 2001. Lake level: 617.78. Water Temperature: 55 degrees. Water clarity: Stained. Generating: 10:00 am – 10:00pm. Floodgates: Closed. Weather: high 78 / low 68, overcast/windy. Fishing time: Friday, 7:00 a.m. till 10:30 a.m. We got out early today trying to catch our fish before the high winds got […]

Lake level: 172.1 and falling Surface Temp: upper 60s to lower 70s A number of patterns are working for Black Bass. For spawning bass fish the shallows in two to six foot of water with spinner baits, brush hogs, jigs, stick baits and finesse plastics (flukes and wacky worms). Post spawning bass are moving to […]

Sam Rayburn is still 8ft high right now but it is falling an inch or two a day. The bass are beginning to become more active and are starting to hit some chase baits. The best bait for size right now has been flipping a Stanley Tuba Tube into the buck brush, pine trees, or […]

LARGEMOUTH are very good to 11 lbs. in 2′-4′ of water in pockets and coves on shad jerkbaits, chartreuse 3″ Super Tubes and pumpkin/chartreuse lizards. BOOK YOUR TRIP NOW WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCED/RECOMMENDED AND ONLY FULLTIME GUIDE SERVICE ON LBJ: JR’S GUIDE SERVICE www.jrguideservice.com. Call Jim Files at (8300 833-5688 or email jimfish@moment.net. Water Temp: […]

LARGEMOUTH are very good to 5.5 lbs. on stumps flats near deeper channels, along sloping banklines in 8′ and over gravel flats with rock piles using 2″ Lit’l Fishie shads, 1/8 oz. white/char. Terminator spinnerbaits, chameleon Scoundrel worms, Ice Tea Devil’s Tongues on spliit shot rigs and 3″ chartreuse Super Tubes SMALLMOUTH are good to […]

68 degrees water temp, water cloudy with clear edges at banks, very good black bass early mornings and late evenings in good numbers to 3 lbs and occassional 8 lb, 7 lb 6 oz, 7 lb ll oz, some 5 and 6 lbers caught in shallow water approx 2 ft. with the best lures being […]

Fishing Report Lake Texoma Friday, April 6, 2001 Lake level: 615.93 Water Temperature: 53 degrees Water clarity: Stained Generating: 2 generators / 24 hours / 10,718 cfs Floodgates: Closed Weather: high 77 / low 55, overcast/windy Fishing time: Friday, 7:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. We got out about thirty minutes late today. Lucky for us […]

Excellent crappie 16-25 on live minnows average l l/2 to 3 lbs in 6 ft water at night and 3 ft. water during the day near marina piers and to the right of the marina around point and south side of the pump station on grassy flats 8-12 PM best. Fair black bass to 3 […]

Lake Fork Fishing Report April 2001 by: Guide – Sherry D. Ruslink April is upon us, and so is great fishing on the Fork! When you think of spring fishing, giant bass, and having fun, I just can’t think of a better place to put your boat in the water than our famous northeast Texas […]