When the extreme cold weather arrived on Choke Canyon I decided to continue on to Lake Falcon during the off limits period and forego the tournament. A wise decision. Fishing remained touch under the cold conditions. Largest bass caught only 6 lbs..... disappointing not seeing the lake at it's best. They still caught them during the Basschamps tournament. It was a fairly nice day, four teams had sacks over 40 lbs....wow, an 8+ lb average! Apparently, I wasn't fishing the right places. A lot of them were fishing deep. The cold weather has postponed the spawn until the next full moon. The Southern lakes will be on fire very soon.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Falcon Lake
When the extreme cold weather arrived on Choke Canyon I decided to continue on to Lake Falcon during the off limits period and forego the tournament. A wise decision. Fishing remained touch under the cold conditions. Largest bass caught only 6 lbs..... disappointing not seeing the lake at it's best. They still caught them during the Basschamps tournament. It was a fairly nice day, four teams had sacks over 40 lbs....wow, an 8+ lb average! Apparently, I wasn't fishing the right places. A lot of them were fishing deep. The cold weather has postponed the spawn until the next full moon. The Southern lakes will be on fire very soon.
Choke Canyon
I arrived at Choke Canyon in front of a cold front and had an afternoon of nice weather before 29 degree weather hit the following morning. Fishing was tough but landed several keepers largest a nice 4.5 lber.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Tournament Preparation
The weather is still cold in Oklahoma last week during the snow
storm I made this video. I showcase a few baits I'm putting in the boat.
I'll be loading the boat this week, I hope it warms up soon. I know
the route by heart to Toledo bend but need to find the best route
to take to Zapata. I will have the help of my TomTom and the aid
of the GPS maps on my new smart phone.
Once I get to Toledo Bend I expect to be looking for big females
in staging areas, points and channel edges in mouths of coves.
The plan is to find spawning flats in protected areas off the main lake.
Hopefully, I'll find some active pre-spawn schooling and feeding up?
I'll be sure to hunt for any big fish that may be up on any early beds.
storm I made this video. I showcase a few baits I'm putting in the boat.
I'll be loading the boat this week, I hope it warms up soon. I know
the route by heart to Toledo bend but need to find the best route
to take to Zapata. I will have the help of my TomTom and the aid
of the GPS maps on my new smart phone.
Once I get to Toledo Bend I expect to be looking for big females
in staging areas, points and channel edges in mouths of coves.
The plan is to find spawning flats in protected areas off the main lake.
Hopefully, I'll find some active pre-spawn schooling and feeding up?
I'll be sure to hunt for any big fish that may be up on any early beds.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Toledo Bend
Welcome to my tournament lake discussion blog.
I joined the Ultimate Bass Fishing resource guide fishing forum
to participate in the discussion on Toledo Bend
Here is an image from my Hummingbird 797 showing a typical grass line
I would like to talk about bass fishing lakes and
over time try to build up some useful information
on lake conditions, techniques, and general info
culled on specific fisheries.
My first stop on my 2010 season is Bassmaster Weekend Series
on Toledo Bend 02/13/10
I will be posting lake information as I gather it.
Fish Hard,
Jeff
I joined the Ultimate Bass Fishing resource guide fishing forum
to participate in the discussion on Toledo Bend
Here is an image from my Hummingbird 797 showing a typical grass line
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