The BIG Girls Are About To Pull Up




Lake level is still +77 high with all gates open and surface temps are 68 on upper end and 60 lower end. The spawn is on. Guide, Eddie Garrett reports that on the northern end there has even seen “fry” balls, but from mid lake to the south end fish are just now starting to pull up on spawning beds.

“We have a warm week coming and it's about to bust loose. We had several windy,cold and rainy days the past week and we still caught them pretty decent. But now going forward this week through April is when I love it,” said Garrett.

He said on the upper end a lot of people are bed fishing, flipping, throwing frogs, crank baits and spinner baits as first big wave has already come in. “We are fishing mid to lower end for pre spawn in cooler temps as the first wave will be in shortly.

“Our best bite has been Carolina and Texas rigs with 1/2 oz. weights with a 18" leader in 3' to 7' inside secondary points, drains and spawning flats.” Lizards, V&M Chop Sticks and LFT creature baits are taking their share of bass.

“On this big warming trend we have coming these fish are about to really chomp and the BIG girls are about to pull up.” Garrett can be contacted on facebook.com.




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Apr. 24)

GOOD. Water Stained; 60 degrees; 0.20 feet above pool. Bass have slowed, but post spawners are setting up on points in 5-7 feet of water with Carolina rigged creature baits. Topwaters and frogs are good early morning around grass. Shaky heads are good around boat houses. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Changing weather means changing bite. First phase spawners are now in a post spawn pattern and aggressive. Frog pattern top waters are excellent in the grass and brush. Casting into the pockets and letting the frog sit for a few seconds is a good idea. Crappies are shallow, catching them on edge of banks, small fish patterns like wooly buggers are a good bet. Bream are beginning to make themselves known in the shallows, wooly buggers and small poppers should bring a strike.Crappie are good in 2-13 feet on timber and around grass lines. Some fish are moving back out into the 12-18 feet areas and a little deeper. Black crappie are on a few bridges, but fish are not loaded up yet. Black crappie are also grouping under docks on sunny afternoons. Cast 1/16th ounce hand tied jigs continue to be good in white and gray, white and chartreuse and light blue and gray colors. Minnows will still work very well and especially on shallow fish around grass. Soft plastics will also work well as the fish have been very aggressive. We should see the aggressive bite until the warmer months get here and the fish get a little finicky. Catfishing continues to be good around timber where birds are roosting in 10-18 feet. Also getting reports of some shallow catfish around grass lines and sea walls. Those fish are most likely chasing shad spawns. Catfish are cruising around shallow wood in 6-12 feet, with lots of fry showing up. Use your favorite prepared catfish bait to load the boat once you locate the fish. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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