Fishing Reports
424 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
I went out to the lake with my best friend and tournament fishing partner Iain and my Dad for our first time on 05/11/24. It was a mostly sunny day with morning temperatures starting in the high 50's and high temperatures reaching up around 80 degrees by the end of our time on the water, with a slight southwest wind at about 5 mph throughout the day. Water temperatures on the lake ranged from 72-78 degrees, and water clarity ranged from 1 to 3.5 feet of visibility with a tannic color to it in places. We spent the day throwing wacky rigs, chatterbaits, and texas rigs in and around the wide array of standing timber and flooded brush that the lake has to offer, and had a great day for it being our first time there and having to break it down with no contour maps or idea of the layout of the bottom of the lake at all. We ended up catching 15 on the day in half a day of fishing, and missed probably just as many, with our best 5 being somewhere around 13-14 pounds and our biggest fish being a 5 even on the scale (pictured with the report). We concentrated our efforts on mixtures of timber and green bushes in 4-12 feet of water, the closer you could get to the actual bank the better, although it was a challenge finding areas of the lake where you could actually weave a bass boat through the trees and get close to the bank. However, when you found those areas, you always caught a bass or two! I hope this report helps you break down the new lake a bit faster and catch some good bass, tight lines!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
76°
Pitching to the bases of cypress trees or isolated clumps of pads
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
I fished the second stop of the Team Trail Outdoors TX tournament season on the lake on 05/04/24, as well as the day before for practice, with my tournament partner Iain. It was a mostly sunny day with morning temperatures starting out at around 65 degrees and warming up to around 90 degrees at the peak of the day. There was a slight southwest wind at about 5-10 mph all day, and water temperatures on the lake ranged from 69-75 degrees. Water clarity on the lake ranged anywhere from 4 inches of visibility to almost 2 feet of visibility. We caught all of our fish in practice and in the tournament on 1 long tapering point at the mouth of 2 spawning pockets where the postspawn fish are pulling back out too. It is a rock bottom point with scattered stumps on the bottom in about 9-17 feet of water. Utilizing our garmin livescope, we would creep around the point and find individual stumps or groups of 3-5 to cast to and see the bass sitting in them. We would then pick off the bass with a drop shot, texas rig, or a deep crank. It was the toughest Cedar Creek tournament I have ever seen, with the weights being extremely low for the time of year. Nonetheless, we were able to grind out a limit for 12.98 pounds and place 28th out of 186 teams, missing the money by 5 spots or half a pound. Still a fun day on the water in an absolute grinder derby and another good finish for us that should slide us up into the top 10 in AOY with 2 events to go! Cedar Creek is fishing tough right now but it is still a good time! If you get out on a windier day, the bite is a bit better, as we had close to 20 pounds on our best 5 the day before the tournament in practice when the wind was blowing 16-20 mph. Get out there, wet a line, and good luck!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
Keyed on current breaks when the tide was incoming and outgoing. Anytime the tide was strong enough to create small eddies around little points or pieces of wood. Covered lots of water with a spinnerbait to find active fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Bite continues to be tough, but if you concentrate on the drains with bait you can catch some decent fish. They are not bunched up but they are there. Focus on the 10-20' depth range.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
86°
Was cranking deep rock, off of a man lake point, fish was 5 flat.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
88°
Bunch of big bites over 5 pounds this day . The deep crank bite on the 10XD was the best it’s ever been
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
Caught a lot of little fish on crankbaits with some larger coming on the Carolina rigs. Bite is still tough.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
Skip swim bait as fair as possible under shady docks with brush.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
93°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Bass were slow but still hitting a Texas Rigged Cut-R Worm near the big rocks and wood
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
It was a seasonable hot day with bluebird skies and light wind. The bite was tough. I tried all the top water baits, crankbaits, A-rig, donkey rig, spinner bait, etc. The only bait that but fish in the kayak today was the soft jerk bait. I used a slow retrieve with 2-3 pops let the lure sink a little then reeled in the slack. No giants today just some little guys.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
88°
When you find the right mats the big ones are there. Bring the big tackle, Expride 7’6” Extra Heavy rod and Lew’s Super Duty reel with 65# braid.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Caught my PB at 6.02 pounds at the Conroe Night Series Fall Brawl event #1 on the Frittside 5. Working it in and around lights at a slow crawl was the ticket for a 4th place finish and Big Bass!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
Eating it
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
83°
Was dropshotting standing timber then I say some schoolers and we went and caught 11 on topwater in an hour and a half
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
81°
Started off thinking they were shad eaters got into a cove and the wind picked up so I picked up a thundercricket and we caught em