Cedar Creek Reservoir
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Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
63°
I went out to the lake on March 25th to practice for my upcoming Bass Champs TX tournament I have on April 1st. It was sunny outside with morning temperatures starting in the high 50's and low 60's and warming to about 80 degrees by the end of the day. There was a strong west wind pretty much all day at about 12-15 mph, and the water clarity on the lake ranged from about a foot and a half of visibility on the south side, to about 3 inches of visibility or less on the north side of the lake. The water temperatures ranged anywhere from 59 to 66 degrees, as then north end was warmer than the south end until later in the day when the sun warmed it up and it caught up. The pockets were warmer than the main lake, but only by a degree or two, and the very backs of the pockets would actually start to cool back off, most likely due to runoff from the rain we had the week before. We spent the day targeting docks and rocky seawalls in 3-5 feet of water with a texas rig, using a multitude of beaver baits in the summer craw color, like the Strike King Rage Bug, the Googan Baits Bandito Bug, and the Knockout Craw and Knockout Grub from K.O. Baits (@k.obaits on instagram)! Overall it was a great day as we probably caught over 20 total fish and our best 5 bites would have gone for probably 19 or 20 pounds, including the almost 6 pounder my tournament partner Iain caught pictured below. The fishing is starting to pick up on Cedar Creek and the big ones are chewing, so now is the time to get out there! The large majority of the fish should be spawning within the next few weeks, and it's going to be a blast. Overall it was another great day on my favorite lake and I'm excited for this weekend's tournament! Good luck everyone reading this and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
I went out to the lake on 03/27/22 to practice for two upcoming tournaments I have next weekend. It was sunny all day with lows in the lower 50's and highs in the mid 80's, a steady southwest wind that picked up later in the day, and water temperatures between 55 and 64 degrees. The water clarity was between about 6 inches of visibility to a foot of visibility across the lake. I spent the morning looking deeper trying to find fish on points or in brush or rock piles, but did not have much success, so I then transitioned to fishing shallow and targeting docks along rockier banks as well as rocky seawalls in 2-6 feet of water with a texas rig. I focused mainly on main lake stretches or stretches just inside the mouths of creeks as I could not seem to get bit in the backs of pockets. The water in the lake was about a foot and a half low, so I think that may be why some of the fish haven't pushed all the way back yet even though the water temperature and conditions are starting to get right for them to start moving back. I was able to catch 4 fish throughout the day, and my tournament partner was able to put 3 in the boat as well. In total, we probably had between 10 and 12 bites, and our best 5 would've probably been around 16 or 17 pounds, all on the Texas rig. Fishing stretches that had the wind on them seemed to be key later in the day as well. Below is a photo of one of the better fish we boated that day! Thank you all for reading my reports, and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
I fished the 2nd stop of the North Region of the Bass Champs TX tournament series on the lake on 04/01/23. It was a nice day with morning temperatures starting in the high 40's and low 50's and warming up to about 75 degrees outside by the end of the tournament day. We had a steady northwest wind throughout the event at about 5-15 miles per hour, and it was mostly sunny out with a few clouds in the sky here and there. The water temperature on the lake ranged anywhere from 63 to 70 degrees, and the water clarity ranged anywhere from a foot and a half of visibility to about 6 inches of visibility. We spent the day targeting docks and rocky seawall banks in 2-6 feet of water with a texas rig and a weightless wacky rig, fishing on main lake points and the first few hundred yards of major creek arms where the fish will eventually spawn. The fish were all prespawn and staging in these areas, and they were pretty difficult to catch. In total, we only had about 9 or 10 bites, and all of them came on a texas rig or wacky rig working it as slowly as possible through the rocks and around the dock posts. We could not get bit on a moving bait of any kind all day long, which is weird for cedar creek, as we usually can catch them on a chatterbait and squarebill in addition to the wacky rig and texas rig, and we usually have between 15 and 30 bites a day out there instead of 9. Luckily, the quality was there for us despite the tougher fishing, and we were able to catch a 5 fish limit weighing 17.53 pounds which got us 23rd place out of the 232 teams fishing the event, and a nice check to go with it. 4 of the 5 fish in our bag came on the texas rig, but some other smaller keepers that we culled out, and our biggest fish of the day (pictured with the report), which went 4.30 pounds, came on the wacky rig, so it was definitely necessary to soak both of these baits in your productive stretches to get bit. We caught fish on a multitude of different soft plastic baits, such as the Missile Baits D Bomb, the Strike King Rage Bug, the Yamamoto Senko, and the K.O. Baits Knockout Senko (check them out on instagram @k.obaits), all in some form of green pumpkin or summer craw color. All in all it was a good day on the water, thanks for reading my reports and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
I fished the lake on 04/03/22 for the 2nd Bass Champs TX North Region Event. It was a sunny day with morning temperatures in the mid 50's and warming up into the mid 80's by the end of the day. There was a strong southwest wind and the water clarity on the lake ranged from a few inches to a foot of visibility depending on if you were on a windy bank or not. The water temperatures ranged from 61 to 70 degrees throughout the lake, and the fish were on the move up to their spawning areas. We started the day targeting a rock point with a tire reef at the mouth of a spawning cove in 3-5 feet of water with squarebill crankbaits, and then later transitioned to fishing a few docks. We then ended the day in the back of a spawning cove and were able to utilize livescope perspective mode to pick up a key fish off of a bed in muddy water at the end of the day with a texas rig. It was a great day on the lake as we weighed in 21.65 pounds in the tournament which was good enough for 5th place out of the 208 teams competing and a decent check. The lake is on fire right now and the big females are starting to move up, so if you get the chance to go out on the lake you should definitely take it. Good luck everyone and thanks again for reading my report!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
I fished the lake on 04/02/22 for the first Bass Champs TX North Region tournament. We targeted docks and rocky sea walls along main lake banks at the mouths of spawning coves in 2-6 feet of water, starting early with a chatterbait and then transitioning to throwing a Texas Rig when the sun got up. The water temperature that day ranged from 58 to 65 degrees, the the clarity across the lake was about 8 inches to a foot of visibility. There was sunny skies and a mild south wind, with outside temperatures starting in the mid 50's and warming to the mid 70's by the end of the day. We were able to catch a limit weighing 16.90 pounds which was good enough for 21st place out of the 237 teams competing and a small check. The lake is fishing really good right now, so get out there!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Fish on windblown secondary points going into creeks on crig fished slow. Watch for shore birds and shad presence.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Fish suspended on corner posts outside edge of docks. Neko rigged senkos fished slowly. Docks in 6ft or less near a creek channel or swing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
caught on a modified carolina rig pegging a weight 6 to 12 inches above brushhog caught up to 5 and 1/2 lbs
