Caddo Lake Bass Fishing Reports

[Rickoos]

That sounds like a plan James, I guess both of us will have to wait a little longer. I'm with you on waiting and getting everything that we want and that Verado will come down in price if they want to sell more of them, at least 2 more of them,,,,,,

Ricky

[bassadict69]

I asked about it last time I was at Bass Pro drooling over the 929. I want to say it was about $18,000 for the Verado!

[Railroader]

hey ya'll. went to caddo today up on the river, did some guiding today took a couple and there son looking to hook up on some whites. started slow the first spot we went i pitched a 1/4 black-blue jig with a junebug trailer next to the sea wall on a point an caught a 18 1/2 inch 4.01lb bass wow way to start the day. not sure how many we caught but finally found them on the bottom in 20ft water with spoons chrome was the best.  that was there first time up there so i was glad that every one caught some fish.. thinking about going back in the morning but really need to hit cross so will have to flip a coin an see.. later 

[Gabby]

Went to Caddo Saturday from 9am til 4pm.  Fished hard but only caught 1 on a firetiger crankbait.  Nothing was biting, so we broke out the crappie poles and caught about 50 whites with some shiners.  That was fun.  Water was pretty clear, and about 47-49 degrees.

[Trey]

Gabby,
     Where did you catch those crappie?

Trey   

[Gabby]

Trey - we were headed to Caddo Grocery, and all up and down that stretch we were watching people pull fish out.  Really, anywhere along that stretch - especially at the bends - the fish were stacked up.

They were all white bass, though.  Didn't catch one white perch, but we hammered the whitey.  All were small, except for one or two.  I was fishing about 8-10 feet down.  Brantley didn't start catching them until he adjusted his depth to that.

Let's go Hawg hunting next week....

[Trey]

I'm up for it!  Just let me know when.

Trey   

[Railroader]

went to caddo tuesday launched at tuckers ran up to johnson's to meet up with some friends around 0730 started acorss caddo grocery fishing the turns with grass throwing jigs. went up river to bradley bridge caught one white got the ice broke, headed back to tuckers at te end of the pipeline fishe trees caught one over not much over but over. on 1/2 jig. headed to big sandy caught a 17 1/2 on a jig. that was it two bites. rode around alot looking for terry he got a new boat and was running around puttting some hours on it, but if you want some whites or crappie head to johnsons ranch and pick a spot.. later 

[Trey]

Where is Johnson's Ranch?  Is it up the river on the TX side?

Trey   

[bassadict69]

I guess I need to go buy a map. I would like to get in on some of that action!

[Mike Cork]

Papa, could you help out here. I know where all these places are but I don't know the boat road letters. If you take boat road C between Jap island and Big green break what is the second boat road past Potters point that takes you over to the river threw Drag Over Cut. The boat road goes just north of Sand island?

[Gabby]

Isn't Johnson's Ranch that store just about 1/4 mile down from Caddo Grocery?  The place where you can buy shiners & gas, right?

[BIG PAPA]

Papa, could you help out here. I know where all these places are but I don't know the boat road letters. If you take boat road C between Jap island and Big green break what is the second boat road past Potters point that takes you over to the river threw Drag Over Cut. The boat road goes just north of Sand island?

I believe it is "F"

papa

[Railroader]

Terry and I went tuesday out of tuckers, fished some trees close by nothing happening moved to big sandy fished the trees between sandy and greenbreak 5-6ft water temp was around 40-42 not a bite. fished scatered trees by jab grass is way to thick. going to take a break till sunday..

[BIG PAPA]

Caddo is alive and well
Fished today from 11:00 till 4:30 Caught 9.... 5 overs  (yep 5 overs) and 4 slot fish.
Louisiana overs, I never left Jeems. Actually had 2 over 18 including a 20 1/2 inch chunk. Largest 5 weighed 1 ounce shy of 20 lbs. All came on a homemade jig, a hook with a skirt attached that I fish with a sliding weight so I can use what ever weight I need, Brown , Brown.  Single trees in a little slough just a little deeper than the surrounding area.

papa

[Gabby]

Was it "our" little spot, papa?  The one with the "triple tree" that you told me always produces a fish for you each winter?  I won't tell anyone, and I always release my fish!

Gabby

[BIG PAPA]

Was it "our" little spot, papa?  The one with the "triple tree" that you told me always produces a fish for you each winter?  I won't tell anyone, and I always release my fish!

Gabby

No gabby closer to the main lake in a thick patch of woods.

papa

[Railroader]

fished today up on the river a bit water was 55 deg.. started with a rouge caught a white bass then another then another, picked up a bandit 200 caught a few more caught a slot picked the jig to fish the area a little better caught a 3.5 on a 1/2 black/fleck with black blue craw.. moved to the next spot missed an over on the cranbait caught a white or two then another over 3.1 on the crankbait. had 2 over  one slot and a dink and a bunch of whites not to bad considering the weather..

[docwaldo]

me and a buddy went to the big cypress river this morning.  right ouit in front of johnson's.  we were fishing for white bass.  we caught a few, but not very many.  about 10 probably.  caught most of them on a chrome rat-l-trap, and abouit three on a kast master jigging spoon, with a red treble hook.  the bigger ones were caught on the spoon.  tried a few spots up above the gov't ditch, but did not even get bit.  it was freakin' cold running across the lake at daylight.  my buddy did not quite dress for the occasion.  man--he was shivering like a dog crapping a peach pit.     funny!!!!!

drop it deep and yank it hard.  .  .

doc 

[BIG PAPA]

Trey and I only managed 2 today A 19 1/2 and a 19 both came on a jig in about 10 ft. black blue. both came off of the same stump

papa

[Crustaceous]

I meant to post on Sunday.


Went to Tuckers Landing, and where there is usually anywhere from 3-10 trucks there, there must have been at least 50.  There wasn't another place to park.  The lake looks like it's gonna be VERY busy this coming spring.


Only managed two fish in a little over three hours on the water.  The first, an over, came on a spinnerbait just off the south side of run AA just below Big Green Break.  Knew it was gonna be a slow day when that one bit on about the fourth or fifth cast I made.


Later, I went up on Big Cypress...and picked up the only other fish I caught on a 7-8 deep diving crankbait, where the bank on the north side of the river falls off sharply.  I was not far east of the entrance to Pine Island Pond, but of course on the other side of the river.


Anyway...I hate to see that others were in the same boat as I was in the slow fishing department....but it is in some way comforting to think that I wasn't the only one struggling to put fish in the boat, and that it just might not have been a good day to catch em.


Of course, I'm gonna feel like the dumbest buffoon on Caddo when I boat two or less and find out that everyone else loaded up.  I guess that's the good and bad of the message board here, huh? I think I need a partner in crime to go with me so that I'll know to carry my butt to the house when he's catching all the fish outta the back of the boat!!!


Oh well...I can't wait 'til the spring.  NEKKID FISHING RULES!!!!!   

[Trey]

My wife came home frpm work yesterday with a story and a picture of a guy that caught a 10+ pounder on Caddo the day before yesterday.  He was fishing around Tucker's with a Rapala Shadrap.  I have the picture at home;  it's a hawg!!!  That's all I know for now.  Has anybody else heard that story?

Trey   

[mmberry72]

Fished our January Tourney out of Shady Acres on Caddo 1/15 and had a difficult day.
We had about 5 spots where we had caught fish earlier in the week and the week  before but naturally...the cold front the previous wed night shut those patterns down.  Water temps fell from 59 deg previous Sat to 49 degrees on 1/15 with
all the fresh water.

Winning stringer was only 7.42 lbs with a big fish of 4.42.  Their pattern was brushhogs fished deep up Jeems bayou. Could not get a rattle trap bite all day so what fish were caught were stuck on trees.

Websters had their Jan tourney as well and I believe 10lbs and some change won it with their big fish being 7lbs and some change.

mmberry72

[BIG PAPA]

Trey and I went to caddo this afternoon from about 1:00 to 4.30. Only caught 3 but 1 was a 7.5, beautiful fish , the other 2 were slots water temp was staying around 50. Too close to the tourny's to say much but they did come on a jig.

papa

[dave the dope man]

Good deal Papa, Get out there and storke 'em this weekend. Good luck to all the guys that are fishing this weekend and rememberr to post something after the tournament  over.....Dave