Caddo Lake Bass Fishing Reports

mmberry72 · February 24, 2006, 09:19:24 PM

My advice would be to head west to the Texas side and swim a chrome rattletrap through any grass you can find. You may only get a few bites...but chances are...they will be bigger fish. Try to concentrate in areas of 4 to 6 ft with the water as cold as it is. Swim the crankbait as slow as you possibly can...remembering to just knick the grass.

Hawgwild · February 24, 2006, 09:33:49 PM

Chrome/Blue rattle trap is a good choice as mmberry sugested and I also would try a natural Crawfish color now a little...was allways a good choice for me early in the year..

I'd also try a black/blue jig fished around trees in Big Cypress and Alibgator Bayou...I've done pretty good with this in the past...Looks for trees that kind of stand out from others or the bank......I done well jsut running up and down Aligator bayou...stop at a tree...pitch a jig a time or two...maybe a trap, then motor on down to the next one...Sometimes don't even lower my trolling motor...just use the drift of the boat then move on..

Scottie

FIREMAG6969 · February 24, 2006, 09:49:39 PM

THANKS FOR THE HELP! MABEY ILL FIND SOME FISH FOR THE TOURNY. GOING BACK SUNDAY HOPEFULLY THE WATER TEMP WILL HEAT UP A LITTLE BY THEN.

FIREMAG6969 · February 26, 2006, 08:29:30 PM

GOING TO FISH THE TOURNMENT TOMORROW. WEATHER IS GOING TO BE GREAT. HOPE TO FIND SOME GOOD FISH. THANKS FOR INFO.

Sears · February 27, 2006, 10:13:32 AM

Fished saturday morning out of mooringsport. Caught 1 slot fish on a texas rigged pumpkin tiki stik. I also foul hooked a 12 lb carp with a rattle trap. Thought I had the bass of my life until I got it to the boat.

It took about 10 minutes for my heart beat to calm back down.

sears

Robert Goodson · February 27, 2006, 10:18:12 AM

Fished Caddo yesterday from about 7A to 2:30P Water temp was ranging from 47 in the morning to highof 52 by the time we left water light stain to clear a big surprise with all the rain we 've had didnt get a bite by flipping caught 2 slots about 3 lbs. each on 2 different rattle traps wild shiner orange belly and crome blue back fish were in 4 to 5 feet of water just on the edge of the grass beds

bryan · February 27, 2006, 06:27:36 PM

fished caddo today from daylight till about 230. caught 7 total with two over 18 and 5 that were between 17 and 18. all fish came on traps in the grass on the texas side. could not buy a fish off a tree. i bet the next couple of days its going to be great. headed to black lake tomorrow, haven't been in a couple of years, any suggestions on where to start !!!!!!!!

FIREMAG6969 · February 27, 2006, 08:18:28 PM

FISHED CADDO TODAY. COUGHT TWO SLOT FISH ON TRAP. FISH SEEMED TO BE OUT IN OPEN WATER ON GRASS BEDS. WE DID NOT GET A BUMP ANYWHERE BY ANY TREES. WATER TEMP WAS UPPER 40S TO 50 AND FAIRLY CLEAR TO LIGHT STAINED.

NickLeBrun898 · February 28, 2006, 04:45:58 PM

Caddo has been tough for me these last couple of days. Fished Sat.-Mon.(Saturday+Sunday smith marine tourn.) only boated 6 fish, all slot, nothing over. Most bites came off trees in as deep as 7ft. Warm week ahead

, maybe the temp. will get up and things will get bigger and better.
Nick LeBrun

Railroader · March 01, 2006, 10:20:09 PM

Terry and I fished caddo today and we had a blast..

it started out slow but around 5pm we tore em a new one. water temp started at 58 around 1pm, got up to 63. we didnt catch any big one a few overs in the 4lb range a few slots and some small keepers..... planning on going back around 3pm taking dad to see if i can get him on some fish... should have picked caddo for march.

Ron Fogelson · March 01, 2006, 11:19:24 PM

What R U talking about, sounds like your on fish like I was on Cypress,,,,,, trouble is the tournament ends at 3pm

BIG PAPA · March 02, 2006, 03:49:45 PM

Quote from: Railroader on March 01, 2006, 10:20:09 PM
Terry and I fished caddo today and we had a blast.. it started out slow but around 5pm we tore em a new one. water temp started at 58 around 1pm, got up to 63. we didnt catch any big one a few overs in the 4lb range a few slots and some small keepers..... planning on going back around 3pm taking dad to see if i can get him on some fish... should have picked caddo for march.

Well what and where

We don't have a tourney on Caddo so share the wealth. Trey and I are going to either Caddo or Cross in the morning.

papa

Lipripper · March 02, 2006, 03:58:39 PM

Ya come on Railroader tell ol papa where to go

Ron Fogelson · March 02, 2006, 04:30:59 PM

Quote from: Lipripper on March 02, 2006, 03:58:39 PM
Ya come on Railroader tell ol papa where to go

LOL HE don't share not in his nature

Lipripper · March 02, 2006, 04:34:13 PM

Fogy if me knew me would tell ol papa where to go

Railroader · March 02, 2006, 09:14:04 PM

I did share, caught fish on caddo... junebug lizards, split shot. on back side of islands... near tuckers. thats it..

BIG PAPA · March 02, 2006, 09:21:26 PM

Now see that was not that hard was it.
Thanks Brian
papa

Ron Fogelson · March 03, 2006, 12:33:06 AM

Man I've had teeth pulled that were easier to get out

Paul Keith · March 03, 2006, 06:36:14 PM

Caught 12 by noon today mostly bucks on red rattletraps in 3-5 ft of water over grass. Fish were very scattered though. Caught a couple off the trees on V&M Super Hightails. Really slowed down after noon with no wind, bluebird, post front....you know the rest...

BIG PAPA · March 03, 2006, 08:30:36 PM

Trey and I ripped the bucks and slots pretty good today. Almost all came on zoom little critter craw worms, green pumpkin with red claws. Most of our fish came from around thick trees with grass and or hyacinths, some as shallow as 18 inches, some as deep as 4 ft. I never even checked the water temp. till I ran into Paul, then when he said he had seen some 62 degree water I hit the banks on North shores and caught fish like crazy till a little after noon. Then we caught maybe 3-4 fish after that. We fished around potters and Little green break just working the tree lines on the windy side.
papa

Mr. bigmouth · March 04, 2006, 07:12:09 PM

fished caddo today -got out there around 10:30 this morning to do a little experimenting. Caught a small bass right off the bat third cast.About 45 minutes later my heart got a good racing, hooked the biggest bass of my life and after a brief fight i landed her. 8.1 pounds thats not real big for some of you guys but it was so exciting fot me.I brought fish home and took some pictures and them released her into the red river to grow some more.
total fish i caught today was 6 a few under slot and a few in the slot.
caught big fish right by big green break

lets go fishing
jerry

BIG PAPA · March 04, 2006, 08:15:12 PM

Jerry an 8 lb. fish is a big fish anywhere, and a fish to be proud of.

Do you mind telling what you caught her on, and was she in shallow water?
papa

Mr. bigmouth · March 04, 2006, 08:37:32 PM

PAPA
caught my big fish on black /blue zoom lizard in about 2 feet deep and water was about 57 degrees at that time around 11:30 this morning.

I havent been that excited in a long long time .Had a blast.

I fish in tha 40 and over bass club ans was up there trying to learn the lake a little.

jerry

Paul Keith · March 04, 2006, 10:59:26 PM

Had a client catch a 11.5 lb. today on an 9 inch black lizard in 4 ft water. His biggest before that was a 7 lb. You may have heard his screams of joy around 8 am if you were on Caddo today.

Paul Keith · March 05, 2006, 11:49:09 AM

It's Here! Yes, great spring time bass fishing on Caddo Lake. The big ones are really starting to bite. Had a customer catch an 11.5 lb. bass yesterday using a large V&M Big Hawg Lizard(9 inch). His buddy had one larger (at least 12

) a couple of hours later break off right at the boat after jumping completely out of the water a couple of times. My best patterns right now is to throw a lizard, tube, or jig around the cypress in 3-6 ft. of water and throw a watermelon/red V&M chopstik(senko) around the 1-3 ft. cypress and work it out slow. Red and chrome rattletraps are still good over the grass and along the edge of main lake sloughs especially on windy days. There are lots of fish moving onto their beds right now and lots that are still out staging, so I expect next month to be as good if not better than this one with lots of big bass caught all spring. The lake has filled back up and is safe to navigate with water temps ranging from 58-65 degrees. Go to http://bayououtdoors.com to see the V&M and Cyclone line of baits.