Cypress Lake Fishing Report

Mike Cork · January 21, 2005, 10:23:05 PM

Sounds like today was the day to be out there. Who all is going tomorrow?

cainsw · January 21, 2005, 10:46:00 PM

I'm going tomorrow

Mike Cork · January 21, 2005, 10:55:17 PM

What kind of boat will you be in? you getting there at Day Break?

BassBUFF · January 22, 2005, 06:13:05 AM

Fished from 1200-1700 yesterday. Caught three on a spinnerbait and one on a crank. Water temp was all over between 53 (north)- 61 (south) depending where you were, like 100 yards apart I saw a 5 degree temp shift in one creek!

Brushhog22, it was good meeting you and Chase. Glad y'all had a great day. Tell Jake "hi".

Mike, We'll be out there about 0700 today. Hope to see y'all. Stop by and say "HI".

Mike Cork · January 22, 2005, 02:25:28 PM

Fished from sun up to 1030. Caught 3 around 3-3.5 and another 5 that would be good solid keepers. Caught them all on docks with a brown and orange jig. Couldn't really sink my teeth into a pattern other than docks. Some shallow some deeper. I think the front had them scattered.

ʇuǝɹq™ · January 22, 2005, 05:46:53 PM

Hey brushhog22 that was the same old timer. He told us about the catfish also. I was going to go out today, but I had a headache (not a hangover) so I couldn't get out of the bed. I did watch the basscenter this morning, and I tell you that I would LOVE to go to Venezuela and catch some of them Peacock Bass!

BassBUFF · January 23, 2005, 09:55:54 AM

Went yesterday about an hour longer than Mike. I caught two and missed two. Kingfish got the the best one, right at 3lbs. One of mine came on a spinner and the other on a rattle trap. Kingfish got his on a rattletrap. Wind got terrible! Geting the boat on the trailer was a job in itself!

Mike, Looks like you had a good pattern going. I told Kingfish as you went by what dock you were going to and

and behold, that's where you went

!

Bent, I set up the VCR to tape it all, set down to watch it last night and found I'd recorded the wrong channel

! I was bummed! Wish they'd do a replay late at night so those of us that fished in the morning could catch it later.

Mike Cork · January 23, 2005, 10:01:55 AM

Yeah, those docks can be pretty good because they are so deep

Sorry for idling between you and the shore, wasn't sure which way you were headed and then when I got back there and looked back I see that I just idled down the bank you were going to fish

sorry about that. When I got to the lake, my main cranking battery was dead so I figured with it being cold and all and needing some running time I would just idle all the way.

Anyway, a brown and orange Strike Works Jig in 5/16 tipped with a watermelon craw worm did the trick for me.

BassBUFF · January 23, 2005, 10:07:45 AM

No problem. We were actually fishing along that hump, didn't really try closer to the bank until after you went by hoping you might have stirred them up

!

I've noticed that color combo seems to work really well on Cypress. Haven't had much luck with it anywhere else. I hooked into nice one about a week ago on a dock with that combo.

Mike Cork · January 23, 2005, 10:14:49 AM

Usually for me a watermelon/amber skirt and a watermelon craw is what gets it. But two weekends ago I guess it was I didn't get bit on it so I switched up a bit. Sometimes you can get them going on a camo skirt as well. But I have always done well with a watermelon trailer.

Has anyone fished in the north end of the lake yet, up around the bridge and buck brush?

BassBUFF · January 24, 2005, 09:59:38 AM

Went up there to the flats south of the first dock, really barren. No vegetation showing and didn't get a bite. Kingfish and I put in up there a couple weeks ago and fished north of the bridge. Water was very high and pretty swift, no bites.

Railroader · January 25, 2005, 09:06:24 PM

Is anyone going tomorrow?

Mike Cork · January 25, 2005, 09:07:22 PM

Would love to but gotta save the world, there are a bunch of bad bad guys out there

Railroader · January 25, 2005, 09:26:58 PM

yeah i understand thats more important..

mitchell · January 26, 2005, 06:42:50 PM

Fished from 0700-1600 today and boated 6 missed 2. Two was 16.5 the others where around 12. water temp started at 48 and ended at 61. most off grass with a spinnerbait.

Mitch

BassBUFF · January 26, 2005, 06:48:32 PM

Fininshed up class early and headed to the lake

! Fished from 1445- 1730. Caught two and missed two. One on a crankbait, 3-14, and the other on a brush hog, 1-4. Water temp ranged from 51 up the creeks to 56 on the lake.

mitchell · January 26, 2005, 07:29:07 PM

I thought that was your truck. Hate we didn't meet up but glad you caught some fish.

Mitch

BassBUFF · January 27, 2005, 08:00:36 AM

Thought I recognized your blazer. I was fishing some docks and saw a guy in a green/white boat, thought it was you, but it was a Pro-Gator. Nice fella though. Hate we didn't hook up.

Mike Cork · January 28, 2005, 07:32:28 PM

Who's going Saturday 28th, looks like it will be cool but the wind is supposed to be minimal. I think I will be out there, don't know if it will be first thing but I will probably be headed that way. Look for the Black and White Cobra and flag me down.

Mike Noble · January 28, 2005, 07:35:43 PM

I'm planning on fishing, but I might be across the road from you...on Black. Got the batteries charging and have to put the new stickers on.

bassadict69 · January 28, 2005, 10:13:59 PM

We will be on Black Bayou. Although we won't be out there too early...probably around 10 or so.

Mike Cork · January 28, 2005, 10:20:16 PM

Super Dave said he would suck it up and go with me in the morning, but we are going to be at cypress at day break, brrrrr. Sure hope we get a quick bite to knock the chill off.

BassBUFF · January 29, 2005, 06:52:11 AM

Look for Kingfish and me on Black today. Hope to see you guys!

Mike Cork · January 29, 2005, 04:42:19 PM

Cypress was kinda tough today but the company was great. Thanks for coming up to fish with me Dope Man.... He wore me out today caught the first two fish then I got a suicide fish on a bank line. Then he caught another one as we closed the day. His came on plastics and I pitched a jig most of the day. Had two hits on a jig strong enough to pull my skirt down, then one that I just missed, and then broke one off and then had one hit a jig in a brush top but clean missed it, I seen this fish come up and take it off a limb and still missed it

not a good day for me doing the Jig

Mike Noble · January 29, 2005, 04:50:58 PM

I'll tell you that "kinda tough" beats the heck out of "ridiculously tough", which is what it was like on Black. Unfortunately for you that had plans all along to fish Cypress for the tournament...I think you will have company from those that considered Black Bayou.

Did you have a hook on that jig?