Frontier Bay
On Carrice Creek
Toledo Bend Lake
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Toledo Bend Reservoir Fishing Report
for
March 12, 2010
Better Fishing Days Ahead! Hello friends and fellow anglers, The past week of fishing has been hit and misses for a lot of us hard core fishermen. Toledo Bend has risen to just over full pool stage @ 172 m. s. l. A lot of cold fresh water turned the fish off just when the bite was heating up. Starting with Bass fishing, it went from fair to poor as the water rose and the water temperature fell back into the 40’s. I went from averaging 10 to 15 bass per day to 1 to 5 per day. I have heard however of two bass over 10 lbs. caught during the week. The good news is that as of yesterday the 11th the water temperature was at 60 degrees. The bite has picked up some and with spring officially beginning on the 20th, it’s only going to get better. Spinner-baits are the go to lure at this time. In saying that the lake is full and there is plenty of water in the buck brush. I’ll remind you of last year in case you don’t remember, that when the water is high flipping the bushes with jigs, sweet beaver tails, sinkos,and lizards will work well. Get the lure in the bush to get the bite. The crappie are starting to spawn and I have had some good reports. Some are being caught around boat docks in 12 to 15 ft. of water and others have been found in 2 foot of water spawning in isolated pockets off of a main creek channel. Most are using live shiners but try jigs also. Cold fronts, high barometric pressure, and high winds will dictate the fishing success in the weeks to come here at Toledo Bend. Let me say to all of you fishermen, don’t be discouraged when you have a bad day of fishing or the weather makes it tough on you. Mother Nature has a way of protecting what we so often take for granted. It was my privilege to guide and fish with a couple of young men one day this past week that were in the army and deployed to Afghanistan. They only had a half day of leave and wanted to go fishing before they were to go over their. Fishing with them reminded me, and should you, of how fortunate we are. To have young men and women serve to protect not only this country’s freedom but freedom around the world is hard to wrap your head around. They volunteer to serve and sacrifice for a better world. I wanted to make a note thanking Joe and Jason in this weeks fishing report. Their pictures will be on my web site under gallery this week. Thank you for your service, and I hope to fish with you again when you get back. Remember to always be safe and courteous to others while fishing here at Toledo Bend. Keep what you can use and release the rest, especially during the spawn!
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