Toledo Bend

From: Greg Crafts
Email: GCrafts@bigfoot.com
Date: 11/19/03
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The lake level is 166.3 ft msl, almost a foot higher since last week and rising from all the rain. High pool is (172ft). Unable to obtain total estimated rise from SRA at this time. Water temperatures are running in the upper 60s to low 70s. The very north end of the lake is muddy from all the fresh water coming into the lake. SRA is not generating. Caution should still be used running certain boat lanes because of low water conditions.

High winds and heavy rains have kept most fishermen on the bank this week. The fishing before the rise in the lake has been excellent. Once the lake stabilizes and clears from the rising water the fishing should pick back up.

The Black Bass are ganging up along the deep creek channel shelf and ledges and the river channel shelf and ledges. Soft plastics are working best when the bass are holding on the shallow shelf or just on the drop. Baby brush hogs and 6" lizards in watermelon producing some good numbers. If the shallow shelf bit isn't working, back out to deeper water and throw a deep- diving crank bait. A lot of fish have been suspended around 20 ft. of water.

The Crappie and Yellow bass are stacking up over brush tops along the main lake river channel and deep creek channels in 16 to 24 ft of water; good numbers and big stringers. The bite is getting better everyday as the water temperature continues to fall. The bite has been better early morning and slowing in the afternoon unless we have cloud cover. Shiners seem to be producing better than jigs.

The White Bass are also starting to group up on the main lake river channel sand bars with some good stringers and large fish being caught. Slab spoons and Rinky Dink tail spinners working best.

Greg Crafts-Guide, Toledo Bend Guide Service And Lake Cottages 936.368.7151 GCrafts@bigfoot.com www.toledo-bend.net/toledobend