So we fished Sunday night and Monday morning after the storms passed over. At first we focused on fishing 12-14 foot of water and only connected with one fish. Monday we woke up early and saw the big storms ahead so we decided to wait it out and go after it's over. We managed to pick up a fish off a point on a rattletrap and after that we decided we should probably really slow down and fish the area but the result ended with no other fish, We decided to try to go and fish the Palo galcho bridge in deeper water, which also sucked. We then headed up the cut and head more to the mouth and decided to give an attempt to flip some grass which also didn't work.  We moved and headed to bank with tons of structure and was 25-30  feet deep. We immediately connected with a fish off a Carolina rig dragging it slow across the bottom with a green pumpkin trick worm with a dipped chartuese tail as our bait. We fished in 30 ft of water casting toward the bank so we probably were catching them around 15-25 feet and ended only catching 2 more.. We can't seem to catch any good quality or quantity fish. We have fish finders etc but when we think we see the fish on the screen or see these good looking drop offs that seem to be holding fish we can never connect with them. I have a tournament January 15 on Rayburn and me and my partner need help on locating fish.  How to fish the area.  What to use when fishing these winter bass 

There aren't a lot of fish offshore right now due to high water temps.  You'd be better off fishing shallow grass right now on Rayburn.

Fished Toledo today from 11 to 5. Caught 5 small fish on a spot remover with watermelon red yum singer in Housen around docks with some rock. Buddy had a rough day but he did catch a 5 pounder last cast in MWR cove. Same bait. We both hadn't been on the lake since July. Was hoping to find some fish for MWR tournament but I need some better electronics. That paper map is getting old lol

Anyone else on here fish MWR tournament At Army Rec?

8 hours ago, OldStratos said:

Fished Toledo today from 11 to 5. Caught 5 small fish on a spot remover with watermelon red yum singer in Housen around docks with some rock. Buddy had a rough day but he did catch a 5 pounder last cast in MWR cove. Same bait. We both hadn't been on the lake since July. Was hoping to find some fish for MWR tournament but I need some better electronics. That paper map is getting old lol

 

How y'all are?

 

That map keeps everyone on the same page

Well I made a quick trip last Friday and fished from 8am to 4pm. I started at the Indian Mounds with little success. Then moved to the mouth of Housen and Hurricane (front 1/3) and picked up a few solid fish. All in all is was nice on the lake. I ended up with 16. The water temperature was 57-59 degrees and fish were caught in 20-25' at the Mounds and 8-12' in Housen. All caught on TR baby brush hog and 7' thumper worm both green pumpkin. It seemed the fish are scattered on the main lake and in Housen wanting to stage. I covered a lot of water to find these. Good luck.....

1 hour ago, mguidroz said:

It seemed the fish are scattered on the main lake and in Housen wanting to stage. I covered a lot of water to find these. Good luck.....

 

Shut your mouth! 

 

I'm so ready to go, this time of year & summer nights are my favorite!

LOL Catt, I haven't been since November but will try to get up there as much as I can before my son starts baseball. I forgot to mention the fish were caught on the edge of flats and point adjacent to creek channel. All fish were released!!!!

Heard this morning of a fire on a rig south of Grand Isle...praying y'all are safe!

5 minutes ago, Catt said:

Heard this morning of a fire on a rig south of Grand Isle...praying y'all are safe!

I heard there were 4 people on the platform and all were rescued without injuries.

Looks like a great weekend ?

53 minutes ago, Little Fish.... said:

Looks like a great weekend ?

To build a fire & stay warm! 

 

 

52 minutes ago, Little Fish.... said:

Looks like a great weekend ?

 

56 minutes ago, Little Fish.... said:

Looks like a great weekend ?

 

for?

1 hour ago, samwise2u said:

 

for?

It's goose & duck weather...goose momma & duck under the blankets!

Ha ha exactly my sarcastic point ? Be safe. 

I don't have enough propane at the camp for a weekend like this.

It was cold on the water today! First time I've fished in snow

Me either. Barely have enough pour la maison. Using it all on brewing a gumbo, which it is actually the perfect weekend for and maybe duck hunting. See y'all next weekend though ?

Hope you caught and your line guides and worm gear didn't freeze up. If it wasn't duck season I'd have been there too. 

Went to Toledo on the 3rd and 4th without much luck. I checked several ledges and drop offs with no luck. fished long points with steep drops in Indian mounds, I traveled along the contours in most of the area and was unable to locate any fish deep. Tried fishing channel swings as well without any luck. Next we tried a few point and flats with no bites at all. Fished shallow without a bite. When fishing deep I used a Carolina rigged fluke, black and blue jig, tried to throw a 8xd parallel to ledge, and tx rigged senko. I caught 2 fish around 2lbs both on Carolina rigged fluke and my fishing partner dropped a 6+ that spit is chatter bait that he was fishing on bottom. I am just learning to fish deep this last year or two, but getting pretty frustrating not catching. I am spending a lot of time searching before I even fish. I have progressed since I am able to catch a few deep now but this last trip has me frustrated. I just don't know exactly what I am doing wrong. But I'm going to keep working on it and hopefully I can start catching bass consistently. 

1 hour ago, RSemmes said:

Went to Toledo on the 3rd and 4th without much luck. I checked several ledges and drop offs with no luck. fished long points with steep drops in Indian mounds, I traveled along the contours in most of the area and was unable to locate any fish deep. Tried fishing channel swings as well without any luck. Next we tried a few point and flats with no bites at all. Fished shallow without a bite. When fishing deep I used a Carolina rigged fluke, black and blue jig, tried to throw a 8xd parallel to ledge, and tx rigged senko. I caught 2 fish around 2lbs both on Carolina rigged fluke and my fishing partner dropped a 6+ that spit is chatter bait that he was fishing on bottom. I am just learning to fish deep this last year or two, but getting pretty frustrating not catching. I am spending a lot of time searching before I even fish. I have progressed since I am able to catch a few deep now but this last trip has me frustrated. I just don't know exactly what I am doing wrong. But I'm going to keep working on it and hopefully I can start catching bass consistently. 

Let me know if you need some help. I've taken a few guys out to teach them what to look for. 

40 minutes ago, Bass_Fanatic said:

Let me know if you need some help. I've taken a few guys out to teach them what to look for. 

 

That would be great. If your up for it, I have the camp and will pay for the food, fuel, etc. Shoot me a PM and we can try and arrange something. I would really appreciate that opportunity. 

I would definitely take him up on it.  He has got the art of finding deep fish down pat.  

On 1/6/2017 at 8:54 PM, RSemmes said:

Went to Toledo on the 3rd and 4th without much luck. I checked several ledges and drop offs with no luck. fished long points with steep drops in Indian mounds, I traveled along the contours in most of the area and was unable to locate any fish deep. Tried fishing channel swings as well without any luck. Next we tried a few point and flats with no bites at all. Fished shallow without a bite. When fishing deep I used a Carolina rigged fluke, black and blue jig, tried to throw a 8xd parallel to ledge, and tx rigged senko. I caught 2 fish around 2lbs both on Carolina rigged fluke and my fishing partner dropped a 6+ that spit is chatter bait that he was fishing on bottom. I am just learning to fish deep this last year or two, but getting pretty frustrating not catching. I am spending a lot of time searching before I even fish. I have progressed since I am able to catch a few deep now but this last trip has me frustrated. I just don't know exactly what I am doing wrong. But I'm going to keep working on it and hopefully I can start catching bass consistently. 

 

You have caught a few deep? You have me beat. Shallow water fishing is all I have ever fished until recently. This deep water stuff is a new world. Been reading this forum and watching videos on YouTube to learn how it's done. I have said being at the right place at the right time with the right bait is the way to catch fish. Still true. I just have not been at the right place. Seems to me the right place starts with structure followed by breaks, breaklines and cover.  Keeping my hook wet in those places should help with keeping my lines tight! The OP of this thread, @Catt, has forever changed the way I will bass fish. Thanks Catt!

For me fishing deep is a marathon.  You can fish a lot of great places but not get bit.  Sometimes you just don't find them in the area or if they are there they are not biting.  Sometimes if you see them you can trigger one and fire up the school.  Other times not.  If you watch major league fishing the guys are always talking about how there has to be good fish offshore.  In that format their time is limited like most weekend fishermen.   Those guys know they can spend hours offshore chasing ghosts.  And they know more than I do for sure.  I know they can pick good structure but that does not guarantee them success.  Thats why most stick to the shallower bite for the limited time they have.   I too am from a very shallow water area.  Deep fishing is tough on me too but even a blind hog finds the slop from time to time.