As of lunch time today our anglers were up to 852 peacock bass. They have 44 over 10 lbs, 25 over 15 lbs and 8 that were 20 lbs or more. The largest weighed in at 24 lbs.
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1/27/2011
Graham Morgan – NC Graham fished green pumpkin Senkos in 3-4 ft of water and watermelon seed lizards in 8-10 ft of water. He had a total of 38 bass with two between 5-6 lbs. Guide Victor
Todd Melson & Tim Biedron – IL Todd & Tim had 44 bass for the day. They fished 8″ watermelon red lizards in 5-8 ft of water. Guide J. Manuel
Chris Campbell & George Hammer – AL Fishing in 15+ ft of water, Chris & George managed to land 40 bass with a 6 lber as their largest. Their baits of choice were 8″ watermelon and 8″ green pumpkin lizards. Guide German
Other anglers fished Carolina rigged watermelon red lizards and chartreuse/white spinner baits in 20 ft of water; wacky rigged watermelon red, chartreuse and watermelon Senkos in 2-8 ft of water. Some anglers swithched fishing partners after lunch and some anglers only fished in the morning so it is hard to figure boat totals for the day.
50 degrees at 4am warming to 74 at 12:30pm. Cloudy day with no wind.
1/27/2011
Group 3 continues to have great fishing. Gilberto called after lunch and reported that they were up to 755 peacock bass landed. They now have 7 that are 20 lbs or larger. The largest weighed 24 lbs. They have 37 over 10 lbs., and 23 over 15 lbs.
1/26/2011
George Hammer & Barry Holt – AL George & Barry fished 8″ watermelon lizards in 10-15 ft of water and also fished white spinner baits. They landed a 9.3 lber & an 8.3 lber on the white spinner baits. They had a total of 41 bass for the day. Guide Oscar
Todd Melson & Tim Biedron – IL Todd & Tim fished watermelon brush hogs and 8″ green pumpkin lizards in 10 ft of water. Their largest 3 fish weighed in at 8.0, 7.7 and 6.5 lbs. They had 44 bass for the day. Guide German
Ron Clark & Barry Holt & Dave Hallmark – AL Fishing watermelon red lizards in 10-15 ft of water, these 3 anglers landed 32 bass including an 8.2 lber and a 7 lber. Guide Jorge
Other anglers fished chartreuse/white spinner baits in 8 ft of water, and blue/chrome/silver Yozuris in 1-10 ft of water.
48 degrees at 4am, 70 degrees at 7pm.
1/25/2011
Ronnie Campbell & Chris Campbell – AL Ronnie & Chris fished 8″ watermelon lizards in 15 ft of water. They landed 50 bass with a 6.6 lber as their largest. Guide Oscar
Ron Clark & Barry Holt – AL Ron & Barry also fished watermelon red lizards but in 10+ ft of water. They had 52 bass for the day. Their largest was 4.8 lbs. Guide Armando, Jr.
Ray Rikard & George Hammer – AL Fishing chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps in 10-12 ft of water, Ray & George had 32 bass. Their largest weighed 5.8 lbs. Guide J. Manuel
Other anglers fished Sexy Shad spinner baits in 1-10 ft of water; and 8″ watermelon/chartreuse lizards in 10+ ft of water. The lizards were rigged both Texas and Carolina style.
46 degrees at 4am, warming to 78 at 12:30pm.
1/24/2011
Lee Huey & Vernon Humphrey – AL Lee & Vernon both landed 9.1 lbers today. They fished 8″ watermelon red lizards. They had a total of 30 bass. Guide Armando Sr.
Terry Russell & Sandy Russell – TX Terry & Sandy fished Carolina rigged 8″ watermelon seed lizards in 8 ft of water. They had 45 bass for the day with their largest weighing in at 7.14 lbs. Guide German
Chris Paisley & Jim Prosser – IL Chris & Jim fished Texas rigged 8″ watermelon candy lizards in 6+ ft of water. Their largest bass landed weighed 6 lbs. Guide Felipe
Other anglers fished chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps; watermelon red Senkos in 10+ ft of water; and watermelon with red flakes lizards in 10-15 ft of water. Boat totals ranged from 17-55.
46 degrees at 4am warming to 76 at 1pm.
1/26/2011
Fishing has definitely improved for our anglers. As of lunch today Group 3 has landed 526 peacocks. They have 26 over 10 lbs, 13 over 15 lbs, and 5 that are 20 lbs and over. The largest weighed in at 22 lbs. It was caught by John Billy Koonsman.
1/25/2011
Last week’s group ended up with 225 peacocks landed. They had 24 over 10 lbs., 4 over 15 lbs. and the largest weighed 19 lbs.
This week’s group that began fishing Sunday afternoon have a total of 208 peacocks as of lunch time. They have 11 over 10 lbs., 5 over 15 lbs., with the largest weighing 20 lbs.
1/23/2011
Brandon Cornell & Clark Cornell – OH & TX Brandon & Clark fished 8″ watermelon red flaked lizards in 15-20 ft of water. Their largest bass was a nice 9.6 lber. Guide Sanchez
J.W. Peterson & Richie Slack – TX J.W. & Richie had 44 bass for the day including a nice 9.2 lber. They fished 8″ watermelon red lizards in 20 ft of water. Guide Enrique
David Strahan & Dave Albert – TX & AR David & Dave landed 70 fish. Their largest weighed in at 8.8 lbs. They fished 8″ watermelon lizards in 12+ ft of water. Guide Victor
Other anglers fished mullet swim baits in 25 ft of water; Sexy Shad Rat-L-Traps in 3-4 ft of water; 6″ watermelon red Senkos in 5+ ft of water; and 8″ watermelon see lizards in 15+ ft of water.
Cold mornings with warm afternoons. Windy & cool in the evenings.
Lake level is 73% full. Water is still slightly stained.
1/22/2011
Vernon Humphrey & Lee Huey – AL Vernon & Lee fished 8″ watermelon red lizards in 15-20 ft of water. They had 45 bass including a 10 lb trophy. Guide Armando, Sr.
Terry Russell & Sandy Russell – TX Terry & Sandy fished Carolina rigged watermelon red lizards in 5+ ft of water. They had 34 bass with a 9.4 lb beauty as their largest. Guide Enrique
Richie Slack -TX Richie had 57 bass with a 6.8 lber as his biggest catch. He used watermelon red Senkos in 5-20 ft of water. Guide Victor
Other anglers fished white/chartreuse spinner baits in 6 ft of water; Sexy Shad Rat-L-Traps in 10+ ft of water; and watermelon Senkos in 10-12 ft of water.
50 degrees at 4:30am warming to 80 at 12:30pm.