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Big Fish Guide Service
Randy Colson Fishing Guide
Your Toledo Bend Lake and Sam Rayburn Reservoir Guide for Bass and Crappie
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Toledo Bend Reservoir Fishing Report
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October 30, 2009
Trick or Treat, October Has Been A Wash Out!!! Hello friends and fellow anglers. I hope all are well and are managing to stay above water here in Northwest La. and East Texas. For the readers not in our area we have had strong storms with unusual rain since the middle of September. The lake level has risen from the normal fall draw down of 168 m. s. l. to full pool stage @ 172 m. s. l. A lot of water has hit the ground in the Ark La Tex in the past month making for some tough fishing conditions. The bass fishing pattern for this time of year has been extremely altered due to high water conditions. Areas that you would normally be fishing this time of year are 4 feet deeper than it was a month ago. Patterning bass now is challenging since there is so much fresh water. For shallow bass you have to cover a lot of water using spinner baits and small crank baits. If you were fishing grass beds before the monsoons you may want to fish over the same grass beds dropping jigs and swimming flukes and spinner baits. The deep water structure fishing for bass will be tricky as well. The technique will be Carolina rigged centipedes or worms, Texas rigged worms, Shaky head with finesse worms and drop shot with finesse worms. You may also try run outs or run INS with current at this time using crank baits or spinner baits. I can’t give much of a positive report on crappie. They were biting fair on shallow brush piles 15 to 20 ft. and around bridge pilings using live shiners and jigs. I would expect that pattern to hold up until it starts getting cold as winter approaches. The water temp has been in the low 70’s and upper 60’s within the last week. There is still some good fall fishing to do but it is going to be quite different this year compared to the norm. To the clients that I have had to cancel fishing trips due to weather I sincerely apologize and look forward to seeing you at some later date. Mother Nature has the upper hand when it comes to weather and I for one do not push the envelope or risk my or someone else’s life to catch a fish. That’s all I have at this time so remember to be safe and courteous to other fishermen. I will report back around the end of November. Good luck with your fishing and if I can assist you with lake information or guide service send me an e-mail or phone call.
Big Fish Guide Service
Randy Colson Fishing Guide
Your Toledo Bend Lake and Sam Rayburn Reservoir Guide for Bass and Crappie
Visit The Website - http://www/toledo-bend.net/bigfish
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