Crappie bite has been good on TB




Large catches of crappie are being reported caught from Toledo Bend Lake. Capt. Bill Lake and his clients reported catches of up to 100 fish.

The crappie are coming off deep brush piles, suspended between 10- and 15-foot depths. The fish are being caught on a variety of baits/lures including shiners and Bobby Garland baby shad jigs. Lake said most all the fish were keepers, with some pushing two pounds, some over two pounds.

If you haven’t set out your own brush piles, Lake recommends trying out some of the public artificial reefs under Pendleton Bridge.

There are three sections under the Pendleton Bridge. These include the following (from the Louisiana side):
Piling numbers 2-12: GPS Coordinates N 31.46850° W 93.71259°
Piling number 13: GPS Coordinates N 31.48557° W 93.71422°
Piling numbers 14-27: GPS Coordinates N. 31.48537° W 93.74157°

 

Photo courtesy: Capt. Bill Lake

 

 

 

 




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Toledo Bend Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Nov. 6)

FAIR. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 4.51 feet below pool. Cooler weather is finally here and this first touch of fall will help to improve the bite. Shallow bass are still best with swim jigs, swimbaits, topwater, and frogs. The bite in the creek should start this week on lipless, square bill crankbaits and small spinnerbaits in 4-8 feet of water. We did get some rain, but not enough to muddy up the creeks. There are numbers of deep fish just not quality, but this should improve as the temperature drops on spoons, tail spins and dropshots. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

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