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Welcome to Toledo Bend Guide Service & Lake Cottage
09/07/2005
Toledo Bend - TX,Huxley
Toledo Bend Fishing Report
The lake level is 163.9 msl, The lake has fallen two foot in the last month. High pool is 172 msl. SRA reporting both generators presently shut down. Water temp is running in the upper 80s. The water clarity on the north end of the lake is stained to clear (any wind will cause the shallow flats to muddy up and stain the surrounding deep water). Caution should be taken running the lake unless you are in the river proper. Not many places to launch a boat on the main lake. We’re still able to launch at Huxley Bay but it’s limited to one launch, one boat at a time. It’s my understanding that the Oilman’s Classic scheduled for August 9 has been cancelled. Note: Texas fishing licenses expired at the end of August.
Our hearts and prayers go out to all the victims of hurricane Katrina.
The low lake conditions have made it difficult for many marinas; landowners and tourist related businesses on and around Toledo Bend and the high gas prices haven’t helped either. However, the low conditions have concentrated the fish along obvious patterns and have made locating the fish a lot easier. The last couple weeks all our fish have been coming off soft plastics either Texas or Carolina rigged and mid to deep diving crank baits. Some schooling activity has been occurring but most the fish have been small, so keep a trap shallow diving crank bait or top water plug handy. The schooling activity should increase as the water temp drops. The pattern is pretty simple. We’re working the shelf, ledges and ridges dropping into deep water, or main lake points dropping into deep water. The best areas are where the creeks, sloughs and ditches drop into the old river channel. These areas are easy to locate with the lake so low.
Looks like the bigger schools of White Bass and Yellow Bass have migrated towards the mid to south end of the lake with reports of good schooling activity along boat lanes and timberlines. On the north end of the lake we’re catching a lot of Whites on slab spoons on the river sandbars but most the fish are small. With a little cool weather the Whites will start moving back up to the north end of the lake along the river channel sandbars.
I can’t wait for a little cool weather, which hopefully will be just around the corner. All the fish, Black Bass, Crappie, and White Bass will start feeding like crazy preparing for the cold winter months to follow. With the low lake conditions, we should have a banner season barring any huge influx of water. A lot of people will be storing their fishing gear till next season and start preparing for hunting season but for the year round angler the fall can be some of the best fishing of the year.
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