Hey everyone, i've been putting in a lot of hours on the lakes around here and thought i'd share some of my results and what's been putting fish in the boat for me.

Cypress Springs: The bite has started to get really good on Cypress with this cold weather we've been getting this week. Yesterday was one of the best days i've had in a while, my best 5 would've gone around 22-23 pounds in about 4 hours of fishing. My deep bite has been fading a little bit and i've been spending more time focusing on boat docks that have deep water under them. There have actually been pods of fish setting up under these docks, so it's important to stay off them a little bit and make accurate casts and skips. Usually when I catch one, there are more there. I've been fishing these docks with a 3/8 oz Santone M- Series Jig in black brown and amber and a 3/8 oz shad colored bladed swim jig.
The thermocline is set up in 23-25 ft right now, so when i'm fishing deep it's above that depth. This is causing a lot of fish to suspend high off the bottom. I've been catching these fish on a flutter spoon and a spy bait, which is a sinking prop style bait that you can count down and slowly reel through suspended fish. It's been putting a lot of fish in the boat for me and is very effective on suspended fish.
Bob Sandlin: The deep bite has been very tough for me out there, but it's the best way to get a big bite right now. Big 10" worms and drop shots and football jigs in brushpiles 15-25 ft is the only way i've been getting bit out deep. I'm using the same baits i'm using on cypress to target deeper boat docks. I've also been catching some fish on frogs and buzzbaits early and late in the day around lilly pads and floating alligator grass. My best bite has been from 3pm-dark.

Power plant lakes : Monticello and Welsh have been very inconsistent for me, and there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it... you can go out and have a banner day with 50+ fish, then go the next day and completely strike out. I think we need a couple more of these cold fronts to really get things right out there. When we have been catching them on monticello, i've been catching them in 18-25 ft on flutter spoons, football jigs, drop shots and paddle tail swimbaits on the santone S3 head. We're also catching some on frogs and swimjigs and that bite will get better as the lake cools down more.
On Welsh we've been catching them on wacky worms, drop shots,spooks, frogs and swim jigs. I'm targeting shallow grass irregularities and stumps and trees in deeper water.

Pines: The best frog and flippin bite around here. We've been catching fish in matted grass and lilly pad mixture. The deep bite has pretty much faded for me out there, so i've been focusing on shallow grass mixture and wood, especially if there is deeper water somewhere close. On days that the fish aren't committing to your frog or topwater bait, pick up a 5/16 oz Santone swimjig in riverbream color and slow down. I've also been catching some on swimbaits with a small 1/16 oz weight pegged, this comes through the grass and pads better than a belly weighted hook and you wont go through as many baits. Also keep a lipless crankbait or big topwater bait handy for schooling fish. They've been chasing bait fish up to the surface during the afternoons, and there are some big ones mixed in with the smaller agressive ones.


I hope this report helps those of ya'll heading up this way soon. I've got some openings for both weekends and weekdays before I leave for the red river in a few weeks and am offering some very competitive rates. Feel free to message me on here or call/text or email me for more information about booking your trip or if you just wanna talk fishing.

Good luck on the water!

Please excuse a few of the goofy pics, I like to have fun on the water

Jay - it just wouldn't be you without some goofy pics! Sounds like you are having some fun. Give me a shout when you have time

Great report Jay.

good report, thanks for sharing Jay!

Thanks.

Thanks...great reports. Heading to pines this weekend.

Thanks for the detailed report and all of the great pics Jay ..and just think even better fishing is just around the corner! Must be nice having a variety of Wonderful Lakes so close to each other. If I come across anyone that wants to Fish your lakes I will send them your way.

Thanks Paul, I appreciate it.

Thanks for the pic and report is this going to be a weekly thing. That nice when guides are willing to sha re info about lakes they're fishing.It will come back to you with new customers.

Great report, Jay!

Jay, thanks for another informative update. I fished Cypress Springs Friday, Saturday and Sunday and experienced similar results. Caught several fish off deep water docks with a 5 inch seniko and 1/8 ounce tungsten weight. Very good results early morning on a Silver Magic and black buzz bait. I also caught several nice bass shallow in the grass on a black/red frog. Got into some Kentucky bass with square bill crank baits on Friday morning, but it was sporadic. Also had a spinnerbait bite for a couple of hours Saturday morning. Best fishing I've experienced in the last 3 weeks. Hope to see you on the lake one day.

Thanks for the great report Jay