Here is Joe Joslin's fishing report as posted from toledo-bend.com. I haven't seen any postings about Toledo lately, so for those that are curious.
http://www.toledo-bend.com/toledo_bend/joesrpt.asp"Hello, anglers. Activity on my favorite fishing hole has really heated up. Water temperatures increased to the upper 50s, fish have become more active and higher numbers of boaters were out enjoying both fishing and improved weather. Recently, I have had some of the most enjoyable and productive days since late last fall. Weather can be vital this time of the year as far as enjoying a productive day on Toledo.
Early spring has some awesome days but Mother Nature can also be brutal. If your job permits, watch the weather and plan your trip following several days of stable weather and prior to a frontal change. I fished three days in a row last week before the Lake Charles Boat and Outdoor Show. Wednesday was good, Thursday was also but Friday proved to be outstanding as the frontal system moved closer. We had one period Friday afternoon where we were caching bass on every cast and left the lake with fish still biting.
Obviously, fishing is not that way very often but those conditions are possible this season of the year in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. We do have some of the best fishing in the world, both fresh water and salt water, right here in our back yard.
LAKE CONDITIONS: At midweek the level stood at 169.7 feet with both generators running 6 hours per day but with different schedules. North Toledo is stained but clearing, mid-lake is slightly stained and south Toledo is clear. The surface water temperature is running 56-59 degrees with warmer conditions in back of some coves.
FISHING REPORTS/BASS: Both deep and shallow patterns are producing fish but high numbers of bass are heading to thinner water as the pre-spawn season is here. We caught most of our fish on recent trips in water from 2-12 feet. Stanley Icon Series spinnerbaits with double blades have been a good choice in 2-8 feet along the edge of grass points and mouths of ditches. White/chartruse are good color combos for spinnerbaits on Toledo.
Other fishing catching baits are wacky rigs.
Berkley has done it again and come out with two super new baits for shaky, wacky and drop shot rigs. For the way I fish on Toledo and Rayburn, these baits fit me and my guide service like a glove. The new baits are in the Power Bait Series and are the 5 inch Wacky Crawler and Fat Dover Crawler (also 5 inches). These baits have the Power Bait formula but the colors are what we have been wanting on as they are available in translucent watermelon colors. It will take a few weeks before the area bait shops get these baits but they should start arriving soon.
Weightless soft plastics are also producing over submerged grass in 2-8 feet. Top lures are Gulp! Sinking Minnow, Berkley Jerk Shad, Flukes, U99s and Senkos. Behind fronts slow moving, deep crankbaits are still a go-to presentation. There are still quality bass on ridges in depths of 12-25 feet where Carolina rigs produce. Also, I continue to catch bass on a drop-shot in15-35 feet.
CRAPPIE: Noe Garcia, crappie guide on Toledo, says crappie are in somewhat of a transition from deep to pre-spawn areas. His brush tops in 20-28 feet are producing a few but fish are moving to backs of creeks and have been hard to locate. The best catches currently are coming from night perch jerkers who are setting up on deep points that are close to spawning areas. Live shiners fished vertically on light line in 25-35 feet are producting decent stringers. Under the crappie lights, fish are suspending about 15-20 feet from the surface over deep water."
