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 Re: Wright Patman?
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04/26/22 05:10 PM
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dk2429
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Yes Caddo is completely filled w/cypress knees(cypress tree root system) but it’s easy to run. Clearly marked boat trails throughout the lake. Yes they are narrow but simply run the boat lane markers on the side of the markers that with arrows show you to run. When not on plane running the boat lanes trim up and idle only. Also my Navionics Platinum South chip shows all the boat lanes throughout the lake including some pretty small/obscure lanes through the upper end around Uncertain Texas. Absolutely a beautiful one of a kind(at least for Texas) lake that’s worth seeing! Cool deal thanks for the info! I run Garmin. I’ll see if Garmin has any boat lanes marked on their maps Been wanting to give it a go on Caddo for quite some time now. Finally gonna make it happen this summer
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Re: Wright Patman?
[Re: dk2429]
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04/26/22 06:02 PM
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Cass Caldwell
Extreme Angler
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For Caddo, I'd launch at the state park, or Johnson's Ranch and run up the river to the main lake. The river, all the cuts, and the houses on the river are really neat to see. Make sure you make a run through Government Ditch...it's the most photographed spot on Caddo. Then, run back up the river and dock your boat at Big Pines Lodge and have lunch. If you fish the river, you can catch numbers easily just fishing the cypress trees along the bank, but they'll be smaller fish mostly. If you are targeting bigger fish hit the isolated trees on the main lake.
Only fished Wright-Pat a couple of times, so don't have a lot of experience, but if the water level is right, it's a blast flipping the bushes.
Good luck! Is Caddo pretty well marked and somewhat easy to run? In the back of my mind I’m thinking stump fields everywhere Yes, but do not venture far from the boat lanes. try to stay as close as possible to them. I don't know when your trip is going to be, but since your planning on fishing Pines DO NOT GO NEXT WEEKEND the 29th - 1st It's the big bass bonanza Booked an Airbnb in Linden for June 29-July 3 All three are about 30 mins from there. Also noticed that little Lone Star lake on the map right above Pines Caddo has a great system of channel markers. Just idle when you are outside the markers, because there are lots of stumps. The graphs will have most of the major boat roads marked, but not some of the secondary ones. Would be good to stop in a store in buy a map. Very easy to get turned around out there. My club fished a tournament on Lone Star last summer. The place looks great...lots of grass and pads, but the fishing was very tough when we were there. Maybe we just caught it on the wrong day. Linden will definitely be the perfect place to stay. My wife and I used to stay in a VRBO cabin in Linden, but they stopped renting it. I'll have to look for that Airbnb.
Last edited by Cass Caldwell; 04/26/22 06:03 PM.
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Re: Wright Patman?
[Re: dk2429]
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04/27/22 01:31 AM
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Double A
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Years ago there would be schoolies in July pushing bait down the boat lanes and pinning bait fish along the grass lines, especially in the main lake. Just keep look out when you are running the lanes as you could get into a bunch real quick. Bring a camera, it’s by far one of the prettiest in the state and I think it’s the only natural lake in the state too.
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Re: Wright Patman?
[Re: Cass Caldwell]
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04/27/22 02:38 AM
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Slicefixer
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You MUST see Caddo.....simply amazing. Don't discount the fishing as it can be fantastic at times.....you might catch it fishing "right" 😉
My father was from Linden, lots of family there.....practically grew up there at my grandparents. First time fishing and hunting were both there....."Pruitt's lake" and assorted farm ponds......It's a neat lil east Texas small town.
Gj
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Re: Wright Patman?
[Re: dk2429]
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04/27/22 01:14 PM
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Joined: Jan 2010
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MrRoachie
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For Caddo, I'd launch at the state park, or Johnson's Ranch and run up the river to the main lake. The river, all the cuts, and the houses on the river are really neat to see. Make sure you make a run through Government Ditch...it's the most photographed spot on Caddo. Then, run back up the river and dock your boat at Big Pines Lodge and have lunch. If you fish the river, you can catch numbers easily just fishing the cypress trees along the bank, but they'll be smaller fish mostly. If you are targeting bigger fish hit the isolated trees on the main lake.
Only fished Wright-Pat a couple of times, so don't have a lot of experience, but if the water level is right, it's a blast flipping the bushes.
Good luck! Is Caddo pretty well marked and somewhat easy to run? In the back of my mind I’m thinking stump fields everywhere Yes, but do not venture far from the boat lanes. try to stay as close as possible to them. I don't know when your trip is going to be, but since your planning on fishing Pines DO NOT GO NEXT WEEKEND the 29th - 1st It's the big bass bonanza Booked an Airbnb in Linden for June 29-July 3 All three are about 30 mins from there. Also noticed that little Lone Star lake on the map right above Pines Little over a month earlier and you could have fished the OT Classic on pines.
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Re: Wright Patman?
[Re: dk2429]
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04/29/22 12:33 PM
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popcork
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Don't sleep on Lone Star it can be very good I know of some 10+ fish that have come out of there.
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Re: Wright Patman?
[Re: dk2429]
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04/29/22 03:11 PM
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C DUBB
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I was born and raised in East Texas (Marshall) and have fished Caddo, LOP, and Wright Patman religiously. Wright Patman can hold his own weight in fish. Many people sleep on it. IMOP, LOP and Wright Patman are a similar setup with the spillways and all. Caddo is totally beast in its own. Beautiful scenery with some excellent fish. You may get lucky and see a 14 footer (alligator) or two.
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