I am going with a buddy who grew up fishing this lake. Have any of you fished this lake?

Yea but not for sandbass.
Johnny

where is it?

East Texas we are fishing for crappie and sand bass he has a house right on the lake.

please be careful when you leave if your taking your boat. They have a growth of "killer algea" and it spreads to most other lakes via boats and trailers.

last time I was there, went to a spot called devil's elbow, should be on most lake maps, on the main bayou maybe a couple miles upstream of the state park. caught sandies till I was tired of reeling 'em in. mostly 14 to 16 inches. anchored on the downstream side of the bend, casting to a shelf in the middle. small pumpkinseed tube jig tipped with tiny crawfish (dead or alive)

Mando

Make sure you bring a camera. The scenery there will make you think you got lost in a time warp.

Michael Todd

I would not waste my time on Sandbass on Caddo. If I was to fish that lake it would be for Crappie only. One of the best in Texas for sure.

Danny, I beg to differ about the SB fishing in Caddo. It can be excellent. I have caught LOTS of Whites out of that lake while fishing for crappie. In fact I think I've caught more whites than crappie. Probably its because I'm not a good crappie fisherman.

I love Caddo--especially this time of year. We've gone down there several times over the christmas holidays and caught sandies and crappie all day long. 2 inch curly tail grubs (white or chartruese) on a 1/8 or 1/4 oz head fished all up and down Big Cypress Bayou. We'd just go up and down the banks casting to stickups and boat docks and we'd catch 3 big sandies, followed by 1 or 2 nice crappie. I'd even catch 2 or 3 Pickerel every day, which sure kept things interesting. My daughters don't like to fish, they like to catch, and they had a blast out there. We probably caught and released 200 fish or more every day we were there last winter. You'll love it. Let us know how you do.