I was out there early with my son. We caught nothing. The wind was blowing and the water was still pretty dirty. Visability was amybe 3-4 inches and lots of sticks/trash floating in the water.

My wife and I fished the mouth of Hickory Creek yesterday and didn't catch any. I didn't see the jet skiers but would have liked to play jet skier skeet with a roadrunner if I had. Saw a few groups of wood ducks and some gadwalls which was cool.

I think the bridge should get a little better in about 3 or 4 more weeks.

Crappie-Mark: I was the one in the tan canoe.

Those jet skiers had some nerve. I just could not believe my eyes and ears when I saw them come through.

im goin out to the bridge this afternoon. gonna try my luck again! cant pass up this warm day!

what do you fish for there? i live about a minute away from there.

crappie mostly, but i think you can catch sandies in there as well.

What is the water temp like. anyone know. 1 or 2 more weeks and then its on.

not sure what the temp is. it felt pretty cold though. we need a week of 70's! we are getting these stupid cold fronts that last about a day! what is the deal with that!

never have had to much luck up by the bridge. maybe it is just me!

Just got back from old alton bridge. water is still pretty cold. if i was guessing I would say around 50 to 55 degrees. I caught 2 blue gill and 1 crappie. the blue gill were pretty good size but the crappie was really small. i stayed up until dark, hoping the fish might wake up from their winter sleep. but no such luck. but i agree with marty-mar, a couple more weeks and it should start getting pretty good.

what part were you fidhing txstyker

i fished the bridge, first bend and then 2 more bends after the first one. just was trying different spots and different presentations to see what was working. caught the 3 fish with a jig under a bobber.

How deep were you fishing?

yeah i caught a brim with a jig and bobber the other day around the banks. i find it strange that a small fish like that would be in that cold of water. i thought they like warm water when they are shallow?

I was probably fishing around 5 to 6 feet deep along the bank. I was not expecting to see a blue gill on my hook!