Well I finnally got my 14 footer out yesterday afternoon. Started out on a southern point in this shallow lake with no luck on jigs, minnows or crank baits. Moved east to a rocky point that was holding bait fish. Tried minnows, jigs and cranks with no luck again. Finnished the night fishing over some brush piles near some docs. fish finder says we got fish under us, but they wont hit anything. Seemed like no one else did anygood either, but then everyone else was fishing for catfish.

On a positive note. B&B bait shop had a new lake record Black Bass in their tank. 11+ pounds, just waiting on the state bioligist. Seeks the young man caught it on a 1/8 oz crappie jig.

Maybe I'll try Aquilla next time.

I found the lake too late in the year last year to do much crappie fishing, did have good luck on bass (shhh). I did manage a couple of crappie by the concrete stack on the dam. I checked to boat ramp this past week and it should still be okay.

I was also at Aquilla in November, lake was real low then. We did get some good crappie there last spring.

All I have managed to catch at the dam are a couple of sandies. One was 14.5 inches and just stuffed full of eggs. I guess sandies are getting ready to spawn at alvarado. I did manage a few crappie from a dock on the south side of the lake. That was last week.

I have NEVER caught crappie at Alvarado but I am told they are there. I have been very successful on sandies and have had moderate success ono black bass; nothing really big but always manage to land a few.

Aquilla and Alvarado are two of my favorites - keep trying they are there to catch !

Well I went out yesterday and tried again on Alvarado. I managed a fat zero. I just cant seem to pattern the winter crappie on this shallow lake.

Anyone who has has good knowlege of where they hold at this time of the year and would love to back seat during the weekday starting at 4:30pm sometime next week just shoot me an e-mail, or reply right here.

If you get a taker I want to follow you and your back seat partner around. I, too, simply have not been able to find crappie on Alvarado.

I checked on putting brushpiles in ths lake and was told it is not allowed.

I went out yesterday and didn't get a bite. It's strange they won't allow brush-piles yet yesterday there were idiots moving/removing ski bouys. Doesn't seem right, especially on such a small lake.

im goin out in the morning at around 6 or 7 am goin to have to fish from bank witch sucks cuz i know some pretty good holes from a boat mines in the shop so hopefully ill have some good luck.


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want to get a fishing trip goin give me a shout any time
Frank Anderson
817-205-2797

About 10 of us went to Alvarado Saturday morning and fished from 7:00 to noon without so much as a good strike! Very muddy! It was, however, a beautiful day!