Posted By: BrianID
Falcon report - 02/08/11 05:54 PM
I fished Falcon last week and thought I better at least give a report to give back to everyone else. The cold front and wind made it tough a couple of the days last week but it was still better than going to work. Water temps were anywhere from 53 degrees to 61 degrees. Main lake was anywhere from 54 to 59 degrees. The main lake cooled off 4-5 degrees while we were there from the cold front. We had a hard time getting bit in the backs of bays and in shallow water because of the cold front.
Caught fish on spinnerbaits, 7" senkos, C-rigged 10" worms and crankbaits. The key to getting bit was fishing it slow.
Most of the senko fish we caught were in 8-10 feet of water next to brush. Fishing the senkos without any weight in my opinion was the best way to fish them but it was difficult to make a natural fall in deeper water with the wind. I did catch a couple on a senko in 15 to 20 feet of water.
We caught a few on Spinnerbaits but didn't have any luck with spinnerbaits in less than 8 feet of water. The key to catching them last week was to "slow roll" the spinnerbaits and have it bumping the bottom.
Crankbaits were my favorite way to fish. I caught a couple on bomber crankbait that would only dive to about 10 feet but that was when the sun was about to go down. Deep diving crankbaits were best for us. Caught them on Norman D22's, Strike Kink 6XD's, and Mann's 30+ models. Most of my crankbait bites came when it was grinding the bottom and I was only moving the reel fast enough to keep the crankbait on the bottom. I had a few hits when I twitched the crankbait and paused it.
Carolina rigged 10" worms helped us pick up a few on the same places we were catching them on crankbaits.
I look forward to going back a time or two in the next few weeks. Hopefully by then the water will have warmed enough that I can fish a little faster than I had to during the cold front.
My brother has most of the pictures and hasn't emailed them to me yet but here is one from my camera.
Caught fish on spinnerbaits, 7" senkos, C-rigged 10" worms and crankbaits. The key to getting bit was fishing it slow.
Most of the senko fish we caught were in 8-10 feet of water next to brush. Fishing the senkos without any weight in my opinion was the best way to fish them but it was difficult to make a natural fall in deeper water with the wind. I did catch a couple on a senko in 15 to 20 feet of water.
We caught a few on Spinnerbaits but didn't have any luck with spinnerbaits in less than 8 feet of water. The key to catching them last week was to "slow roll" the spinnerbaits and have it bumping the bottom.
Crankbaits were my favorite way to fish. I caught a couple on bomber crankbait that would only dive to about 10 feet but that was when the sun was about to go down. Deep diving crankbaits were best for us. Caught them on Norman D22's, Strike Kink 6XD's, and Mann's 30+ models. Most of my crankbait bites came when it was grinding the bottom and I was only moving the reel fast enough to keep the crankbait on the bottom. I had a few hits when I twitched the crankbait and paused it.
Carolina rigged 10" worms helped us pick up a few on the same places we were catching them on crankbaits.
I look forward to going back a time or two in the next few weeks. Hopefully by then the water will have warmed enough that I can fish a little faster than I had to during the cold front.
My brother has most of the pictures and hasn't emailed them to me yet but here is one from my camera.