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Stick Marsh, Florida
 On the 20th, 21st, and 22nd, I had out Gary Morgan from Maine, and friend Dave throwing artificial and shiners on Kenansville and Blue Cypress Lake.
On the 21st Scott had out John Pruett and friend from Huntsville, Alabama throwing artificial on the Farm. After the wind and fronts arrival things were slow on the Marsh which was to be expected.
Over on Kenansville the bite was a bit better and using Senkos Dave was able take the lead with this nice bass.
The 21st called for winds gusting to as high as 35 so shiners were the option, Kenansville the destination, and Blue Cypress were Gary's 6+ gal came from.
After the hard winds of Tuesday the destination chosen for Wednesday was a combo of lakes Kenansville and Blue Cypress. Late Tuesday someone missed a big fish and hopes, although faint, were that she might be waiting in her home on Blue Cypress. Senkos started the day on Kenansville and the bite was decent but waned by 10:00. We moved over to Blue Cypress to finish out the day. The big fish of the day wasn't the monster of yesterday and she fell for a Horny Toad jerked through the grass. Since the wrong rod found the fish no picture was taken.
The 18 trips have kept us hopping, leaving little time for fishing reports. Over the last couple of weeks as you can see catching has had its ups and downs The passage of new cold fronts is an event that we have been able to count on occurring about every third day, and wind has been an almost constant companion. With the water in a constant state of aggravated turmoil it has been very difficult to put together a solid bite in any particular location. Couple the weather with the spawning activity and the constant movement of the bass in the bedding areas and you can readily see the difficulty faced in catching big numbers. However, even though the numbers have been down, size has been available on just about every trip. A few burps by the anglers have been cause for some anguished moments as the big gal was missed or slipped away.
As we depart the heaviest part of the spawn the big gals will again become very active as they feed to recover from the spawn. Over the next several weeks the numbers will go back up and size will be a common player. Top water is an event of any day now, and the fish will spread from the Farm side into the Stick Marsh.
See you out there. Say hi if you get the chance.
George Welcome,
Imagination Bassin
Caddo Lake, Louisiana
Caddo Lake has been pretty tough the past few days with the higher water and cooler water temps but now that it is warming back up the bite is starting to pick back up. The lake level is no longer rising and has leveled off. In the dingier water, I have been doing best using chart./white spinnerbaits over the grass in 2-4 ft. deep water. In the clean water a V&M watermelon colored Pork Shad or Chopstik has been working around the cypress in shallow water. Pitching to the cypress with lizards, worms, and jigs is always a must in the Spring on Caddo Lake, especially when trying to get that big bite.
Go to http://bayououtdoors.com to see the V&M and Cyclone line of baits.
Paul Keith,
Caddo Lake Guide Service
Dale Hollow, Tennessee
water temp is still holding at 47 degrees. Seen some fish already making there way to the beds but the cooler temps keep them coming back off. Fishing in back of the creeks is producing best. 10 to 20 ft. Fish are starting to bite a little more agressive now and should keep getting better as the temperature slowly climbs.
Jeremy Colvin,
Brian Carper’s Guide Service
Old Hickory, Tennessee
I had the pleasure of fishing today with Mr. Kelley Swift and his 15 year old son Taylor on Old Hickory. We met at Flippers at 5:30am and headed out to our first stop. Par for the course the weatherman missed the wind projection of 10mph out of the North....instead it blew 15mp at least with stronger gusts straight out of the west...... The bite was tough in the wind and you just had to be patient and persistent and not miss any miss piece of structure. The fish had moved out onto the secondary breaks and at times the bite was light even on these bigger fish. To sound like a broken record again, all it's going to take is some consistent warm weather and every lake around us will explode. If your looking for a good trip this Spring on any of the Middle Tennessee Lakes give us a call and we can hook you up. Kelley and Taylor I had a great time with you folks and look forward to our trip the summer. And thanks to all for visiting our site.
Rick McFerrin,
Tennessee Bass Guides
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