Fishing Report...

from pro guide Darrell Lyons...

Darrell Lyons runs DW's Guide Service and has been guiding full time since 1990 on Toledo Bend Lake and Sam Rayburn Lake. Along with his fishing guide service Darrell offers his services as a hunting guide, combination Fishing / Golf trips. Be sure to visit Darrell's web site at http://www.toledo-bend.net/guide or email to dwlguide@yahoo.com

Toledo Bend Reservoir Fishing Report
for
July 4, 2008

Mid Lake and South End

July

BASS ~ Excellent. most early fish coming on inside grass line or around shoreline vegetation in 4ft to 8ft use the new VanDam Proseries OPTIC POPPER in pearl yellow head.This Bait is hand crafted from bass wood with fiberoptic tubes through the bait for flash and the fish love it. as day warms drop out to 12ft to 20ft and throw a carolina rigged Yamamoto 7" cut tail in watermelon pepper green flake or a 5/8oz shad colored fat free shad.look for schooling fish and throw a little easy or rinky dink. For best results remember to use your Kick-n-Bass

BREAM ~ Good. along grass in 8'- 10' of water on crickets and Berkly power maggots.

CRAPPIE ~ Good. Being caught in 18'- 28' of water over brush on white tubes rigged on a 1/16 oz. jig head and chartreuse tubes rigged on 1/32 oz jig heads.on slow days use minnows

CATFISH ~ Excellent. In 20' to 38' of water over baited holes use cut liver and live carp .

WHITE BASS ~ Excellent! being caught on rinky dinks in chrome or white/black back and on A 3/4 OZ slab spoon on sand points in 12ft to 22ft . watch for schooling fish on main lake.

Take a kid fishing, and remember...
If it tugs on the line... SET THE HOOK!
Guide Darrell W Lyons
(409) 625-4585
email: dwlguide@yahoo.com
http://www.toledo-bend.net/guide