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Joe Joslin has been fishing Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn for 25+ years and has been a full time pro guide on Toledo Bend/Sam Rayburn since 1998.Joe Joslin Outdoors Fishing Guide Service Wholesome atmosphere * Safety minded * Latest equipment. Visit Joe's website at Joe Joslin Outdoors E-Mail Joe at joejoslinoutdoors@yahoo.com
Toledo Bend Reservoir Fishing Report
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May 18, 2013
MEMO: Skeeter 2013 FX/250 SHO Yamaha for sale.....factory warranty till August 2015. $80,000 list ...loaded to the hilt......Firm price $54,500. Email for pictures. 10% nonrefundable deposit holds till delivery late July. For Louisiana anglers, all taxes have been paid which is a savings of over $4500. Hello anglers and outdoor lovers. Cool nights and mornings have been the norm for the past two weeks and daytime highs are to be only in the low 80s until the weekend when the mid-80s returns to the area. The cool air temps have slowed the water temperature from rising as there has been very little change in water temps for the past three weeks. Last week was a better than average week of fishing plus the wild-life around My Favorite Fishin' Hole have been having a party. One day we witnessed a dozen bald eagles and at least two golden eagles. In addition, we saw an osprey which is an impressive bird of prey in its own right. Ospreys are slightly smaller than eagles. TOLEDO MCDONALDS THIS WEEKEND One of the largest bass events of the year is scheduled for Toledo this week as 2013 McDonalds Big Bass Splash is in town (May 17-19) Friday, Saturday and Sunday with headquarters at beautiful Cypress Bend Resort. Between 2,000 to 3,000 anglers are expected for the event which is a big bass type format with over $400,000 in cash and prizes. Numerous area anglers always compete in this event. Good luck guys!! LAKE CONDITIONS: The lake level is 170.40' with both generators shut down. South Toledo is clear, mid lake is mostly clear to slightly stained and the northern one-third of the lake is stained but not muddy in most places. Water temps are running from 67 to 69 degrees which is about the same as the past few weeks. However, look for that to ease upward by this weekend. Other good news is that the Texas SRA (Sabine River Authority) crews have been replacing buoys this past week. TRASH/LITTER: A reminder to all of us who use our lakes, roads and boat launches is to store trash in compartments and bags to be deposited in a trash can at the ramp or wait and carry it home to our garbage containers. Refrain from tossing 'empties' over in the back of our truck beds or on the bottom of our boats where they become airbourne and are scattered on the lake or roadside. Our kids imitate us! Lets grow a generation of young people who will not trash the outdoors. FISHING REPORTS:BASS We are catching fish on several patterns but we are fishing deeper in some situations. However, we are also having success in the shallow-to-mid depth areas from 2 to 15 feet, depending on the conditions. We continue to get some good bites on topwater with various poppers getting my nod. Chug Bug, Pop R, Pro Pop(Norman) and Yellow Magic all good choices. Weightless and light-weighted soft plastics were still the stars last week but Carolina rigs and drop shot patterns are making their mark. We continue to rig soft plastics Texas weightless, Texas with weights as well as wacky rigs both weightless and weighted. It really depends on what mood the bass are in as well as the light intensity and wind velocity as far as how much weight, if any, to use. Stanley's spinnerbaits continue to occupy a place on my boat deck and I switch back and forth to those with larger and smaller willowleaf blades, depending on the amount of wind. I use the larger blades when the wind/wave action is higher and use the smaller, more subtle, blades when there is not as much wind. Cloud-cover also is a factor on what kind of blades I choose. Crankbaits are also catching bass with Deep Little N (DLN) and DD22 from Bill Norman Lures, my go-to crankbaits currently are in blue/chartreuse, fire-tiger and sexy shad. I am using both the rattling as well as the silent models of DD22s. CRAPPIE/BREAM The crappie anglers are still catching a few crappie working the outside edge of grass in 12 to 16 feet with Road Runners (Blakemore Lures) and Wedgetails(Stanley). In addition, crappie guides Jack Adams, Noe Garcia and Ernie Cole are catching them in their baited holes from 18 to 25 feet. Bream are bedding in 2 to 6 feet. Go into coves and look for branches that grow out over the water. Use a good pair of sun shades and look for their beds. They look like small moon craters about a foot in diameter and they (craters) will be almost touching each other. You will also be able to see the bream. Don't get too close.....keep the boat back and cast into the beds with crickets and worms. AUTHOR INFO: Joe Joslin is a syndicated outdoor columnist, tournament angler and pro guide on Toledo and Sam Rayburn. Contact him at 337-463-3848 or e-mail at joejoslinoutdoors@yahoo.com or website www.joejoslinoutdoors.com Guide Joe Joslin Joe Joslin Outdoors Fishing Guide Service Visit Joe's Website at JoeJoslinOutdoors.com
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