Water Temperature: 57
Water Clarity: 1 foot

With the water slowly warming the Bass are getting more and more active. I spent the past several days both scouting new water and checking some of my old "Honey Holes". My son Ben is home on leave after returning from hopefully his last stint in Iraq. My other son Chris came home from Kansas to get married (Bless his heart). We made the best of our time together and spent as much time on the water as my schedule allowed. We had some impressive days and some that were terrible at best. We fished mostly with a lipless rattle bait made from www.Stillwater-Lures.com called the Clatter Shad in a Crawfish pattern. We also caught some of our bigger fish on an Evolution Jig (www.evolutionlures.com) in Peanut Butter & Jelly with a Grn/Pmpkn Gary Yamamoto Crawfish trailer. We targeted 2 to 3 ft deep grass with the cranks and stumps with the jigs. We also caught good fish in the grass on a Mister Twister Comida (Black w/Blue Flake). We fished mainly in the mid-lake area in pockets and sloughs. The fish are starting to get on a spinnerbait bite a little better too. I have started to see a lot of fish on the bed and with the New Moon this week the bigger females will make a major push. Please take care of our fish. I sometimes put 5 fish in the livewell with Rejuvenade for a short period for photos and I am careful not over handle them, this can be done with no harm to the fish. The Rejuvenade is good for the fish, it replaces the slime lost while fighting fish and kills most bacteria, fungus and parasites on the fish. It will also save some deeply hooked bleeding fish.

Be Safe and God Bless.
 

Water Temperature: 55
Water Clarity: 1 foot

Had a great day with a regular client. Very slow at first but we finally got on 'em pretty good in the backs of pockets around stumps and grass mid-lake. We were throwing 1/4oz Stillwater Lures in crawfish pattern (looks like a rattle trap with no back fin) (www.stillwaterlures.com). Finished with 8 fish only one was short. We didn't get bit until after 1PM.

Be Safe and God Bless, Jim Burks

P.S. The Tomb Is Empty!!!

Water Temperature: 50
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

This report is for Friday and Saturday. We spent most of both days running and looking. With the wind Friday most of the day was spent fishing the backs of sloughs and creeks. We caught several fish up to 3 1/2 lbs but just couldn't find that quality bite. Most of those were caught on lipless crankbaits(Red and Gold or Gold). Saturday was a beautiful day to be on the water and we fared a little better with several good quality fish. We found the fish on the edge of humps near deep water.I have been catching lots of fish in shallow water but today the best bite was definitely the fish that have just moved up. All of them were very light colored. All of these fish came on crankbaits. With my boat sitting in 12 to 20 ft we cast to 6 to 8 ft and brought the bait down with the bait ticking the top of deeper grass. Slow and easy. It's good to be posting again.

Be Safe and God Bless.