Lake Jackson Fishing Report – December 2006

Jackson: Level: Down 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-62 degrees. Clarity: After some heavy rains the lake got very stained at the mouths of the rivers. There’s a lot of trash floating down.

Bass: Great. Aaron Batson said he’s still having great luck throwing a small crankbait made by Stanford Lures called the Pug. On Jackson try the bait that is chartreuse and has a green back. The crankbait should continue to produce fish until the temperature begins to hold in the mid-50s. “It’s a good bait; it’s got a real wide wobble and only digs down about two feet. You can crawl it over limbs, then stop it, crank it again, and you can see the fish swirl on it. It’s just a fun bait to fish,” said Aaron. Fish the bait around shallow wood — dock posts and blowdowns mainly. “Usually about December 15 is peak jigging-spoon time for me. I’ll start finding fish 18 to 20 feet deep on points. I just look for the bait,” said Aaron. He likes a hammered-nickel, 3/4-oz. Hopkins spoon and a white, 6/10-oz. Flex-it spoon. A Spotsticker dressed with a green pumpkin finesse worm will work in these deep areas, too. For a kicker bite, Aaron heads up the Alcovy and Yellow rivers and throws big spinnerbaits and jigs around blowdowns, log jam and eddies. Aaron throws a 3/8- or 1/2-oz. Ol-Nelle with a big, single Colorado blade. “Flip it in there and let it flutter down to the bottom. Then just barely slow-roll it back. Most of the bites come when you’re slow-rolling it,” said Aaron. In these same areas Aaron will flip a 3/8-oz. Booyah jig. He likes green pumpkin with a black chunk.