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Jackson: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear with a 2 foot-visibility. The rivers are slightly stained. Bass: 2008 Eliminator Series Championship qualifier Aaron Batson said fish will be concentrated deeper in the main lake and also up the rivers in search of cool water. “Main-lake bass will be found…
Jackson: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake and stained up the rivers. Bass: Eric Perkins said the fishing has slowed some. “They are postspawn, so the best bite comes from the ones that bedded earliest,” said Eric. “You can still catch a few good fish early…
After an impressive weigh-in attendance at Berry’s and a day where our Elite 8 anglers spent time looking over their shoulders at spectator boats, the highly anticipated, much-talked-about Aaron Batson/Mike Cleveland Skeeter Eliminator Series fishing match at Lake Jackson is in the books. Aaron won the event with a 10.09-lb. limit, a nice bag consisting…
Jackson: Level: Down 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 70-74 degrees Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: “Fishing has been up and down here lately, and the spawn is almost over,” said Eric Perkins. “I saw a major wave move in two weeks ago only to be bumped off by weather and falling water. But May is…
For most anglers, crappie fishing is an enjoyable way to spend a lazy day on the water filling the freezer with delicious table fare. Not so for Tim and Cathy Langham. This husband-and-wife tournament team takes crappie fishing very seriously. Even when they’re not fishing one of the Crappie USA events they frequent, they are…
Jackson: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: “During April, you will be targeting shallow fish all over the lake,” said guide Aaron Batson. “Early in the month expect to find some early spawners and some fish still staging on transition areas. The staging fish can be caught with…
For many years Lake Jackson was known for its big bass. Then spotted bass got into the lake, and it seemed the big lunker largemouths got very rare, but you could catch a pile of keeper- sized spots. Stringers with several 6-to 8-lb. bass are not seen like they were years ago, but 20-lb. tournament…
Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temperature: 49-52 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the Alcovy, fairly clear in the Tussahaw area. Bass: Great. Eric Perkins said March is a great month simply because the fish are shallow. “You can pretty much stay in the 1 to 6 foot range this month,” said Eric. “My…
Jackson: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 45-50 degrees. Clarity: Light stain up the creeks and rivers. Clear down the lake. Bass: February is a month of big change, according to guide Aaron Batson. “Early in the month the typical winter patterns will still be strong,” said Aaron. “Fishing deeper with the Net Boy…
It was a brutally cold day last February. Bass-tournament angler Mike York wanted to go fishing real bad, but he decided to wait until about 10:30 a.m. to leave his Jackson house and head to the ramp. “I went straight to the powerlines,” said Mike. The powerline area is a local favorite for many at…
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