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Fishing Reports
You might think it’s too hot to go fishing, or that this time of year thunderstorms may run you off the lake. But the largemouth and spotted bass at West Point are feeding both shallow and deep. Anglers can catch quality largemouth on topwater around shallow wood and grass, and both species can be patterned…
West Point: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “After an usually comfortable spring, it looks like July and the heat are here. Fishing can be tough during the summer months. One factor in particular could make it extra tough is that we had a…
West Point: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Early in the month, topwater baits such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks, Senkos and buzzbaits can be effective for shallow and aggressive fish, especially around bream beds. Some big tournament sacks of largemouth are still being…
Gene Schmitt, of LaGrange, probably has the coronavirus to thank for his name being placed in the West Point Lake records chart. He caught a 41-lb. flathead at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, an hour when he’d normally be in bed resting for work. “I’ve been out of work for almost two months now.…
West Point: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained except down in the dam area. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Largemouth are being caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as Pop Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be extremely effective for shallow and aggressive fish, especially around bream…
West Point: Level: 4.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “April is usually my favorite month for all types of fishing in general. The weather is usually beautiful and fairly consistent. Bass can be caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as Pop-Rs,…
West Point linesides are on the move, feeding heavily on shad and tearing into blueback herring when they can find them. You can catch both stripers and hybrids right now trolling artificials and live bait, downlining live bait and jigging spoons and bucktails. It is a great time to catch them. Both species have been…
West Point: Level: It’s 3.7 below full, but it’s coming up and then being yanked back down between rains. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Expect big changes as we move into March. Warming weather and a stained lake should move many of the largemouth shallow very…
West Point: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Stained up the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fishing has been a bit of a roller coaster again since the first of the year. Up and down water temps, lake levels, clear to muddy water, wind or no wind, …
West Point: Level: 4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The shallow bite for bass is only fair right now but could improve quickly in late January, especially with a warm rain or extended warming trend. Baits such as a crawdad-colored Shad Rap, Rat-L-Trap and…
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