Falcon Lake Report

Courtesy of Falcon Lake Tackle www.tackleandrods.com
From: Larry Bridgeman

September 7 2007: Charlie Haralson stopped by the store yesterday, and gave us a snapshot view of what the fish were doing. And for the most part, it has been more of the same. He has had some very nice stringers most days, but the numbers are just not there right now. He said that you might fish an hour without a bite, and then catch several fish in a short time.. But the good news is that some of his fish have been very nice.

From most boats I have heard the same thing..

Till the water stabilizes, I suppose we can expect more of the same. And speaking of which, the lake has come up another 1.48 feet since our last post. That's since Tuesday folks.. And I expect to see another 6" in a hurry... Maybe more. The river at Laredo is back down from flood stage, after cresting at 13.83 feet.. Flood stage is 8 feet. But there is still a lot of water in the river headed our way. Be on the lookout for floating debris.. Especially on the top of the lake.

September 4, 2007: The Falcon Watershed has received some generous rainfall over the last week, and the lake level is starting to reflect it. We are also benefiting from some good releases from Amistad, and between the two Falcon has risen to 285.36 or 15.66 feet low, up nine inches since last Friday. And if I read the river right, we could get another foot in the next week. (I think I'm getting a little giddy here...)

But the increase in water level has not been necessarily good for the fishing. And I'm telling you nothing new, as fishing has been a little off for a while, as previously reported. There have been some reports coming in from anglers who HAVE caught some nice stringers of fish, mostly on the lower half of the lake, and mostly fishing water from 10-20 feet deep. And most folks are catching fish near the main lake.

I was on the water on Saturday and Sunday, and still found fish to be a little slow in the biting department. But when you threw in the right bush or tree, it seems that you got bit rather quickly. I guess I was just not throwing at the right trees. Best reported Baits are still Watermelon Red, and I have been doing quite well on Zoom Mag II worms in Plum when the light is low or during cloudy conditions.

Even though the lake is rising, water quality is excellent in most locations. The river channel above Beacon Lodge is murky, but creeks just off the chanel are nice and clear. We did not go North of Chapote Creek. The water below marker 11 is all very nice. There are a few floating hazzards in the upper lake and river, so use caution at Ludicrous speed. We'll have more on water levels and fishing as reports trickle in.