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Lake Conroe Fishing Report Lake Conditions: The weather was great this past weekend; but, it is ever changing. We continue to get fronts that cause major changes in the fish patterns. March always means wind; but, fishing conditions continue to imporve. (Click For Current Weather On Lake Conroe) The Lake was up with recent rains; but, has dropped back to close to pool and  is currently at 201.02 with the gates open releasing a very small amount of water. ( Click For Today’s Lake Level) The water is stained in the backs of all the creeks and pretty much everywhere on the North end of the Lake. Water surface temperature are creaping up wth 54 to 62 degrees in many areas. Black bass fishing has been great; with fish moving to the beds on the North banks, backs of Marinas, up small inlets and feeder creeks in the shallow water. The fish are still holding around boat dock, riprap, jetties and other structure in 4 - 15 feet of water. Crappie fishing has picked back up with lots of fish moving to shallow water; however, there are still fish on brush 10 - 18 feet. The morning bite and late afternoon bite has been the best. Catfish fishing continues to be good in deeper water 12 to 18 feet in areas along creeks and baited holes. Some fish were caught this past week fishing the deeper boat docks in most of the creeks.  Hybrid activity picked back up with fish in 12 - 20 feet of water on main lake points; but, the fish are moving in and out of the creeks with the changing weather. This past weekend, the wind blew lots of shad to the shallow water in the backs of creeks and lots of hybrids were caught in the shallows all day. Be sure and listen to the reports on Sports Radio 610 for weekend updates by Tex Bonin.  If you have a fishing story you would like to share with our readers, go to our “Blog” and let us hear all about it in the “comments” section or you can send pictures and the story to Papa John at: papajohn@lakeconroefishingguides.com and I will post it for you.

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Black Bass.
The Lake Conroe Big Bass Classic
was won by David Bozarth with the big fish weighing 12.63 lbs. With the bass moving to the beds in shallow water, there were lots of big  bass caught and weighed in during the two day tournament.  Number two bass was caught by Robbie Grove with a 11.29 lb fish. Brian Ekdall had a 10.72 lb fish to the number three fish. David is pictured with Tracker dealer Wayne Boyer and tournament assistant Scott Gordon. Click here for more info. The IGNITION BASS Individual Tournament was held on March 7 on Lake Conroe.  Joe New of Spring took first place with 5 fish weighing 18.01 lbs. Visit the IGNITION site for all the results. Clay Hutchins and Jarrod McElroy won first place in the Conroebass Saturday Series tournament March 6 with 13.29 lbs. Clay had the big bass with a 6.90 lb fish. Click Here For Full Story. Good solid fish are being caught early in shallow water, near the bulkheads and boat stalls, marina walls and riprap. The shallow water is warming faster from the rain. Chartreuse and Crawfish colored small crankbaits have been the real hot tip. Carolina rigged Watermelon Red and Black Flake worms were the bait of choice for some fishermen. The Top-water bite has also been good in the shallow water. Some spinner bait success reported.  Don’t forget that SLOW MOVING Jig in both shallow water and deep water structure.  Click Here for a good video on deep water bass fishingon Lake Conroe.

Conroe ISD Police Activity League 10th Annual Championship Bass Tournament to be held on April 10th & 11th, 2010 at April Plaza Marina on Lake Conroe. BIG BASS pays $1,000. $22,500 in total cash pay backs. Hourly paybacks. The tournament benefits the Conroe ISD’s P.A.L. sponsored after-school and summer camp youth programs. Call 936-588-1144 or Click Here and visit the tournament site online for entry forms etc.

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Catfish
Catfish  fishing continues to be steady with lots of good catches over baited holes. The bite in many instances is very light. Vertical fishing in chum in 18 - 20 feet of water with Stick!It and Premo have been producing some nice catfish. The catfish bite has been good on the edges of creeks and along the river and under the 1097 Bridge.  The Bait of choice for many fishermen is still Premo, Shad and Liver. If you are casting the boat docks after chumming your favorite spot, you will love Stick!It. You can cast and it will not come off the hook. We had several reports of large fish in the boat docks with deep water 4 - 7 feet. The release of water from the Lake always has an effect on the catfish bite.  The bite has been slower this past week due to the weather changing constantly and water being released from the Lake. Lake Conroe continues to be one of the highest producing catfish lakes in Texas.  The fish feed mostly on shad giving them a wonderful taste and making them the favorite of many fish fries.

White Bass and Hybrid/Striped  Bass
Hybrid activity has also picked up with the water warming slightly.  The wind has blown lots of shad up into the creeks; but, as the weather changes, so does the location of the hybrids. Lots of bait has been in the backs of creeks in the shallow water and the schooling fish provided lots of fun for lots of fishermen. As the weather has changed mid-week, the fish have moved back to deeper water.  Most were throwing crank baits with a fast retrieve to catch the fish.  The Rat-L-Trap was the bait of choice for many because they could throw it a long way and not have to get to close to the schooling fish.  Jigging slabs and three-quarter ounce spoons off the bottom has been working for some fishermen and  trolling a Pet Spoon behind a deep diving crank bait or other device to get the spoon down is another technique many are starting to use. Trolling Storm swim baits in baby bass and shad colored have also attracted a hybrid or two in 12 to 20 feet of water. There have been reports of fish around the 1097 Bridge, the railroad tram, the dump and along League Line cove. Remember the legal length is 18 inches before the fish goes in the livewell. Click Here for more information on size and identification.

Bream & Crappie
Crappie fishing picked up again this week. The fish are wanting to spawn and just need some warmer water temperature.  Large numbers of fish had moved to the shallows and then the extreme cold front hit and pushed them back to the deep water. The water has warmed to 54 in many areas and lots of fish were on the move. Most fish have been caught in (8 - 20 feet) of water (some even shallower), under the 1097 Bridge and in brush piles on the edge of creeks and humps. Most of the bridge pillings North and South have produced crappie the last couple of days. A 1/32 - 1/16 oz. crappie jig with chartreuse grubs has been a very popular bait. The “Baby Assassin” ( Click For Picture) has also been very productive with a double rig.
The Kalin’s Triple Kalin's 
Triple
ThreatThreat 2” Grub, John Deere Green has also been a great crappie bait. Where To Buy... Uncle Josh Bait Company. Minnows are always the favorite of many fishermen. The crappie bite has been pretty steady on the ‘solunar times, with the “Minor Times” also getting a good bite. Be sure and be aware of your 10 inch minimum length for a crappie to be kept. You can visit The Texas Parks & Wildlife online to make sure you know how to measure your fish.  This link will take you right to the correct page online.  We have been blessed with a huge increase in our crappie population and we want to be sure and do everything possible to keep the growth cycle in tact.

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