Thread: Old Town lake

We fished there Saturday morning. We fished on the south end due to the high wind. By noon, we had 16 nice ones. We were catching them on red/char jigs with niblett. The fish were on cypress knees in 2-3 ft of water, and preferred the jig that was fished SLOW! The water temp reached 59 degrees by the time we left. The wind got so bad we had to leave.

Originally Posted by blairarnold

I'm really impressed you could stay out in that wind. What kind of cover were you catching them around, how deep, what were you catching them on and how near or far from the bank? In short could you give us the particulars?

We were catching them on the south end across from the gravel ramp with Blue/White jigs about 18" deep in 3' of water. The only place we could get them to hit consistently was on isolated twigs stucking out of the water. One peculiar thing that was Friday at around 1:30 to 1:45 we caught 14 or so one right after another in an area no larger than a hula hoop that had those twigs sticking up from a dead tree and every one of those fish were closer to 3 pounds than they were 2 pounds. It's been a long time since I have caught that many quality fish one right after another and I have never caught that many "hogs" from such a small spot. They were really stacked in there.

Great trip! This cold weather we are going to get before and during next weekend will probably shut them down or at least move them.

Man that sucks. Thats the only thing I hate about being in that area is campers and people parking to close. The year you and i fished down there several times I had to literally pick my trailer up and move it so I could get out.

Originally Posted by Gut Shot

We did fairly well. Wind was tough............really tough all 3 days. The fish we caught were all big. Rusty no need for the dead critters. Someone already gave me some payback for you. Someone hit my truck while it was parked at the gravel ramp. Bent my bumper up into my rear quarter panel.

you fellows know what the fish are telling you. take some waders and park your boat. don't panic because the bottom is soft,its hard on the back but, fish slowly

I knew i should have been on I40 west...:D

Originally Posted by Gut Shot

We were catching them on the south end across from the gravel ramp with Blue/White jigs about 18" deep in 3' of water. The only place we could get them to hit consistently was on isolated twigs stucking out of the water. One peculiar thing that was Friday at around 1:30 to 1:45 we caught 14 or so one right after another in an area no larger than a hula hoop that had those twigs sticking up from a dead tree and every one of those fish were closer to 3 pounds than they were 2 pounds. It's been a long time since I have caught that many quality fish one right after another and I have never caught that many "hogs" from such a small spot. They were really stacked in there.

Originally Posted by Gut Shot

We were catching them on the south end across from the gravel ramp with Blue/White jigs about 18" deep in 3' of water. The only place we could get them to hit consistently was on isolated twigs stucking out of the water. One peculiar thing that was Friday at around 1:30 to 1:45 we caught 14 or so one right after another in an area no larger than a hula hoop that had those twigs sticking up from a dead tree and every one of those fish were closer to 3 pounds than they were 2 pounds. It's been a long time since I have caught that many quality fish one right after another and I have never caught that many "hogs" from such a small spot. They were really stacked in there.

Sounds like y'all found the honey hole...I'm guessing it won't be too long before y'all get back down there to see if any new girls show up around those stick-ups. I remember the fishing used to be just like that at Midway, you could fish down a beautiful bank and pitch a jig at what looked like one single twig and catch 'em all morning. Thanks for the report.

Chris, you and Rusty are right. I expect to be right next to that very top in waders not this weekend but the next. They will be having a few colder days so this weekend I will hang around here in Alabama and head back over there the next weekend. The soft bottom does not bother me but them "no legs" hanging in those tree limbs and swimming around.... well....lets just say that when they slip up on me real close like that I forget about fishing for a moment because I am too concerned about the inside of my waders getting wet :D

On a side note Rusty. That crackhead that was hanging around the ramp last year was no where to be seen. I'm glad he's gone.