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With the
weather being so cold last month it has really backed
everything up on the fishing side of things here on Big Sam.
We are going to have to start off fishing the first of March
like we normally do for the middle of February!
The water
temp as been holding in the low 50’s to start the morning
off and getting up into the mid 50’s by the end of the day,
but we are looking for that magical 60 degree mark. It will
be best to start off with your Power Tackle PTC73 rigged
with a lipless bait on the edge of the grass or over the top
of the grass. The best depth has been 9 to 12 feet. The best
color has really been changing with the color of the water,
if the water in clear then your red, orange or chrome. If
you are in stained or muddy water I like copper, gold and
chartreuse colors. You can also use your Power Tackle PG-104
with a 1/2oz. spinnerbait with gold and silver willow blades
and white/chart color skirt in these same areas with your
lipless bait.
By the
first or second week of March we should have water temp in
the mid 50’s at daylight and getting into the mid 60’s by
the end of the day. This is when you can pick up your Power
Tackle PG-144 with a TX rigged lizard or brush hog and cast
it around the flooded bushes. Also in these same areas pick
up your PG-104 with a Sink-O and work around the bushes and
flooded hay grass. I like to use dark colors for both these
baits early in the day and go to brighter colors later.
(Make sure to always put a little chartreuse mark on the
tails of all your baits this time of the year.)
Then it’s
time to move in the bushes and pick up your PG-104.5 with
the big braid and start fishing in the bushes. If the water
gets over three feet in the bushes that’s when I pick up my
PG-105, with your 105 you have more back bone to get those
bigger fish out of the deeper bushes. Its best to use a
lizard, tube or craw worm while fishing the bushes.
This March
should be one of the best we have had on BIG SAM in many
years, so have fun and be safe! Catch 'em up!
For more
information about fishing with Stephen on Sam Rayburn or
Toledo Bend, visit
www.JohnstonFishing.com or
facebook! You can also call (409)579-4213. |
