One of the most popular baits that can be used for fishing is the night crawler. As a matter of fact anyone who goes fishing has probably used a night crawler as bait at some point in their "fishing career". There are many reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that these worms are so readily available and easy to find in most fishing areas. In this article I will outline how to rig a nightcrawler for fishing so that you can catch more fish on your next fishing excursion.
Caddo Lake water murky; 84–89 Degrees and is 0.38' high. Largemouth Bass are fair on Lake watermelon flukes and Texas rigged worms in the bayous on the edges of the grass – also on LFT frogs over the pads and grass. Crappie are fair on shiners around deeper trees and oil rigs. Red Ear Bream are fair on crickets in shallow cypress breaks. No reports on catfish.
Lake Athens water is fairly clear, 84 to 88 degrees and 0.23' high. Largemouth bass are fair on buzz-baits early in morning, later switch to Texas-rigs and smaller jigs. Crappie fishing is good on jigs and live minnows in about 10 yo 15 feet of water around and over brush piles. Catfish are good on night-crawlers and most prepared baits.
Lake Athens water is fairly clear, 84 to 88 degrees and 0.23' high. Largemouth bass are fair on buzz-baits early in morning, later switch to Texas-rigs and smaller jigs. Crappie fishing is good on jigs and live minnows in about 10 yo 15 feet of water around and over brush piles. Catfish are good on night-crawlers and most prepared baits.
Lake Bastrop water is clear. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spinner-baits and Rat L Traps. The Crappie fishing is fair on Live minnows. Channel/blue catfish are good on shrimp and stink-bait. Yellow catfish are slow at this writing.
Keep yourself up to date about the latest fishing report activity on Lake Bastrop. If you base what you do on inaccurate information, you might be unpleasantly surprised by the consequences.
Make sure you get the latest update on Lake Bastrop for your trip. We offer many updated fishing reports for different parts of Lake Bastrop. The local guides offer reports on their websites. Be sure to get the right Lake Bastrop fishing report so you can be at the right place to bag your limit.
