Pickwick Lake

Fishing in June below Pickwick Dam will be productive as long as you get out early. The top water bite is excellent throughout the month of June but sometimes it is just the first and last hour of daylight. Its going to get hot out here so to catch bass on top water baits ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 414
Water temp 72


BASS
Big flats on the main lake are holding a lot of fish that are fairly easy to catch on large Red Eyed Shad and Rage Tail Plastics. I have caught bigger fish and acually more fish on the larger size ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 410


BASS
Pickwick Lake is starting to look normal for this time of year again . This time of year is good for catching quality fish but it can be really slow. Keep it pretty simple and cover as much water as possible moving ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 410
Water Temp. 46


BASS


Crank your Strike Kind Series 3-5 crank baits slow for best results. The best colors have been natural colors with bright accents. Small grubs also work well right now. I have been ...

Water Temp. 56
BASS
Bass fishing on the lake has been a little tough but you can catch several smaller fish in some shallow grassy areas. A good all around bait right now is a Red Eye Shad by Strike King in 3-5' of water. Most of the matted grass has died down now, ...

Bass
Use a Strike King Sexy Dawg walking bait in the morning and late afternoon around grassy areas on a rod that will help the action, I use a medium light action Lews lightweight rod. The medium- light action allows the bait to function like it should and is more forgiving ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 414


Water Temp. 85
Bass
Each morning I start fishing with a Strike King Spit N King popping bait or the three bladed buzz bait they make. I like to use the Spit n King if the water is mostly calm but if it is choppy I ...

Water Temp. 85
BASS
With the temperature pushing 100degrees the only answer to having fun fishing on the guided fishing tripsI do is to start real early in the morning or start in theafternoon. Even on the hottest days you can still stay pretty comfortableif you ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 414
Water temp 72
BASS
We are catching a large number of fish although most of them are under 15". Big flats are holding a lot of fish that are fairly easy to catch on silver sided lipless crankbaits such as Strike King Red Eye ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 414
Water Temp. 65
BASS
You can find bass in shallow and deep water right now. For the most part I am catching most of the fish I catch shallow, they are a little easier to target in shallow water. The deep water areas change in location ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 410
Water Temp. 40
BASS
Nothing much has changed over the past few weeks. For the most part bass fishing will be slow. This time of year is good for catching quality fish but often you can't expect to catch a lot of fish. Keep it pretty ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 410
Water Temp. 44

BASS
The cold and snowy weather has slowed down some of my fishing trips over the past few weeks. I have fished in bad weather and I had to disregard the dramatic weather changes and fish like I normally would ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 410
Water Temp. 47

Crappie
Starting to hear a few good crappie stories. Fish in 15-18' of water in creeks with a jig and minnow.

BASS
I have been on a few fishing trips above and below the Dam lately and while ...

BASS
I've caught several bass wishing with Strike King Series 5 crankbaits on the new Lews Cranking Rod. When fishing these crank baits make sure you used a medium rod that allows the the crank bait to work. I've had pretty good luck on main lake rocky points and structure ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 413.5
Water Temp. 76

Bass
When bass fishing early in the lake, don't forget about the grass beds. Over the past few weeks we have caught a large number of fish in and around those beds using the Strike Kine Spit N King. The easiest ...