Reply With QuoteI have a cabin in Sulphur, and will be heading down on the 30th and staying though the 3rd. Since it will be bitter cold all weekend (28-40) degrees, I am assuming the water will be in the low 40s. So the key will be fishing SLOWWW. I will be mainly throwing the FNF, drop shot, and vertical jigging. As for where to fish, stay near the main lake on points and bluffs. The creeks will be at least 3 or 4 degrees colder than near the main. Sulphur has some nice bluffs and points about halfway out of the creek, but I usually dont fish the Kentucky side. Since the fish will be barely feeding, you need to find numbers of fish, so rely heavily on electronics. I wont put a bait in the water for more than 10 minutes if I am not marking fish or shad. For the FNF, I will be casting it and letting it sit most of the time, and drag it closer to the boat about every 20 seconds. For drop shot I drop it right down on their heads and wiggle it there or hold it right in front of them until they take it. They key next weekend will just really be fishing excruciatingly slow and hopefully trigging them to bite.
If you really want to catch fish live bait may be the best way to go as a back up for the FNF. The One stop in Celina and Strange Bait always have really good shiners, but they cost $6 a dozen which stings a little bit.
Hope this helps!! Good luck to you next weekend and hopefully we can catch some pigs
