Lake Falcon Fishing Report

  Courtesy of Falcon Lake Tackle www.falconlaketackle.com

April 1, 2006 Friday: As we close the month of March, the spawn is still in progress and the lake is dropping albeit more slowly then we had feared. Water from Mexico flowing into the Rio below Falcon has helped reduce the requirement for a more substantial drawdowns of Falcon water so far. The Falcon Lake level is just above 285 ft at 285.04 ft and water temperature is in the seventy-degree range (70-74 degrees). Several locals as well as groups of visiting fishermen have enjoyed the mild weather and good fishing on Falcon. It has continued windy with gusts reaching 25 to 35 mph most days. Fish, once located, still give the fishermen a good fight as they continue to group up and bite fairly aggressively. Fifty or more fish a day is certainly attainable even though smaller quantities are caught by some fishermen who do not find the concentrations of fish. The number of fish chasing shad off points and drop offs continues to increase as the spawned-out fish increase in number and aggressiveness.

Plastic lures in both Zoom Brush Hogs and Baby Brush Hog varieties are providing good action in Watermelon Red and Watermelon Green Orange colors. Chartreuse and white skirted spinnerbaits with dual willow blades have been producing some fish as have crankbaits and an occasional topwater lure. Plastics are the leader by a bunch.

Catfishing has remained strong on stinkbait and/or worms and shrimp. Fish in the 12 ft and up depth range have been biting good up to around 10 lbs.

Some of you may have encountered the Reissig clan in their Nitro rig while fishing here on Falcon. The Reissigs have a place at Ballards and they fish the lake a lot. They are an excellent barometer for fishing activity and aggressiveness. Last week one of the Reissig ladies (Betty Bohnert left) caught a 9.11 lb bass and snapped a picture just before releasing her back into Falcon to finish her spawn.

Be sure to catch (Guide Charlie Haralson's Brother) Tom Haralson and Richard Mims new EXTREME OUTDOORS TV on Laredo Tx Channel 8 April 9 at 10:30 am which will be sponsored in part by Falcon Lake Tackle.

Guides Report: Debra Hengst guided a party from Arkansas and West Tx on the 31st and they had 40 to 50 fish per person up to 7 lbs fishing the lower lake areas. A good many of their fish were caught on spinnerbaits. Charles Haralson is guiding a party from the coastal Bend area on the 1st of April and we will have a report by the end of the day.

Report from Guide Trip 4-1-2006: Charlie Haralson guided a party from the Coastal Bend on Saturday and while the overall numbers were down, the quality of the fish was up. Their best 5 fish went over 30 lbs and the big bass was 7 1/2 lbs. They found some schooling fish shallow and caught them on buzzbzits and small crankbaits

Until next time, enjoy the good fishing and release the ladies so they can finish their business.