Jacque Mitchell
Fishin’ Fun

Moving water is still your best bet when it comes to locating and catching bass.  With all the rain we’ve had lately, water should be flowing into and out of West Lake Toho for quite a while.
I went fishing with local guide and friend Skip Campbell last week.  We went to Lake Cypress and fished Canoe Creek, the canal from Toho to Cypress and the canal that runs to Lake Hatchineha.
We caught 11 bass on a 6-inch Junebug bluetail worm.  The water was flowing good, but was pretty dingy.  Another way I’ve caught bass lately is to throw a plastic frog over heavy cover.
With all the hot water temperatures, the bass prefer this type of cover where vegetation provides a canopy for shade.  Sometimes that shade will make the water temperature a degree or two cooler, just enough to make the bass a little more aggressive.
I use 40-pound braided line when I’m fishing on top of heavy cover. Braid doesn’t have any stretch and is strong enough to get the bass out of the grass once they’re hooked.
I imagine you could catch bass flipping the same type of heavy cover.
Pan fishing remains fairly good.
Bluegills and shell crackers are abundant enough to catch a limit of good eaters.  I’ve also heard of quite a few catfish being caught in the running water.
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