Chicot Fish

[CatDaddy]

I pulled the camper and boat up here in Chicot State Park and been doing a lil fishing with the wife and kids... Been cathing 1 fish a day.. Pretty water and pretty weather... Tried everything from jigs with Uncle Joes pig fat to flourescent yellow worms... I even seen a bass about 5 inches deep and dropped a watermellon red Senko with garlic spray on its head and touched his nose with it...LITTERALLY, and he just eased on about his buisness like he wasnt there... Thats all i needed to see... bout to go try the afternoon bite...

Anyone familiar with the lake that can give some advice on what the biting on?

Here are a few pics for yall.... pretty lake... WATCH THE WASP NESTS!!!

[CatDaddy]

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I wasnt getting any closer..... Forget it....

[Bluechip]

The pics look very peaceful, thanks for sharing them. As far as getting the fish to bite I don't know what to suggest....Maybe a little DYNAMITE!!!

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Bluechip

The pics look very peaceful, thanks for sharing them. As far as getting the fish to bite I don't know what to suggest....Maybe a little DYNAMITE!!!

LOL.. I told my wife that if it werent for all the stumps, I would go homne and get my shrimp trawl....

[wtretrievers]

Catdaddy, I've fished it a few times. Usually a couple days at a time. Have noticed after the 1st of spring when It really starts getting pounded i've had to drop down to 8lb line & small baits, have done ok on zoom finesse & 4" fry's w/ as small as a 1/16 slip sinker in a Junebug or pumkin seed. They get real picky after the pressure starts.

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by wtretrievers

Catdaddy, I've fished it a few times. Usually a couple days at a time. Have noticed after the 1st of spring when It really starts getting pounded i've had to drop down to 8lb line & small baits, have done ok on zoom finesse & 4" fry's w/ as small as a 1/16 slip sinker in a Junebug or pumkin seed. They get real picky after the pressure starts.

Ill give it a shot... I tried speed craws and the 4'finess, shakey heads, small rattle traps, mini heydons, pop-r's, i havent tried the line drop tho... Its hard for me to do the line drop, I always got that "what if i hook the big one" thought in my mind..

[wtretrievers]

Originally Posted by CatDaddy

Ill give it a shot... I tried speed craws and the 4'finess, shakey heads, small rattle traps, mini heydons, pop-r's, i havent tried the line drop tho... Its hard for me to do the line drop, I always got that "what if i hook the big one" thought in my mind..

I know what you mean about the line drop. But 8lb test is alot tougher than you think! Well I say it is, just depends on what you're fishing, cheap inexpensive bait it's tough as hell, expensive or hard to come by bait it's like sewing thread!

[LaAngler]

i struggled over there one time and i saw a guy killing the bass along the edge of the boating lanes with a tiny jig

[huntin fool]

have you tried flukes?

[MallardFish]

Try fishing the trees along the boat lane in the deeper water....If that dosen't work get, fish north of the north landing. Fish the cypress trees in the middle of the lake....The fish will be VERY tight to the trees. I bring 2 baits with me when I go.....1/4oz black and blue jig and june bug baby brush hog........the brush is best for me

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

have you tried flukes?

Tried em... Some guys there suggested that also. I tried em weightless and with weighted hookes. Wacky was the trick (still not much of one tho), and like Mallardfish said... They were super tight in the trees.

I talked with one of the locals that fish the dogfights and he said that they had a tournament the day before i got there and out of 40 boats only like 5 or 6 weighed in fish..

[LittleRob]

Tey live shrimp under a poppin cork

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by LittleRob

Tey live shrimp under a poppin cork

no Rob he has to get some croakers and slipline them

[Slidellkid]

That's the biggest wasp nest I have ever seen! That thing is scary!

[slick143]

Originally Posted by CatDaddy

Tried em... Some guys there suggested that also. I tried em weightless and with weighted hookes. Wacky was the trick (still not much of one tho), and like Mallardfish said... They were super tight in the trees.

I talked with one of the locals that fish the dogfights and he said that they had a tournament the day before i got there and out of 40 boats only like 5 or 6 weighed in fish..

The evolution jig is what you need

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Slidellkid

That's the biggest wasp nest I have ever seen! That thing is scary!

That was a small one.... I was fishing the trees and came up on one of these on accident... I didnt intend on getting that close on purpose. I was closer.. I heard them before i seen them. My skin started crawling, I was trying to roll the knob on my trolling motor with my foot because i didnt want to bend down and move to much. I managed to get it in level 3 and back out, I figured while i was there might as well get a picture, my phone dont have zoom either. I took that while retreating and praying the "Our Father"

[Slidellkid]

Cat,

Your freshwater trip and many many of mine just like yours are why I think it's so much better to fish saltwater in the summer. Now early spring the freshwater fishing can be awesome.

[jpeff31787]

evolution jig is definitely true! Catdaddy i usually fish that place VERY often, but this year all my spots were over grown with grass so i haven't fished it that much. Last year though we did good with ribbits on the duckweed, but that was in May of last year. Every April and May though; the topwater action is unbelieveable. You can catch consistent 5lb bass in there. I caught an 8lb two years ago on a chugbug and since then I have missed many MANY bigger fish on the same bait all at the same time of the year. You just have to time it right. The picture I have is of the 8lber caught there.

[CatDaddy]

Call me when you get bored... Ill scoop up lil rob and head that way and fish with you..

[SoggyRedNeck]

Thats close to my old stomping grounds. I love that park man, fishing as long as i can remember has always been...eh....but talk about a nice place to just get out and troll around.

Dont get bored and try to swim there, gaters will eat you up like kobiashi