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 Lake Conroe Fishing Report
- Lake Conditions: We have had wind and rain; but, the overall picture is a warming trend with skies clearing. March always means wind; but,
fishing conditions continue to imporve. (Click For Current Weather On Lake Conroe) The Lake was up with recent
rains; but, has dropped back to close to pool and is currently at 201.05 with the gates open releasing a very small amount of water. (Click For Today’s Lake Level
) The water is stained in the backs of all the creeks and pretty much everywhere on the North end of the Lake. Water surface temperature are creaping up wth 48 to 56 degrees in many
areas. Black bass fishing has been tougher this past week; but, the warmer water on North banks, backs of Marinas, up small inlets and feeder creeks have been holding some nice
fish. The slightly warmer water is holding some good fish. The fish are still holding around boat dock, riprap, jetties and other structure in 4 - 15 feet of water; however, tournament
stringers were down this week. Crappie fishing has picked back up with lots of fish moving to shallow water; however, there are still fish on brush 10 - 18 feet. The morning bite
and late afternoon bite has been the best. Catfish fishing continues to be good in deeper water 12 to 18 feet in areas along creeks and baited holes. Some fish
were caught this past week fishing the deeper boat docks in most of the creeks. Hybrid activity picked back up with fish in 12 - 20 feet of water on main lake points. This past weekend, the wind
blew lots of shad to the shallow water in the backs of creeks and lots of hybrids were caught in the shallows all day. Be sure and listen to the reports on Sports Radio 610 for weekend updates by Tex
Bonin. If you have a fishing story you would like to share with our readers, go to our “Blog” and let us hear all about it in the “comments” section or you can send pictures and the story to Papa
John at: papajohn@lakeconroefishingguides.com and I will post it for you.
Black Bass.
 The weather has been improving; but, lots of wind presented a real challenge for our bass fishermen.
The IGNITION BASS Individual Tournament was held on March 7 on Lake Conroe. Joe New of Spring
took first place with 5 fish weighing 18.01 lbs. Visit the IGNITION site for all the results. Clay Hutchins and Jarrod McElroy
won first place in the Conroebass Saturday Series tournament March 6 with 13.29 lbs. Clay had the big bass with a 6.90 lb fish.
Click Here For Full Story. Good solid fish are being caught early in shallow water, near the
bulkheads and boat stalls, marina walls and riprap. The shallow water is warming faster from the rain. Chartreuse and Crawfish colored small crankbaits
have been the real hot tip. Carolina rigged Watermelon Red and Black Flake worms were the bait of choice for some fishermen. The Top-water bite has
also been good in the shallow water. Some spinner bait success reported. Don’t forget that SLOW MOVING Jig in both shallow water and deep water structure.
Click Here for a good video on deep water bass fishingon Lake Conroe.
 Conroe ISD Police Activity League 10th Annual
Championship Bass Tournament to be held on April 10th & 11th, 2010 at April Plaza Marina on Lake Conroe.
BIG BASS pays $1,000. $22,500 in total cash pay backs. Hourly paybacks. The tournament benefits the
Conroe ISD’s P.A.L. sponsored after-school and summer camp youth programs. Call 936-588-1144 or
Click Here and visit the tournament site online for entry forms etc.
Catch SharLunker #500 and win $500 per pound. Click Here for more info.
Click Here for great videos of recent ShareLunker catches.
Catfish
 Catfish fishing continues to be steady with lots of good catches over baited holes. The bite in many instances is very light.
Vertical fishing in chum in 18 - 20 feet of water with Stick!It and Premo have been producing some nice catfish. The catfish bite has been good on the
edges of creeks and along the river and under the 1097 Bridge. If you can stand the wind, the 1097 Bridge has been also producing some nice stringers. Jug-line fishermen have been having a field day at night.
Click Here for Jug-line fishing report and pictures. The Bait of choice for many fishermen is still Premo, Shad and Liver.
If you are casting the boat docks after chumming your favorite spot, you will love Stick!It. You can cast and it will not come off the hook. We had several reports of large fish in the boat docks with deep water 4 - 7 feet.
Tex Bonin is a fan of the Glo-Worm under a cork in 12 -18 feet of water on baited bulkheads. Stump patches baited with range cubes have also been
producing some nice stringers of catfish. Lake Conroe continues to be one of the highest producing catfish lakes in Texas. The fish feed mostly on shad giving them a wonderful taste and making
them the favorite of many fish fries.
 White Bass and Hybrid/Striped Bass
Hybrid activity has also picked up with the water warming slightly. The wind the past weekend blew lots of bait to the
backs of creeks in the shallow water and the schooling fish provided lots of fun for lots of fishermen. Most were throwing crank baits with a fast retrieve to catch the fish.
The Rat-L-Trap was the bait of choice for many because they could throw it a long way and not have to get to close to the schooling fish. The fishermen pictured caught their
fish on live bait. The fish were on the move and main lake points also produced good fish early and late. Jigging slabs and three-quarter ounce spoons off the bottom has been
working for some fishermen and trolling a Pet Spoon behind a deep diving crank bait or other device to get the spoon down is another technique many are starting to use.
Trolling Storm swim baits in baby bass and shad colored have also attracted a hybrid or two in 12 to 20 feet of water. There have been reports of fish around the 1097 Bridge, the
railroad tram, the dump and along League Line cove. Remember the legal length is 18 inches before the fish goes in the livewell.
Click Here for more information on size and identification.
 Bream & Crappie
Crappie fishing picked up again this week. The fish are wanting to spawn and just need some warmer water temperature.
Large numbers of fish had moved to the shallows and then the extreme cold front hit and pushed them back to the deep water. The water has warmed to 54 in many areas and lots of fish
were on the move. Most fish have been caught in (8 - 20 feet) of water (some even shallower), under the 1097 Bridge and in brush piles on the edge of creeks and humps. Most of the
bridge pillings North and South have produced crappie the last couple of days. A 1/32 - 1/16 oz. crappie jig with chartreuse grubs has been a very popular bait. The “Baby Assassin” (
Click For Picture) has also been very productive with a double rig. The Kalin’s Triple  Threat 2” Grub, John Deere Green
has also been a great crappie bait. Where To Buy...
Uncle Josh Bait Company. Minnows are always the
favorite of many fishermen. The crappie bite has been pretty steady on the ‘solunar times, with the “Minor Times” also getting a good bite. SLOW TO STOPPED IS THE HOT TIP. A JIG FISHED WITH NO MOVEMENT HAS CAUGHT THE MOST CRAPPIE.
Be sure and be aware of your 10 inch minimum length for a crappie to be kept. You can visit
The Texas Parks & Wildlife
online to make sure you know how to measure your fish. This link will take you right to the correct page online. We have been blessed with a huge increase in our crappie population and
we want to be sure and do everything possible to keep the growth cycle in tact.
Don’t forget to check out our “Blog”.
Let us know if there is something that you would like to discuss with others and we will post it.
Keep A Tight Line & Enjoy - Papa John
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