Mexico Bass Fishing Reports
and
Peacock Bass Fishing Reports

For January 2nd to 15th, 2002
· Air Temp: Night 55°F - Day 75°F
· Water Temp: 70°-72°F
· Average number of bass per boat per day: 40-60
· Largest bass caught: 14.6 lbs
14’s (1) 10’s (13) 7’s (18)
12’s (2) 9’s (8)
11’s (4) 8’s (13)

· Popular lures used this week:
1. 6”-8” Lizards- Green Pumpkin, Black w/ Blue Tail, Blue Fleck, Watermelon Seed.
2. 10” Power worm & Gary Yamamoto worm– Green Pumpkin, Black w/ Blue Tail, Blue Fleck, Watermelon Seed, Red Shad.
3. Soft Plastic Jerk worms-6”-8”(Senko’s, Flukes, Culprit’s) Green/ White, Red shad, Green Pumpkin, White, Arkansas Shiner.
4. Bill Dance Excalibur Fat Free Shad- Medium & Deep Diver- Citrus shad, White, Baby Bass.
5. Strike King Pro Glow Jigs w/ Rattle-1/2 oz. To 1 oz.- Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Seed, Black, White.
6. Spinnerbaits-1/2 oz. & 3/4 oz. White/Chartreuse, Black/Blue, Black/Red. Willow blades with long trailers.
7. Zara Spook- Silver / Black, White, Black.
8. Pop’R- (Rico) - White, Silver / Black, White / Red, Gold.

ADDITIONAL INFO:
The Big fish are on the transition from coming down to going to the beds. The fishing has turned down a little bit which is normal during this time (pre-spawn). The bass should be spawning in about 2-3 weeks. Jeff and Pam from North Carolina experienced some of this tough pre-spawn fishing but broke the odds by landing 9 fish over 9 pounds including a whopping 14.6-pound largemouth bass. This monster came on an 8” green pumpkin Zoom lizard. Most of these bass were caught on a roadbed near the cemetery on lizards in the color of green pumpkin, black with a blue tail, or red shad. 8”-10” plastic worms and 6”-8” lizards have been producing the most and biggest fish. Both Texas and Carolina rigging are productive but one can not Carolina rig in a vast majority of the lake due to the amount of structure. Fat free shads have been steady and a 9 pounder was caught on the citrus color. Medium divers have been working pretty well in the same color. The top water fishing has been slow on big fish but one is catching some numbers early in the morning and late in the evenings. A 9-pound bass did come on a Pop’r early in the morning but most of the time they are small. A Zara spook will weed out the smaller fish and give you better chances of landing a bigger bass.