The water temp has dropped on Falcon and although you hear reports of some Shallow fish. I am finding some pretty good schools of fish out in the deeper waters. I caught my deepest fish to date on a 1 oz. Copper Football Jig in 50 foot of water last trip out. Most of my fish are coming from 20 to 50 foot of water. Look for deep points and humps. The fish have been deep for several months but with the last cold snap I found fish out even deeper. Next weeks temps are forecasted to be in the low 70’s and if we can get several warm days the shallow bite will take off. The fish are staging in the mouths of the coves and channels

Since my last report the fishing on Falcon is getting tougher in the shallows. Some reports of a Shallow bite are being heard but the most productive and consistent bite is happening DEEP. Football jigs are my choice but Carolina rigs, and Texas rigged worms are working as well. The bass are staging in 19 to 40+ feet waiting for the water temps and moon phase to trigger the spawn. As usual on Falcon a lot of folks are thinking they will move up way before it is time. Look for long points that fall into deep water as well as main lake humps and drop offs. The second half of this month the fish will work their way back to creek channel bends and drops. Secondary points will be good staging areas as well as drains leading back to the spawning areas. Currently I am fishing as deep as 45 foot with 1 oz. Football jigs. June bug, Copper ,  Watermelon Red and, Tilapia jigs. Darker color Works better on overcast Cloudy days as opposed to sunny days when the copper and watermelon colors work best.  One thing is for certain, The famous Falcon spawn is coming closer and this year promises to be a good one. The coming cold front promises to push the temperatures down below freezing so I suspect the spawn will be pushed out further until we can get some warm sunny days to bring the water temp up. We have the water in the areas that are traditionally great spawning areas so we should be able to get to the fish and catch some big fish in Shallow water once they start their move. More to come…….