Location: Discharge
Time: 3:00PM-6:00PM
Air temp: 60 degrees
Water temp: 79 degrees
Wind: SW 10
Sky: Sunny
Winning tactic: Chartreuse 1/4oz jig bouncing on the bottom in 10' of water
I have always heard people say that the bass in lake SWEPCO grow year round because the water is so warm. I guess I didn't comprehend how warm the water actually was in the winter. We fished Beaver lake on Saturday and didn't catch anything (big surprise). Air temp 38, water temp 38, wind 15, and raining. Fast forward 24 hours to lake SWEPCO. Air temp 60, water temp 79!, wind 10, and sunshine. It was crazy using summer tactics in the winter. These fish were not lethargic at all. They were aggressive and we didn't catch one under two pounds. I caught three using a chartreuse jig. Murph caught the biggest one at about 4 lbs on a texas rigged purple worm. We caught the most where the plant was discharging the heated water. I don't know if the fish were there because of the heat or the current. It was weird to have river like currents in a lake. Maybe the current kept the bottom clean so the rocks were exposed. Either way, it was a great time. This lake was unlike any other I have seen and is worth checking out.
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| Here is Murph with the catch of the day. Poor Robert at the front running the trolling motor all day. Also, Murph is about 7' tall, so that fish is really bigger than it looks. |
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| Here is the discharge. As you can see, it was a hot spot. |
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| My first fish of 2014. |
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