By Robert Sloan for Lone Star Outdoor News
The bad news is Falcon Lake, on the Texas/Mexico border, is about 38 feet low. The good news is the bass fishing is a lot better than it was a couple of months ago, with bass just now beginning to spawn.
According to guide John Adami, normally the bass would have been pretty much done with the spawn by now.
One thing is certain, if you are set on catching a trophy-class bass, Falcon Lake is the place to be.
The unique thing about this South Texas lake is that the spawn cranks up well ahead of most other lakes in Texas. The temperature in this part of Texas is a lot warmer than other regions. That’s the main reason bass are poised to spawn here.
“Just recently we had morning temperatures in the lower 50s, with afternoon highs up around 80,” Adami said. “The warm weather will have the bass feeding really well during the afternoon hours. But we are still getting colder mornings than normal. When we have a morning chill with a hot afternoon it makes spawning bass stay a little bit deeper than normal. If we have a run of mild weather in the morning and afternoon we’ll have a lot more bass moving up to spawn along the shorelines in 3 to 4 feet of water.”
With the water level so low, Adami said spawning bass will be up the creeks. But if a cold front moves through the bass will be suspended. With that in mind one of his go-to lures is a crankbait. A favorite is a 6th Sense Crush Flat 75X. That’s the lure he recently used to catch an 11-pound bass.
“That’s a great lure on this lake,” he said. “I can cover a lot of water, work it up close to brush and catch the big bass that are suspended in the creeks. It’s also a good lure to fish on points. We are also using Texas-rigged plastics. A Senko is good in watermelon or green/pumpkin. A Strike King Rage Craw in hard candy or Falcon Lake colors are good. The Falcon Lake color is kind of a copper/greenish color that was developed by fishermen on this lake. Green/purple is another good color combination. Another good lure is a creature bait.”
Falcon is a huge lake that normally covers over 83,000 acres. But with the water so low a whole lot of the lake, that is normally underwater, is high and dry. Falcon was impounded in 1954 and has a ton of brush and lots of big bass.
Falcon is listed as one of the top 10 producers of 13-pound-plus bass in Texas. The lake record weighed 15.63 pounds, and was 28 inches long. She was caught by Tommy Law on Jan. 7, 2011.
