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08/22/10 Steve Pickens and Jim Blount found the catfish this weekend with this 16.05# blue being the biggest. Capt'n Mike

Fished 8/13/2010 and had a great day at the lake. Fish didn't turn on until around 1100. Caught 19 total with this one weighing in at 10.02 lbs. Had to fish deep and painstakingly slow. All fish were caught in 25-38 feet of water.

08/05/10 Went swimming today 100* it was great, fishing is slow slow. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Reese McBroom and and brother, Boyd, on 8-3-10, and
the fishing was really tough. We caught 5 bass up to 3 lbs. on 7 and
10 inch worms. We caught the bass from 15 feet to 25 feet deep.

I dropped a thermometer in the water down to 40 feet. The surface
temperature was 88 degrees and only dropped to 68 degrees at 40
feet. This means the bass can be from the top to around 40 feet
deep. I think this is why the bass are so hard to catch at this
time. All the new rain water mixed the temperature to where there is
not a thermocline since the big rain.

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Capt'n Mike,

I night fished with Jeremy Robertson and Bill Glass on the night
beginning 7-25-10. We caught 14 bass with the largest going 4 lbs. 3
ozs. We caught 3 bass 4 lbs. or larger with 3 going 3 lbs. or
larger. This was 6 of the 14 bass going over 3 lbs. Of course, we
were looking for a really large bass, but we could not find her.

The moon looked really full, and we only had a light breeze. It was
a great night to be on the water with two really good bass
fishermen. We had a fun time.

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I’m Dean Bentley that Norman mentions on your report. Spent all day on the water in his boat and only caught a few smallish spotted bass. I’m not blaming, I had a wonderful time as did my two friends. Norman tried very hard to find the fish, but it just wasn’t the day for it. God Bless Him.

The good news is, my mother and I caught a boatload of nice crappie and largemouth from the fishing docks with minnows and shad (netted in the lake – Thanks, Greg from Lubbock). I was the lucky winner of the night with an 8lb 6oz Largemouth on shad down low near the bottom at about 2:00 AM.

I am looking forward to coming back and fishing some of the beautiful coastline later on with some buddies in their boat.

Thanks,

Dean Bentley

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Capt'n Mike,

I night fished with Carl Edgar on 7-23-10, and we caught 14 bass up
to 3 lbs on plastic worms. We caught fish under an almost full moon,
but we could not find the bigger bass.

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Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Dean Bentley, Todd and Camie, on Saturday, 7-17-10,
and we caught only 2 bass all day long. This was the toughest day I
have had this year. We fished shallow, and we fished deep without
much luck. The bass are not where they were before the rain.

I fished with Junior Hernandez and John Swift on Wednesday, 7-21-10,
and we put only 5 bass in the boat. But, we had a 7 lb. 6 oz. bass
and a 4 lb. 6 oz. bass which made for a good day. We caught the fish
on plastic worms.

With all the water that has run through the lake, it has made the
bass very hard to find. They seem to be very scattered, and you have
to find a sweet (lucky) spot to catch fish.

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These two were caught 7 10 10 in about thirty two foot of water three minutes apart on a soft plastic 9-4 and a 8=8

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Carl Edgar of Brownfield on 7-17-10 on a very tough
day of fishing. This was one of the hardest days that I have seen in
a long time. There was a tournament going on Saturday, and the
winner had a little over 6 lbs. total of bass. Carl caught 5 bass on
blue plastic worms.

I try to tell of the bad days as well as the good days. I had rather
tell you of only the good days, but even guides can have a bad day.
Thank goodness it doesn't happen very often.

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07/16/10 Great time to come to lake no one here, the lake is open from the boat ramp to the dam and beyond, Lubbock may open the rest of the lake as early as tomorrow. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Jan and Charlie McKaskie on 7-14-10. We could only
fish toward the dam because of the oil spill way up river. The lake
is still really full, and the fishing seems to be tough. But, we
managed to put 13 bass in the boat with the largest going an even 5
lbs. We caught them all on blue worms. We tried other color worms,
but only the blue ones worked. Maybe next week the rest of the lake
will be open. Water temperature was about 81 degrees.

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07/06/10 This is what I know, there was a tremendous flood at Grassland and Draw the headwaters to the lake, the flood washed out some oil pipelines, creating an oil spill. I was told by a reliable source that it was not much but this is second hand. The TCEQ was the one that closed the lake and they will be the one who decides when it opens again. I will keep you informed. Capt'n Mike Keep you fingers crossed!!!

07/01/10 We have had some rain but not a bunch, looks like the huraicane will go south of us and give us a nice 4th. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I took Louise and Bob Anderson, and their Grandchildren, Jordan and
Zack, for a tour of the lake on 6-28-10. This was Monday when it
rained and rained until around 1 p.m., but we finally got on the
water. These are some of the things we saw as we went around the
lake.

We also did some perch fishing which turned into Zack liking to
catch turtles. He had rather catch a turtle than a fish, so, I
called him "The Great Turtle Fisherman".

If you would like at tour of the lake call 806-792-9220.

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06/27/10 Full moon sure make night fishing better, just ask Clayton. Capt'n Mike

I fished with my brother, Boyd, on the night of 6-25-10. We caught
28 bass with the largest going 10 lbs. 11 ozs. We had about 5 or 6
bass going 3 lbs. or better. The full moon really helped, and the
fish were biting most of the night. We caught most of the bass on 10
inch plastic worms.

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Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Ray and Alexander Holguin from Las Cruces, NM on
Saturday, 6-19-10. We caught 11 bass on a 4 hour trip with Alex
catching the largest that weighted 3 lbs. 1 oz. We caught the fish
on worms. The water temp was 83 to 85 degrees. We had a great time
on the water.

I am going to start night fishing this next week as the moon gives a
good light to fish by.

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Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Jane and Larry Foster of Midland on 6-16-10. It was a
very windy day, and the fish didn't want to bite. We took a 6 hour
trip, and caught 9 bass with the largest going about 2 1/2 pounds.
It was a tough day with all that wind. That afternoon I fished for a
little while, and caught 3 more up to 3 lbs.

I am getting ready to start night fishing. I am waiting for the
bright moonshine to start so we can see what we are doing. I love
the cool of the night to do my summer fishing.

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Hello Mike: My nephew caught this 8.40lb largemouth bass while fishing at Alan Henry last sunday, It was the biggest fish he has ever caught. It was really a lot of fun when we got her in the boat. then we took about five pictures of her and my nephew released her back into the lake and said and I quote GO BACK AND GROW UP. He caught it on a senko in about 10 feet of water Thanks for all you do for the fishermen who come to Alan henry in hopes of catching a fish like this. Larry

06/15/10 The lake is about *80 over all, fish in the early morning and late afternoons is best. Capt'n Mike

> Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 3:36 PM
> Hello Mike I cuaght this 8.14lb
> largemouth bass on monday may 31th she was caught on a
> plastic worm. all total mt nephew and I caught about
> 120 bass in a two day trip man was it fun. Larry

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Hose Vasquez and George Reyes of Lovington, NM. They
had never fished worms before. We spent the four hour trip learning
to fish worms. We caught 12 fish up to 3 lbs. Hose and George
learned fast, and they both caught fish. We did tease Hose about
being a gar fisherman because he caught about a 3 1/2 foot gar on a
plastic worm.

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Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Jerry, Stan, and Paul who are good friends with Alan
Celoria of Hermleigh. We fished for about 4 hours, and we caught 12
bass on worms up to 7 lbs. 1 oz. We also had other bass over 4 and
over 3 pounds. The water is really warming up with all of this hot
weather. We were fishing in water of around 85 degrees.

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06/09/10 Sure is time to go to the lake and the fishing is not half bad for the hear we are having. Capt'n Mike

Just reading the catch and release statement and I don't believe that many anglers are keeping fish! I wonder about the impact of bed fishing on this lake! I have read numerous reports by biologists about this subject that say it has no impact. I know that the pressure on this lake by people scouring the shallows is incredible. I'll wager if a fish is at all visible it gets caught. How many of these fish are displaced due to tournaments or just never being returned to their beds? There has certainly been a change and I am not seeing as many fish and neither are lots of folks. I know on some lakes they rope off creek areas to keep spawning flats inaccessable. Just a theory, but I do believe everything impacts the lake to some degree!
Gavin

06/05/10 Should reach 100*plus today, the evening and early morning are the time. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Reese McBroom on 6-1-10, and we caught 28 bass to over
4 lbs. We caught several over 3 lbs. We caught bass in clear water,
and then we caught bass in the dirty water. We just changed the
color of our worms. It was a great day to be on the lake.

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Mike, just wanted to share a picture of a nice fish caught on the lake over the weekend. This is a 8.9 lb fish caught on a white plastic minnow. I fished with a good buddy of mine and enjoyed seeing this fish landed in the boat. We always practice catch and release in hope others can enjoy the same fish later to come. Thanks for your efforts in hopes of keeping this lake alive! -NG

06/01/10 What a beautiful weekend with the plus of still good fishing. Capt'n Mike

05/30/10 This is what is all about. Good fishing Good times. I remember my first fishing trip with my uncles, my cousin and I got to clean a gar with a table knife at 5 years old what wresling match. Capt'n Mike

Mike, I took my son and nephew fishing yesterday caught a total of 15 on plastics. My son is a natural. Here are a couple pics of fish caught by the kiddos! Spending time with family and teaching the importance of catch and release is awesome! Thanks!

05/27/10 Good reports coming in everyday what a weekend this shaping up to be. Capt'n Mike

05/26/10 Good week, lots of action and some good ones being caught.. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Don Hayden of Lubbock and Kory Clark of Amarillo on 5-
25-10, and we caught 22 bass up to 10 lbs. 6 ozs. The big bass was
caught by Don Hayden which is the largest bass he has ever caught.
The big gal was caught on a plastic worm.

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05/24/10 This lake is still producing and several bedding bass are still being caught... Capt' Mike

Got out on the water Friday afternoon around 6 and made a night of it. We ended up catching around 35 crappie, only 15 were keepers. They were caught under a green light. Anywhere from 4-10 feet of water. Some of the fish still had eggs. chris

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Earnest and Mark Wagner on 5-21-10. From about 7:30
a.m. to noon, we caught 8 bass on worms. The bass really turned off
around 10:00 a.m., and we really had a hard time getting the fish to
bite.

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05/19/10 They are still in spawn, most everyone catching something, time to go fishing folks. Capt'n Mike

I remember when O.H. Ivey was in the news for what a great fishery it was. After the lake matured you did not hear so much until this year with all the share lunkers that were caught. That is what has happened to Alan Henry. The lake has matured which means bigger fish are harder to come by. Everyone is a great fisherman when the catching is easy, now that is difficult everyone needs an excuse as to why they are not doing so well at the lake.

With all the structure and the depth of the lake, the big ones are still there. Promoting and posting that they are all gone is just non-sense. I will agree that there are many small fish in the lake but until the TP&W will do something to manipulate the carrying capacity (replace many small fish with fewer larger fish) nothing is going to change at the lake. It is just human nature to take the "one that did not get away" home for bragging rights.

Lake Alan Henry is a rich mans lake. If you don't believe me just look at the shoreline. Then look at the receipt to get past the gate. That is what the powers to be wanted and that is what they got. Nothing will change if it is going to take a dime away from their pockets. The bottom line is, there are too many tourneys at the lake year end and year out and no one is going to stop them because of the $ generated and gladly deposited by the City.

There are many reasons why the numbers of large fish are not being reported. The list could go on and on. Instead of always posting the doom and gloom of small fish, after all 1 fish in the boat is better than 2 in the bush no matter the size on a tough day, I would like to see postings promoting safe boating, obeying lake rules (No wake means No wake), conservation of our resource, etc. I miss the days of old when you could go to the lake and enjoy the outing without someone blowing past you in a no wake zone just to beat you to the "Honey Hole" 50 yards in front of your own boat and site fisherman are the worst. Lake Alan Henry is a good fishery with fishermen who choose to use poor boater etiquette because they do not care about you or the lake. It is time for everyone, both fishermen and recreational users, to be good stewards of the lake to preserve and protect the natural resource that we have. Once that happens, it is amazing how nature will take care of itself.

I support catch and release and practice it regularly. But I do not dis a man for keeping what he can use and releasing the rest. No matter what the size that is kept. For all I know he and his family may need the meat and his trips to the lake are few and far between.

Just food for thought. Rewrite in your own words or do nothing but I appreciate the opportunity to email you.

Dave

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Wayne Welch on 5-18-10 on a very tough day of bass
fishing. We caught 11 on plastic worms.

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05/18/10 There was 7# and 9# caught yesterday by Kim Thomas Sr. and Kim Thomas Jr, fishing is good. Capt'n Mike

05/16/10 Everyone caught a lot of fish yesterday and today looks great. The following is something to think about, even though I still think the big ones are there but spawning deep and smarter. Capt'n Mike

Mike, well. Looks like the golden days are gone for BIG fish. Wish we could have done more to preserve. Cant say you didn’t try, you did. I guess that’s just the way it goes, unfortunately. This is a post from 2005,

5 years ago….. bummer. Still like the lake… and your website…

I think the following letter has some real merit. I wished the city of Lubbock who controls the lake would make catch and release on Bass mandantory. If you're hangin em on your wall you should hang your head in shame and if you're eating them, try catfish or crappie, much better. Capt'n Mike

Miike, I have spoke with you a few times over the last few years regarding catch and release. And glad to see comments being made on your site!! But, Is the any foresight in the future to make AH a catch and release only reservoir for bass? Reason being is I now how much I preach catch and release to my family , friends and others and still some of them seem to forget It all when they catch a descent fish and are still keeping 6, 7, 9, 12lb plus fish out of AH – those are just the 3 this spring that 3 people I know and 2 of them I fished with when they caught them. They keep them because they say fiberglass just aint the real thing and they think cause they keep one fish it aint going to matter. We’ll if you look at 150+- boat trailers on the ramp every sat/sun and almost that many other days of the week you can bet a few of those every day are keeping fish. There aint going to be near the quality of fish in 3,4,5 yrs compared to 2,3 years ago. I watched this happen with the stripers at Elephant Butte hear in N.M. Guides started popping up left and right, keeping 2,3,4,5 fish around the 15-40lb class, etc. Now, 4 years later your lucky to see a 20,30-40lber come out one or more times a yr. I just wonder if it is possible to put a rule like that into affect either through the game dept, petitions or parks and rec , etc. Maybe you know or have a answer? Maybe I just need to be quiet and mind my own business, but I just hate to see a great lake with great potential go to waste. Thanks again as always for listening. Kevin

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Charles Roberts of Amarillo on 5-12-10. We could not
find the larger bass, but we managed to put 10 to 12 on the boat. We
had a hard time of hooking up by loosing several at the boat.

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05/04/10 Should be a good week lots of reports coming in, should have warm dry week. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Francois Burger on 5-3-10, and we caught 45 bass up to
3 lbs. 15 ozs. on plastic worms. We had a great and beautiful day on
the lake since the wind was very calm most of the day. We don't get
to fish in this area very often without wind.

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05/03/10 Nothing much over 8#s being reported but a lot of good, good fishing going on. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Brent and Chet Fowlkes on 5-1-10, and we caught 42
bass with the largest going just below 3 lbs. We caught lots of
fish, but could not find the larger fish. We caught a lot of hard
fighting Spots. We had lines broken three times.

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04/29/10 Reports from yesterday, lots of fish caught dispite wind, no big ones though. Lots of males crusin.. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Bill Townley on 4-27-10 on a rare and beautiful calm
day. We caught 12 bass with the largest going just over 2 lbs.
Everyone we talked to was having trouble catching bass of any size.

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04/27/10 What ever the excuse, you use, wind is still, sun is high, fish are biting and it is time to go fishing folks. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Bill Glass on 4-21-10, and we caught 13 fish in the
muddy water. The only problem we had were catching fish with any
size. Maybe next time.

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04/21/10 This may be the lake record blue catfish. It weighed in 28.8. Capt'n Mike

04/20/10 If you are not fishing right now, you should be. There will be some good fish caught in the next few weeks, its on. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with my brother, Boyd, all the week of April 12th thru the
16th.

On Monday we caught 21 bass on senkos and super hogs with the
largest we put in the boat at 3 lbs. 7ozs.

On Tuesday we caught 19 bass with the largest going 3 lbs. 6 ozs.,
and we had 4 to 6 bass 3 lbs or better.

On Wednesday we caught 10 bass before the lightning ran us off the
lake. This is when the rain started. The largest went 3 lbs.

On Thursday we fished 1/2 a day and caught 12, and it rained and
rained and rained.

On Friday we fished for about 4 hours, and we caught only 5 bass.
This is the day the mud really started coming into the lake, and it
rained and rained and rained.

My brother and I had a good week spending time together whether we
were fishing or playing gin rummy.

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Caught 4-13-10 by Manley Davis. Main lake point in shallow water.
Alan Henry April 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2010 015

04/19/10 Sunday afternoon talking to fishermen coming off the lake, the water temp was 60 to 61*, and everyone was catching fish. No big ones reported but good catches. The lake caught about 6ft of water. The bigger part of the lake was clear. It's time to go fishing. Capt'n Mike

10lb's 10oz's, 26"'s long, 21" girth. pitched at this hawg for 3 days in the rain, finally got her to hit when i pitched over a limb,when she blew it , it came back at her and hit her in the face ,she took it, david fulton was there and lipped her without a net, thanks david! 4-15-10,near gobbler, thanks, rick carson.slaton texas, its on!!!!!!!!

Hit the water at about 11 and caught this #8.4 largemouth around 3:30 on a secondary main lake point.

Brett

04/16/10 Coffee shop news this morning is that David Fulton caught an 11# bass yesterday. Capt'n Mike

04/15/10 They are starting to bed. By the way I bought a class 3 scale that is certified by the State of Texas Agriculture Dept. So if you have a record fish and I mean a bass over 10#, I will weigh it at Lake Alan Henry Lodges, but do not wake me up in the middle of the night to do it ( have a little respect}. The scale cost right at $700, I bought it so fishermen can have an accurate weight on their fish. If you weigh a fish a donation to help off set the cost would be nice. I think this may keep some people from taking the big one's home. I will also take your picture and post it on the fishing report. Please, especially during spawn and the rest of the year practice Catch and Release. Capt'n Mike

Capt Mike
I caught this 9lb bedding fish on Sunday April 11. The beds are far
and few between but it is picking up.
Sent From Brian Ritter Construction Inc.

04/12/10 When the reports start coming in daily it time folks to go fishing. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Tyler and Justin Netterville from the Houston area on
4-10-10. We caught 30 bass with the two largest going over 5 lbs. We
had 5 to 6 3 lbers. or better. We caught all the fish on plastic
worms.

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04/11/10 It's time folks, get the boat and fishing rod out and go fishing. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

My brother and I went fishing 4/10/10. The water temp by mid afternoon was in the 60's everywhere we fished up river from the docks. It started off very slow but picked up by noon catching almost 20 fish from 11am to 4pm with the biggest going 10 even. Its defiantly time to go fishing! Thank you for your diligance is keeping up with all the reports! Attatched are pictures of the 10 even and a 4.1 I caught.

Chris McNeill

04/07/10 Water temp is there today, with this cold front coming through it will set em back a few hours. I bet this weekend is very good. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Rocky Alburtis and Reese McBroom on 4-5-10 on a very
windy day. We caught 7 bass with the largest going 7lbs. 13 ozs.
Rocky had one a little over 3 lbs. We caught them on crankbaits and
worms. The water temp was pushing 60 degrees most of the places we
fished.

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Capt'n Mike,

On 4-2-10, Friday, I fished with Doug McCrary of Andrews. It was a
very hard fishing day with the winds very high, and the bass were
not biting. We could only put 4 bass in the boat all day with the
largest going close to 3 lbs.

On 4-3-10, Saturday, I fished with Carl and Bill Ballenger of
Lubbock. It started off a beautiful calm day, but close to noon it
got very windy. We caught 15 bass with the largest going 4 lbs. 6
ozs.

The water temp was 55 degrees to 59 degrees.

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04/02/10 The action is picking up on a daily basis, the bass are staging right now, Jerk baits may be it, bubble gum color, something that will sink real slow. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Marge and Doug Reeves on 3-29-10. This was a brithday
present from Doug to his wife Marge. We caught 10 fish with the bass
going only to about 2 1/2 lbs, but as you can see from the photos,
Doug caught some really nice crappie while we were bass fishing.

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3-25-2010.Bite Right Guide Service.7LB. 15OZ.Caught on crank bait.Water temp. 56 degrees.Nice fish John.DH.

03/24/10 Expecting a few showers today but should be a nice weekend. Time to go fishing. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Steve and Jordan Busby from Springlake on 3-23-10 on a
day that was very hard to buy a bass. We managed to catch 5 bass up
to nearly 3 lbs., but we really had to work to catch them. I have
been spoiled in the last few weeks, but the fishing today was as
hard at it gets.

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03/22/10 Good reports are starting to come in, its still early for bedding fish but some good ones being caught. Capt'n Mike

03/21/10 Well just when you think a snow storm will shut it down, you get a report of an 11.4 caught by Danny Poole, Rick Williams a 9.75 black bass and the crew of 4 way movers caught the lake record yellow cat at 63#. It's picking up folks. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with Kevin Goodman and Clint Clark on friday 3-19-10. We
caught 11 bass with the largest going 5 lbs. 11 ozs. The water temp
had been coming up untill the snow today which I'm sure will lower
the temp again. We found the water temp from 50 degrees to 60
degrees.

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Capt'n Mike,

Bill Glass and I fished on 3-18-10 with us catching 11 bass. When we
started fishing the fog was some of the worst that I have ever seen.
The largest went 10 lbs. 2 ozs., and the second largest went 7 lbs.
4 ozs. Four other bass went 3 lbs. or better. We caught them all on
crankbaits.

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03/16/10 Rained all day yesterday, just when the fishing was getting better, it should recover by weekend. The warm days are helping a lot. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

I fished with 4 year old Nate and his dad, Lewis, from Midland on
Saturday, 3-13-10, and we caught 8 bass on crankbaits. I've never
seen a 4 year old cast as well as Nate. His dad has spent a lot of
time teaching him to fish. This was great to see. As you can see, by
the end of the day, Nate did not mind holding his own fish.

By the way, the big one got away. I hooked a very large bass on a
crankbait just before sundown, and it finally just spit the bait
back at us before we even got to see her. I whined about it for a
long while. But, that's the way it goes. If you lose one, it's aways
the big one that gets away.

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I went out on the lake by myself on March 12th, basically for the first time to ever fish the lake when I wasn’t sight fishing. Water temp was 44* that morning when I left the ramp, but found 49* by 10am and started catching fish. Caught 9 fish, all on crankbaits in 6-10 feet of water. Biggest fish was 4lbs. Water warmed to 56.5 by the end of the day in the back of the creek that I was fishing. All but 1 of my fish were caught in dirtier water. Couldn’t get the fish to bite in the clear water.

03/11/10 Well it is far sure Norman has been living right, looks like a good weekend coming and some fish being caught. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

My brother, Boyd and I fished on 3-09-10, and we caught 10 bass with
the largest going 9 lbs. 5 ozs. The high winds had cooled the water
down, but we were able to find 53.5 degree water. We had one other
bass over 4 lbs., and others over 3 lbs.

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03/07/10 The few warm day made a difference, its coming soon.. Nice fiah Norman Capt'n MikeCapt'n Mike,

I fished with my brother, Boyd, on 3-5-10. We fished for 6 hours,
and caught 16 bass up to 9 lbs. even. We caught 4 others 3 lbs. or
better all on crankbaits.

We found the warmest water was 56.5 degrees. The water is warming
fast, so, it is time to get on the water.

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02/20/10 Looks like the weather is warming a little it need to a lot. Capt'n Mike

Capt'n Mike,

Reese McBroom and I fished for a while on 2-17-10 with us catching
one bass at 2 1/2 pounds. The water temp was 45 to 48 degrees. That
water is cold.

There were 5 boats on the lake. We talked to all five, and only one
other fisherman caught a bass.

I'm ready for the lake to warm up.

Fish Fun-Fish Safe,

Norman Clayton's Guide Services

Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:50 PM
Subject: 1-19-10 Trip

> Capt'n Mike,
>
> My brother,Boyd and I, fished for about 3 1/2 hours on 1-19-10. We
> found the water very cold. This is the coldest I have ever seen Lake
> Alan Henry. The water temp was from 45.5 degrees to 47.5 degrees. We
> didn't get a single bite. We thought the sun was going to shine, but
> it was very cloudy all day with no water warming sun.
>
> Fish Fun-Fish Safe,
>
> Norman Clayton's Guide Services

New lake record Spot 5.01lbs - caught by Danny Pool 12/19/09 - length 22 inches - girth 14 inches