Cedar Creek

[2speed]

Anyone been there and how is the fishing??? How old is this lake??

[Bray]

Anyone been there and how is the fishing??? How old is this lake??

I have been there twice in the past week and several times since it was flooded. The Largemouth fishing is second to none in my opinion. Just this past week I have seen one over 7 hooked, I lost one some where around 7, landed a 6 and 2 5's. It is flooded timber all through out the lake. It is pretty crowded during the weekend and deserted through the week. This lake is very new and in my opinion the new state record will come from there.

[2speed]

Thanks ,Bray sounds good to me.....

[jhale2004]

I have been going there quite a bit. Several good cats and got a 12inch largemouth last week and a couple smaller Bass. Really nice place!

[str8 shot]

in these last couple of weeks they have been wacken em down there...alot ofgood fish in there already

[CscottsSS]

Whats everyone having luck with there, and where? I usually put in at the damn.

[mcdenney]

in these last couple of weeks they have been wacken em down there...alot ofgood fish in there already

I would love to go but I am not going to fight the crowd and hunt a place to park. From what I hear it is extremely crowded and gets worse every year. Go during the week or fend for yourself.

[jhale2004]

Some days its quite busy but I have never had a hard time finding a parking spot.

[muzzy125acc]

caught giils there last weekend

[wowsafari]

I caught several good crappie last weekend using live minnows under a bobber. They were shallow around trees and brush. Nothing real big to brag about though. 8 to 10 inchs mostly. I hear the gills and shellcrackers are really turning on too. I might grab a tube of crickets and try those bad boys out this weekend. Good luck!

[Bray]

I would love to go but I am not going to fight the crowd and hunt a place to park. From what I hear it is extremely crowded and gets worse every year. Go during the week or fend for yourself.

I have never had to fight for a parking spot and I fish there a lot on the weekends. I don't unload at the dam ramp though.

I have been doing well with crayfish color jigs and a berkley gulp crawdad that I use as a trailer. I have also had luck with white spinner baits and sexy shad type crank baits in deeper water.

[jhale2004]

Went today. Caught 9 cats, 1 gill and 2 Bass about 9-10 inches. Lake was pretty much empty.

[mcdenney]

Lake was pretty much empty.

Sounds good. I have several friends who go and they have had times when they could not find a place to park and most of the time they say it is crowded. Maybe they don't want me down there, lol. ;)

[jhale2004]

:cool:LOL. Maybe so. Dont get me wrong, there are days that it is crazy busy, but I have never had a problem parking or anything. It was really dead when I went today and this evening when I left there were a few more, seemed like alot of people fishing from banks instead of boats.

[Bray]

:cool:LOL. Maybe so. Dont get me wrong, there are days that it is crazy busy, but I have never had a problem parking or anything. It was really dead when I went today and this evening when I left there were a few more, seemed like alot of people fishing from banks instead of boats.

If you unload by the Dam you have to fend for spots with the bank fishers and swimmers so it always seems really crowded.

I went Sunday right before that big storm blew in. We were catching the fire out of them, caught one that went 4lbs exactly and wasn't a keeper. How many lakes have you been to where you can say that? I am still drying out though.

[jhale2004]

If you unload by the Dam you have to fend for spots with the bank fishers and swimmers so it always seems really crowded.

I went Sunday right before that big storm blew in. We were catching the fire out of them, caught one that went 4lbs exactly and wasn't a keeper. How many lakes have you been to where you can say that? I am still drying out though.

This is true. I dont see why they wanted to make a swimming area in a "trophy fishing lake" anyway. There should be a fee for swimmers since they take the parking up at the dam lol.

[deadaim]

This is true. I dont see why they wanted to make a swimming area in a "trophy fishing lake" anyway. There should be a fee for swimmers since they take the parking up at the dam lol.

Maybe so some of the local folk can have a place to swim?:D There are no local pools that I know of......its funny if you look there is a no swimming sign..well the sherriff started writing tickets when the folks got to court the local judge tore there tickets up his take on it was that if they didnt want people to swim then they should not have built a beach:p

[weedwalker]

If you unload by the Dam you have to fend for spots with the bank fishers and swimmers so it always seems really crowded.

I went Sunday right before that big storm blew in. We were catching the fire out of them, caught one that went 4lbs exactly and wasn't a keeper. How many lakes have you been to where you can say that? I am still drying out though.

I went Sunday too. We caught a few small bass. And I caught one that was 4lbs 2oz, but only 19". It was a chunk. Got the boat out just before the storm.

[jhale2004]

Maybe so some of the local folk can have a place to swim?:D There are no local pools that I know of......its funny if you look there is a no swimming sign..well the sherriff started writing tickets when the folks got to court the local judge tore there tickets up his take on it was that if they didnt want people to swim then they should not have built a beach:p

Thats funny. Yeah that is the only place to swim in lincoln county. But Danville is a hop, skip and a jump away and there are plenty of pools there. Oh well. Im sure it brings it alot of revenue for the county and I deff enjoy the place.;)

[Bray]

I don't think there is anything wrong with the swimmers at the beach. What I do have a problem with is the kids that swim by the bridge where all of the pallets are. I saw them tearing up the pallets and steak beds. They were hauling the pallets out of the lake. This was about the time that storm was rolling in and the KDFWR had headed off the lake.

[CscottsSS]

Going this weekend, hopefully it won't be too crowded.

[jhale2004]

Guess Ill see ya there. What day you going?

[CscottsSS]

Any new updates on bass fishing? I'm headed there this weekend for the first time this year, went to Herrington last weekend instead.

[muzzy125acc]

Fish slow:D

[CscottsSS]

yep, gonna be a hot one.

[bmason]

I've been out the last 2 mornings and I think the bass are in a bit of a post-spawn/summer bite transition. I caught 8-10 both days and 2-3 were good fish. All my good fish were caught on soft plastic in 8-12 ft near deep water. Smaller bites were on buzz baits before the sun came up.

One of the 4-5 lbsers looked to still be holding eggs? Or it is eating VERY good?

[CscottsSS]

Thanks a lot bmason!

[thunderchicken09]

Where is this lake at?

[weedwalker]

Where is this lake at?

It's on Hwy 150 between Stanford and Crab Orchard. Hwy 150 is the dam.

[CscottsSS]

Went Sunday, got on the water at about 8 am and really struck out. Caught 1 bass all day, and a bluegill. Don't know if it was just too hot, or what, but I sure didn't do very well. :(

[str8 shot]

we went monday and had 3 fish over 20inches and really fat and had another one around 7lbs come up and throw the jig back at our faces,let another about 4lbs come up and roll off...i would post pics but it would really give away our spot,had alot of short fish also,big fish came on jigs and caught the others on cranks and topwater...only fished from 6 til 9 in the evening

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

do some of you boys want to have a small tournment over at cedar creek maybe saturday the 28 th.if you do we can set the time to meet up and place.say 40.00 dollars a boat winner takes the pot.

[jhale2004]

I already had plans to be there that day lol. You talking Bass?

[weedwalker]

do some of you boys want to have a small tournment over at cedar creek maybe saturday the 28 th.if you do we can set the time to meet up and place.say 40.00 dollars a boat winner takes the pot.

A one bass tourny?

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

I already had plans to be there that day lol. You talking Bass?
Yes it will be for bass, we could either do for biggest bass caught or the most weight. i would like to go for most weight but they will have to be legal fish. and a 5 fish limit.

[Bray]

Yes it will be for bass, we could either do for biggest bass caught or the most weight. i would like to go for most weight but they will have to be legal fish. and a 5 fish limit.

The limit on the lake is 1 fish.

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

The limit on the lake is 1 fish.
Well it looks like it will be for the biggest bass then .

[str8 shot]

yep im in if we can get some more people....im fishin the usa bassin over there this weekend,actually gettin ready to head back out again right now to try and find a couple more good holes

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

lets jus try and get a list of names of who may want to fish just to give us a idea on how many we can get.. someone start it off.

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

Well so far it looks like this idea is going to be a flop ..... lt looks like more would be up for it, as much as they talk about fishing this lake. o'well
just a idea.

[DHull]

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/dhull82/Picture_001.jpg

got this one my first trip up there

[Bray]

Nice fish, what did it wiegh and what were you using?

[DHull]

weighed 4.4, 19 and a quarter long, one of the most filled out fish ive ever caught, he was thick. caught him on a bagley junebug shakey head with a gulp shakey worm 7 inch junebug. 15-20 ft of water, that lake has some deep banks on it.

[str8 shot]

i fished the usa bassin tourny over there yesterday and it was tough...all my fish didnt bite except for little ones...i did have a big one on but couldnt get him to the top of the water before he pulled off for some reason,if the sun would have been out i would have wacked em,but o well...a guy brought in a 23 inch 5.11lber to win it,17 boats showed

[jhale2004]

I wasnt in the tournament but I was there yesterday till dark when the storm ran us off. I got this guy mid day. Was the biggest of several.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i168/jhale2004/upload.jpg

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

Going to cedar creek lake this saturday morning anyone else going we will be at the first ramp about 5:30 or 6:00 am. in a red 21ft. Allison craft

[jhale2004]

See ya there. Hopefully it wont rain and we can camp.

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

See ya there. Hopefully it wont rain and we can camp.
we will be there but wont be able to camp,i have a cookout to go to that nite.i hope it rains alittle it will make for better fishing.we are putting in at that ramp before you get to the dam i cant remember the name of that little road you take.send me a pm and i will give you my cell number.

[jhale2004]

I think your talking about hwy 1770. Thats the ramp we always use. Ill be in a blk silverado reg cab short bed. Red Bass Tracker.

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

see ya there. 5:30 am or 6:00. got to hit it early .:D

[jhale2004]

see ya there. 5:30 am or 6:00. got to hit it early .:D

Ill think about you when Im rolling over lol:) Doubt Ill get up that early but I would like to.

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

well we went to cedar creek and fished friday afternoon , on the way to the lake we had some good storms so we stopped at arbys in stanford a waited them out it then cleared off made for some nice fishing.we managed to boat around 25 or so bass the biggest maybe 3 lbs.most were taken right before dark. i think the front that came threw slowed them down some.all and all was a nice little trip.:)

[jhale2004]

what were you using?

[GHOSTHUNTER2008]

7 inch watermellon worm and a white willow leaf spinner bait. i had no luck at all on the jigs.they anyother time work very well for me, that is all i use
black and blue.

[jhale2004]

Went today. Caught 3 or 4 12-15 inchers and several smaller. All on crankbaits.

[str8 shot]

i went yesterday and had 2 over 20 and several other goodens...all deep on jigs,worms and cranks

[jhale2004]

I cant seem to catch much in the deep parts. :mad:

[CscottsSS]

Bringing this up from the dead, but it was the largest Cedar Creek topic. Just curious if anyone has any recent updates? I have been so busy with work/weddings/football/hunting etc. I haven't been able to fish much. I plan on heading down this weekend though. Where is everyone having luck and what with?

Thanks

[MsgMills]

Bringing this up from the dead, but it was the largest Cedar Creek topic. Just curious if anyone has any recent updates? I have been so busy with work/weddings/football/hunting etc. I haven't been able to fish much. I plan on heading down this weekend though. Where is everyone having luck and what with?

Thanks
I haven't been able to go either, due to a bad back...But man...How many times you gonna get married....I believe I would spend less time getting married and more time fishing....Oh wait....weddings = Less fishing time....I almost forgot....I', married as well....lol...lol:D

[str8 shot]

we went maybe a month ago and i had 1 around 3lbs and probably 5 or 6 2lbers and my buddy had probably a 6lber blow up on topwater,hadnt been recently though

[CscottsSS]

I haven't been able to go either, due to a bad back...But man...How many times you gonna get married....I believe I would spend less time getting married and more time fishing....Oh wait....weddings = Less fishing time....I almost forgot....I', married as well....lol...lol:D

Sorry to hear about your back, that's no fun. Oh, and about the married thing, wasn't my wedding, haha, it was my little sisters. I'm single and loving it, like a buck in full rut. :D

[CscottsSS]

we went maybe a month ago and i had 1 around 3lbs and probably 5 or 6 2lbers and my buddy had probably a 6lber blow up on topwater,hadnt been recently though

Nice, topwater is my favorite, but never had any luck with it at Cedar Creek myself. Where were you fishing and what kind of topwater lures?

Thanks :)

[str8 shot]

we were fishing uplake on a flat with alot of bait in the area...popR and buzzbaits worked,flipping brush hogs in heavy timber worked while it was warmer with the sun up

[CscottsSS]

Didn't do too well yesterday, don't know what it was. Caught a few on white and chartruese spinnerbaits, but that's it. It was very windy, but a nice day otherwise, just wish the fishing had been a little better.