Fishing guide catches 64.8-pound catfish on Cedar Creek Lake; sets new lake record




Fishing guide Jackie Kennedy reports he caught a 64.8-pound catfish on Christmas Day 2014.

"I caught the Cedar Creek Lake-record blue cat on Christmas Day," Kennedy said. "It weighed 64.8 pounds and was 49 inches long. It is the current lake record Blue Cat and the catch-and-release record also."

The catch is recorded on Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records," Kennedy said.

Kennedy first fished Cedar Creek Lake in about 1966 or 1967 after the lake was built in the mid-1960s, according to his website, jackiekennedyfishingguide.com. He fished for crappie.

He notes that he holds the title of Fresh Water Elite Angler from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. There currently are only 36 such anglers on file, he says.

The job of fishing guide is the "easiest job in the world and the hardest, all rolled into one," Kennedy said.

"I spend three to seven days a week on the water and try to pattern what the fish are going to do on any given day," Kennedy said. "I will do everything in my power to see that you have a great trip."

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jan. 15)

GOOD. stained; 50 degrees; 2.61 feet below pool. The hybrid and white bass winter deadsticking bite is now in full swing! Use half ounce to 1-1/2 ounce jigs with 4-5 inch plastic flukes depending on what the winds are and drift long lengths of the lake in the deepest water 35-50 feet. Drift at speeds of .2-.6 mph using your drift mode on your trolling motor or using drift socks. If the winds are not too bad you can just drift with the wind. Thumping on the bottom of your boat will attract fish and group them up underneath as you drift. Utilizing a splasher also works well with thumping. You will find the fish suspended between 22-28 feet when deadstricking. Look for Birds and Loons early mornings on shallow flats as the fish will come up to follow the bait and feed early especially on cloudier/colder days. The crappie bite has been tough with reports of fish being scattered. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 7-15 feet under bridge pylons, hidden brush piles throughout the lake or under docks. Crappie fisherman have been moving spot to spot finding limits. Lots of crappies in the 7-9 inch range. Limits of crappie will happen but you may catch a lot of small ones getting to your limit. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Still 2.7 low and water temps are in the 50 degree range give or take a degree with the clarity being stained to slightly stained heading south. The best bite is now drifting from 18 to 35' using cut shad or rough fish along the bottom. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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