Recent rain raises Cedar Creek Lake 1 foot; experts unsure about 3-month forecast




Recent rains brought Cedar Creek Lake up a foot, but it is still 2.81 feet below normal. The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office issued its latest report Jan. 8 about the ongoing drought, advising that the next three-month period would require at least three more inches of rain to ease dry conditions in this area of North Texas. The Climate Prediction Center noted that there is no strong signal indicating whether there will be continued drought or ample rainfall in the area of Cedar Creek Lake and its surrounding agricultural land. In 2011 when Cedar Creek Lake dropped to 8-feet below normal, unexpected winter rains in early 2012 returned the lake level to normal. The Cedar Creek Lake area now enjoys far more favorable conditions than in the Panhandle and Deep South Texas, where rainfall of six to nine inches is needed to relieve those areas of drought conditions. The national outlook for extended drought encompasses virtually all of Texas, the Midwest and the Southwest. Visit http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=drought for more information.




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Cedar Creek Lake Current Weather Alerts

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Cedar Creek Lake Weather Forecast

Friday

Decreasing Clouds

Hi: 77

Friday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 66

Saturday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 82

Saturday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 55

Sunday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 59

Sunday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 48

Monday

Chance Rain Showers

Hi: 57

Monday Night

Rain Showers

Lo: 51


Cedar Creek Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 2/7: 321.60 (-0.40)



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Fishing Report from TPWD (Feb. 5)

GOOD. stained; 48 degrees; 0.50 feet below pool. The pattern is consistent. The hybrid and white bass winter deadsticking bite is on fire! 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 35-55 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 and 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. Catfish continue to be deep with a few fish shallow. The water clarity is stained to slightly stained heading south. The best catfish bite is drifting from 18-35 feet using cut shad or rough fish along the bottom. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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