May 1st Cedar Creek Lake Fishing Report with BigCrappie.com and DallasFishingCharters.com




May is a great time of year to fish.  Generally most of the big cold fronts have already come and when they do they affect the fishing less.  Our crappie fishing has been great overall.  I expect this month to be even better.  With crappie moving out into deeper water we can catch them over brush tops with a few boat docks mixed in. 

White bass have been excellent this year.  Limits have been common with some bigger fish showing up on main lake points and humps.  If you are looking to catch a lot of fish these are the best way to go.  We use artificial bait and it's pretty easy fishing even for beginners.

Water temp is 72 and still a little stained.




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Cedar Creek Lake Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 57

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 35

Wednesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 57

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 33

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 59

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 42

Friday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 64

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 44


Cedar Creek Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 1/15: 319.39 (-2.61)



Cedar Creek Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Jan. 8)

GOOD. stained; 55 degrees; 2.77 feet below pool. The hybrid and white bass deadsticking bite is now in full swing! Use 1/2 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 drift socks, or drift with the wind. Thumping on the bottom of your boat will attract fish and group them up underneath. Utilizing a splasher also works well with thumping. Fish are 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 cloudy cold days. 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. Water temperatures are dropping again and should be in the low 50s soon. The recent rains have brought the water up and the water is stained. The catfish have moved into running water in front of the motor creeks but can also still be caught out deep with the same techniques. The shallow bite continues to be good for catfish along wind blown banks and points near the mouths of major creeks where the actual creek runs into the lake. Fish in 2-6 feet with fresh shad anchored on bottom. The deep bite is also good dragging bigger cut shad or rough fish in 15-30 feet drifting main lake flats. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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