Our lake level down here in Navarro County is still good for this time of year. 1 1/2 foot low.

Catfishing remains good with some good size yellow & Blue cats coming in on jug lines with live perch or shad.

Black Bass have been fair mainly holding to bigger timber or boat houses 2 to 6ft deep. Spinner baits & rattling baits have been working best.

Sand Bass have been good off and on coming off humps 18 to 25ft deep with slabs or spoons.

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Richland Chambers Reservoir is now about 6 inches low. Water temp is in the low 80's and the lake is fairly clear.
Crappie have been doing better this year than we have seen in awhile . Mainly the size is what we've been impressed with this year. Also some fairly good numbers are being caught. Most being caught around timber in 15 to 25ft of water and suspended down 7 to 18ft. Just rembember after our first good cold front in October that's it till spring.
Black Bass have not been too bad with a little top water action early in 2 to 4ft of water. Boat houses have been producing some good catches. The grass is starting to come back but doesen't seem to be holding the numbers of bass it should.
Catfish are doing good on jug lines baited with perch or shad. Some in the 20 to 25lb range. Rod & Reelers are doing good fishing windy banks with cheese bait or shad. If no wind fish around timber in 10 to 15ft of water. The best punch bait has been Danny King's Catfish Bait. You can pick it up in our store or order online and get free hooks for a limited time.
Sand Bass were spotty this year. Currently there is still some surface action mainly early & late. The best catches have been on points or humps 18 to 25ft deep. Best baits have been the Rainbow Prism Slab or the Humdinger lure.

Richland Chambers Reservoir is still a few inches above normal. Navarro Mills and Bardwell lakes are around 10ft above normal and not releasing any water at this time. That means we will be realeasing water for a month or more once they do. This won’t mess with the fishing unless we have more than 2 gates open.

Catfish are doing great fishing around timber in 10 to 15ft of water using shad or punch bait. Also fishing windy banks in shallow water works great just not a lot of wind this time of year. Jug lines & trotlines producing a few good size catfish on perch just not a lot of numbers.

Crappie doing good in 15 to 30ft of water suspened around timber 7 to 20ft deep. They are moving up and down depending on cloud cover or wind. Most coming on minnows.

Black Bass still fair with some being caught early on top waters till around 8am. Up in the day Caroliana rigs in 6 to 12ft deep or crankbaits around boathouses working best.

Sand Bass are good with schooling action getting better as our water release slows down.  Rattle traps and humdingers in white or silver working best. Birds are finally starting to mark the fish so watch for them around the banks.

Hybyrds are doing better with most coming on shad in 22 to 28ft of water.

All boat ramps are open on Richland Chambers Reservoir. The lake is a little high but not bad. The only problem is when we have more than 2 or 3 gates open it messes with the fishes. 

Catfish have been good on rod & reel aroud timber in 12 to 15 foot of water. Most have been baiting with soured maze or grain. Best baits have been Danny Kings Catfish bait or shad.

Sand Bass have been fair with some schooling but not consistant as far as where or time of day. Hitting silver rattle traps or Humdingers.

Black Bass fair with a few hitting top waters early till about 8am. Caroliana rigs catching a few up in the day 8 to 12 ft deep.

Crappie have been good around timber in 15 to 25ft of water. Most suspended 7 to 20ft deep and hitting medium minnows.

There's a good chance with the run off we're getting now and the rain on the way tonight Richland Chambers Reservoir could be full by Monday. As of right now we are 3ft 3in low and rising fast.
Maybe now the BUTT HEADS at Oak Cove Mariana will quite lying about being the only boat ramp that is useable on Richland Chambers. I guess they or lying because they charge $8.00 for a boat launch and they don't want people to find out Fishersmans Point is $6.00 and us (Midway Landing) are $4.00. Yes they did some dredging but so did Fishermans Point and Midway Landing. This will bite them in the butt because coustomers that found out they were lying say they will never use them again. Oh well as Forest says "Stupid as Stupid does".

Crappie were doing great in shallow water on minnows and jigs. However with the rising muddy water they may slow down.
Catfish should remain great on rod&reel mostly being caught shallow 1 to 4ft. Also in creeks that have running water lots are being caught with several limits coming in. Shad or Danny King's Catfish are doing best. Jug liners have been catching some large Blue Cats on live perch. We weighed in 4 over 50lbs this week. Trotliners are starting to catch some good yellow cats. 7 over 35lbs this week.
Sand Bass and Hybrids have been doing fairly good but with the muddy water coming in they may slow down. The best Hybrids are being caught 20 to 30ft deep using live Shad. Sand Bass coming off humps and points on slabs or spoons.
Black Bass started doing good up shallow on lizards and spinner baits but with the lake on the rise the good part may change but I would keep shallow.

Our lake level on Richland Chambers Lake has been creeping up since the heavy rains a few weeks ago. The boat ramps here at Midway Landing, Fishermans Point and Oak Cove are all useable. Most if not all of the free public access ramps cannot be used at this time.

I guess Luke (pay me & I’ll say your good) Clayton is starting to feel like Johnny Davis or Jerry Dean  felt when a large group of fishermen started to dislike or distrust them. If Luke Clayton didn’t know it there are 2 fair size fishing organizations that aren’t happy with him. Now they now know what I’ve known for several years and that is Luke is in it for Luke Clayton & luke’s pocket book.

Around 19 years ago Luke did the fishing report for a major newspaper in Dallas. He had lake reporters around the state he would call for his reports and I was the one for Richland Chambers until he left that paper. He would give us a plug in the paper once in awhile for doing this. If he felt a reporter was not being honest he could simply find another one without a contract being broke or being offered more money to keep them.

At the same time I was doing (and still do) a radio report for Texas State Network’s Fishing show with Jay Durkin on Saturday & Sunday mornings. The format was set up to have Guides and Business operators around Texas lakes call in and give live reports. Jay went out and found reporters on each lake and made sure they were honest and well respected at no cost to the reporter. Jay has since has moved on and Brian Hughes has taken over and does as good if not a better  job carrying on that tradition for almost 20 years now.

When I was still giving reports to Luke Clayton he would always comment that Jay or the radio show was not good at all. I never understood this then but I do now that he has his own radio show. Back then we kicked ass on Barry Stokes fishing show on WBAP and they went off the air. So how could it be bad? Plus to still be around for almost 20 years. Click here for stations in your area.

Well Luke’s show has been around awhile now and has nowhere near the listeners as Brian Hughes show. Luke does have a few good reporters along with a few jerks but if you got the bucks he’ll let you talk.

The way I look at it if you are not paying to give a fishing report you tend to be more honest. Imagine paying $50.00 to $100.00 to say the fish aren’t bitting!

I still give fishing reports to several publications and newspapers without being charged. I will not say fishing is great when it’s not. Ok now on with the fun stuff.

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Catfish on jug lines is your best bet right now. 15 to 25ft of water baited with shad or perch. Several in the 25 to 30lb range reported this week. Rod&reelers hit the standing timber in 10 to 20ft of water and bait with shad or Punch Bait.

Black Bass fishing has been slow due to our stained cold water. A few have been caught slow rolling spinner baits in 5 to 8ft of water around heavy cover. Also a few have been caught on dark colored jigs in the same areas. Most fish have been small up to around 3lbs.

Sand Bass have been fair off and on. Most being caught off points and humps in 20 to 25ft of water on slabs and spoons. Not a lot of limits but still some good numbers.

No Crappie showing up yet but if we can get a little warm up they will start bitting in the backs of creeks.

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As of today  Richland Chambers Lake is now about 8 1/4ft low and rising.

Our Boat ramp is back in business although the lake is muddy and it’s gonna be cold as heck this week. We should keep getting runoff this week so the lake level should come up another foot or two.

With the muddy cold water fishing will  be slow this week. However catfishing should be good in the creeks that have running water.  A good stink bait (Like Danny King’s) or shad should work great in these areas. 

If your hunting Sand Bass check around humps or points about 23 to 30ft deep. The bite will be slow due to the stained water.

Crappie: Don’t even bother till next month

Black Bass: Here again with the cold and stained  water conditions they will be slow to bite. They don’t normally move real deep in the winter here so key on heavy cover in 5 to 8ft of water. Jigs and slowed rolled spinner baits will most likely best.

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Richland Chambers Lake is now around 11 1/2ft low. Our recent light rains have at least soaked the ground so we should get some run off from the rains coming this afternoon.

Sand Bass & Hybyrds have moved a little deeper with most being caught 25 to 30ft deep. Slabs and spoons working best with some of the larger stripers coming on large gizzard shad.

Catfish still doing good on jug lines in 15 to 25ft of water baited with live perch. Not many rod &reel fishing but the ones that are doing good on Danny King’s Catfish Bait or Shad.10 to 20ft deep.

Black Bass doing fair however not many fishing for them so it’s hard to get a good pattern. Most have been caught on spinner baits in 6 to 10ft of water holding tight to cover. Here’s a link to a Bass Fishing ebook that may help you win more money in bass tournaments or more bragging rights in club tournaments. It is a instant download and has a 100% money back Gurantee Bass Fishing Extreme.

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Now at 11 feet low there's a lot of dry land showing up around the shores of Richland Chambers lake. Just about the entire A/C hump is out of water and you can drive out on it via County road SE1270 close to Wooded Acres on the south side of the lake. Bring your Lake Map to make notes on if you come.

Sand Bass are moving to the humps but instead of being on top of them they are hanging around the edges because of the low lake levels.
Catfish are doing good on jug lines baited with live perch in 15 to 25ft of water. Mainly blue cats.
Black Bass are fair in 3 to 5ft of water around timber or brush piles. Most are coming on spinner baits but a few are comming on jigs.

Not many fishing and hardly any duck hunters most are going to lake Limestone. You can still put in at Fishermans Point and Oak Cove but be careful they both have problems.

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Crappie are starting to enter their “It’s winter so we’re not gonna bite” stage. A few are still being caught but that will most likely end after the next cold front.

Sand Bass should remain good as they start to hang around Humps and points in 18 to 26ft of water. You will need a good depth finder to locate these.

Black Bass have been fairly good. Not a lot of large fish being caught but some pretty good numbers of smaller fish coming on top water baits. Fishing a pop-r or buzzbait in 2 to 4ft of water around stick ups and heavy timber early mornings has been most productive. Up in the day a spinner bait in 4 to 6ft of water in the same areas is working best.

The jug liners are starting to catch catfish a little better in size using shad or perch. Rod &reelers doing fair in 8 to 12 ft of water using shad or Punch Bait.

 This has been our top seller for Shirley Temple Dolls this year. We had more of these on hand last month than ever before. Now we have just a few left but should be recieveing more shortly. However since sales have been so good on this Shirley we will try to continue to offer free shipping on this doll.

 The 12″ Ideal Stand up and Cheer from the 80’s has also been hard to keep in supply. Last year it was the 8″ that was hard to keep.

The Birthstone Barbies in the blonde are getting harder to find and have been our best sellers although we are out of some of the blondes for different months. 

We are now 7ft 8in low. The rain the other day helped a hair bit but not a lot.

The fishing report hasn’t changed from the other day except the Black Bass Are bitting a little better.

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Richland Chambers Reservoir did get enough rain yesterday to raise the lake level about 1/32 of a inch. Plus we have more rain on the way right now.

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Forgot to mention about someone telling me that Oak Cove is now charging $8.00 for a boat launch. I figured it was just a roumor since there are so many down here. I called them up and sure enough they are charging $8.00. In their defense they did do a lot of dredging to get their boat ramp back in shape with the low water levels. Right now we are $4.00 for a boat launch or access but ya’ll can give me more if you like.

That’s all for now and thanks, Larry Winters

  Our lake is now over 7ft low. Our boatramp at Midway Landing is still OK. Sand Bass are doing good Surfaceing Early and late. During miday being caught 16 to 25ft deep on humps and points. Slabs or spoons in white, silver or chartruse on the bottom. Rattle Traps or little Georges in chrome when surfaceing.

Catfish doing good on rod&reel in 12 to 24ft of water around trees on shad or Danny King’s Catfish Bait. A few larger cats being caught on jug lines in 15 to 25ft of water using live perch.

Crappie have been great just not many people fishing for them. They are suspended in 15 to 28ft of water around timber and be 8 to 25ft deep.

Black Bass are fair with most comming out of water 4 to 8ft deep around timber. A few are being caught on top waters early. Spinner baits and soft plastics working up in the day. No good color pattern at this time.

We are at 6 1/2ft low here at Richland Chambers Lake. We will most likely do some dredging next week if the rain they say we'll get this week isn't heavy.
Catfish have been good on rod&reel with shad or Danny Kings Catfish Bait. Most being caught 12 to 25ft deep. Jug lines doing fair baited with live perch.
Crappie doing good on minnows fishing around timber in 15 to 20ft of water. Most are suspended.
Sandbass great surfacing mainly early mornings and late afternoon. During midday the best catches are being made on the bottom in 16 to 22ft of water around humps and points.
Black Bass have been fair fishing timber or brush with spinner baits and Texas rigged worms. Most being caught in 4 to 8ft of water. Some also being caught off pond dams and humps.

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Lake Richland Chambers water level is still droping. We are around 6ft low right now. Water is in the mid to upper 80's. Our boat ramp is still open.
Catfish good on jug lines baited with live perch in 15 to 25ft of water. A few caught in the 30lb range. Mostly Blue cats. Rod & Reelers doing fair using Danny King's Catfish Bait. Fish around timber 10 to 20ft deep or windy banks when we get it.
Crappie are doing good around timber 14 to 25ft deep suspended 7 to 20ft deep. Most being caught on minnows.
Black Bass have been fairly good 2 to 5ft deep mostly around timber. Spinner baits have been doing best with some being caught on soft plastics. Not much grass showing up yet.
Sand Bass and hybrids are best early mornings and late afternoon. Most found around points and mouths of major coves.
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