Offshore bass bite is fair with Alabama rigs ... The best fishing is on the discharge side of the lake using crankbaits, spinner baits, Carolina rigged flukes and Texas rigged worms.

Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship. Fork — GOOD. Water Stained; 47 degrees; 1.66 feet below pool. The bass bite is best ... grass with Texas rig worms, wacky ...

Bass are good with fish feeding up. Shad related lures are best like Alabama rigs, swimbaits ... bladed jigs and Texas rigged worms on the inside and outside of hydrilla, or with dropshots ...

Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...