Toledo Bend ranked No. 4 in the Central Region by Bassmaster




Toledo Bend is no longer the No. 1-ranked destination in the nation. In fact, it’s not even in the Top 10 according to Bassmaster Magazine. The new No. 1 for Bassmaster Magazine in 2017 is Mille Lacs Lake, a 132,000-acre natural lake 100 miles north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that cranks out smallmouth bass.

“This fishery really got our attention last September during the Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship, when 94 limits of smallmouth were weighed in that topped the 20-pound mark,” explained Bassmaster Magazine editor James Hall. “Had that been a four-day event, eventual winner Seth Feider may have topped the 100-pound mark with smallmouth, a feat that has never, ever happened before.”

The Top 12 fisheries are ranked within one of four regions (Northeastern, Southeastern, Central and Western)
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The Central division, which has been dominated by Toledo Bend the past two years (it was the first fishery to be ranked No. 1 more than one time), experienced the biggest shakeup of the rankings. Toledo Bend fell to No. 4 in the region.

In the Central Division, Mille Lacs Lake was No. 1, followed by Sam Rayburn, Falcon Lake, Toledo Bend at No. 4 and Lake Palestine in Texas at No. 5.

Bassmaster’s Top 12 in the nation are:

1. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota
2. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas
3. Clear Lake, California
4. Shearon Harris Lake, North Carolina
5. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California
6. Lake Berryessa, California
7. Lake Erie, New York
8. Santee Cooper Lakes, South Carolina
9. Lake St. Clair, Michigan
10. Falcon Lake, Texas
11. Thousand Islands, New York
12. Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee

 




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Toledo Bend Lake Weather Forecast

Wednesday

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 65

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 46

Thursday

Sunny

Hi: 70

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 51

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 75

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 58

Saturday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 79

Saturday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 62


Toledo Bend Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 3/28: 169.77 (-2.23)



Toledo Bend Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Mar. 20)

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.13 feet below pool. Spring started off with a freeze. Water temperature is running 59-63 degrees and the clarity is clear. Lots of bass are still spawning in 1-5 feet of water hitting wacky-worms and senkos. There are good numbers of bass starting to show up that have already spawn, these fish spawned on that February full moon. These fish coming on shallow running crankbait and Carolina rig lizard. With the next moon coming, there will be more bass on the move towards the back. This will keep going to first of May. Crappie are good, but with the colder weather, it is going to pop it back several days. The crappie are super picky due to the changing weather.

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