DeGray Lake:
As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 406.32 feet MSL (Flood pool – 408 MSL).
Local angler George Graves said the surface water temperature is in the mid to upper 40s. The water is clear from the dam to Point 14 and moderately muddy to Cox Creek. Fish are still in their deep winter pattern. Crappie fishing is fair with some reports of fish being taken from the deep brush. The best brush piles have been in water from 30 to 35 feet deep. A red head/chartreuse body, 1/16-ounce marabou jig with either a minnow or crappie nibble has been the most productive. Fish the jig very slowly just above the cover on main lake or major creek attractors between Arlie Moore and Yancey Creek. Bass fishing is fairly good but the fish are still deep, (25 to 35 feet). Look for bass on main-lake points, bluffs, ledges and steep humps. Heavy jigs with a pork or plastic trailer have been working best, but Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms are working, too. Try to find some wood or rock cover. Some nice bass have been reported by those fishing for crappies so try the jig or worm around the fish shelters. The best areas for bass have been between Caddo Drive and Point 15. Bream fishing has been fair with some nice-sized fish reported around the same shelters that hold crappies. Use either worms or crickets and fish just above the cover. Sometimes bream will hold on the edge of the cover and not necessarily in it. No report on hybrids.
DeGray Lake:
As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 406.32 feet MSL (Flood pool – 408 MSL).
Local angler George Graves said the surface water temperature is in the mid to upper 40s. The water is clear from the dam to Point 14 and moderately muddy to Cox Creek. Fish are still in their deep winter pattern. Crappie fishing is fair with some reports of fish being taken from the deep brush. The best brush piles have been in water from 30 to 35 feet deep. A red head/chartreuse body, 1/16-ounce marabou jig with either a minnow or crappie nibble has been the most productive. Fish the jig very slowly just above the cover on main lake or major creek attractors between Arlie Moore and Yancey Creek. Bass fishing is fairly good but the fish are still deep, (25 to 35 feet). Look for bass on main-lake points, bluffs, ledges and steep humps. Heavy jigs with a pork or plastic trailer have been working best, but Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms are working, too. Try to find some wood or rock cover. Some nice bass have been reported by those fishing for crappies so try the jig or worm around the fish shelters. The best areas for bass have been between Caddo Drive and Point 15. Bream fishing has been fair with some nice-sized fish reported around the same shelters that hold crappies. Use either worms or crickets and fish just above the cover. Sometimes bream will hold on the edge of the cover and not necessarily in it. No report on hybrids.
