CANVASBACK COVE
Lakefront cabin rental on Caddo Lake
Fishing on Caddo Lake
ANGLER'S PARADISE
The Ultimate Fishing Experience
Spend your days fishing, exploring Caddo Lake, and making memories that will last a lifetime. Bring your boat and enjoy the convenience of the boat stall or launch one of the provided kayaks right from the dock or bank. Early mornings and late afternoons are the best times to fish, utilizing live bait or jigs for best results. After a day on the water, come back to the cabin and clean your catch using the provided filet knife, table, and access to water for easy clean up.
Don't forget your fishing license, it's required in Texas!
Spring's warming waters bring bass, crappie, bream, and catfish into shallower areas for exciting, fast-paced action.
Summer time brings warm mornings and hot afternoons. Bass fishing is best in the early mornings and just before dark.
Fall is a fantastic time to fish Caddo Lake, as cooler temperatures bring bass, crappie, and catfish into active feeding patterns.
Winter brings peaceful waters with cooler temperatures creating excellent opportunities for crappie, bass, and catfish throughout the season
Species Spotlight
Bass
Bass fishing on Caddo Lake offers exciting action among the cypress trees and vegetation, with some of the best fishing in spring and fall when largemouth bass are especially active.
Crappie
Crappie fishing is a Caddo Lake favorite, with some of the best action from late winter through spring. Live bait or jigs are best.
Bream
Bream fishing is perfect for kids, with fast-paced action as bream keep the bites coming throughout spring and early summer.
Catfish
Catfishing on Caddo Lake is great year-round, with some of the best action in late spring and early summer when warmer waters bring catfish into shallower areas to feed and spawn.
Fishing Tips by Season
Focus on protected shallows, cypress trees, vegetation edges, and areas near deeper water. Minnows and small jigs are popular for crappie, while soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and other slow-to-moderate presentations can be effective for bass. Spring weather can change quickly, so fish may move deeper following a cold front.
Look for bream around shallow cover, cypress trees, docks, and protected shorelines. Worms and crickets under a bobber make bream fishing simple and fun. For bass, try fishing early mornings around vegetation and shaded cover, while catfish can be targeted along channels, deeper holes, and flats near deeper water.
Start early and concentrate on shade, vegetation edges, deeper channels, submerged structure, and areas with cooler or moving water. During the hottest part of the day, fish often retreat to deeper water or heavy cover. Evening fishing can become productive again as temperatures begin to fall.
Follow the baitfish. Look around creek channels, vegetation edges, cypress trees, points, and transitions between shallow and deeper water. Moving lures can help locate active bass, while jigs and minnows are reliable choices for crappie.
Concentrate on deeper water, creek channels, submerged structure, and drop-offs. Slow down your presentation, as fish are generally less aggressive in colder water. Jigs and minnows are popular for winter crappie, and warmer afternoons can sometimes produce increased activity after the water has had time to warm.
Be willing to adapt. Caddo Lake changes throughout the year, and successful anglers adjust their location, depth, bait, and technique based on current conditions. When one spot is quiet, explore another type of cover or water depth—the next bite may not be far away.