Reservation Number : 38876
Property Name : Acker Lake
Reservation Date : 03/22/2024 All Day - 03/24/2024 PM
Total Fish/Sizes : tons!
Lures Used : underspin swimbaits, chatterbaits

Our Spring Cody Ranch trip was a great success, despite fighting wind and rain most of the weekend (and 41 degree temps on Friday)!  The lakes were full, and while the water temps are warming up, the average was about 59.  So the bass haven’t yet started their spawn.  Two baits ruled: underspin swimbaits and chatterbaits.  Topwater wasn’t a big success; guess the water wasn’t warm enough yet.  Vegetation was significantly down from our October trip, where lily pads were choking several of the lakes.  Launching boats was pretty easy with the higher water levels.

We had a (conservative) total of 196 fish caught and returned this weekend, with nearly 100 harvested.  So that’s about 300 fish caught in total!  No wonder my arm doesn’t work anymore!  :-)  The fish were healthy; no one saw any skinny or deformed bass.  However, my dad did catch a bass with only one eye!  I guess he was the Jack Elam of Cody Ranch.  Nate Draper caught the largest bass of the weekend, a 5.48. 

Mr Cody stopped by and visited with us on Friday, and as always, he is the most incredible and gracious host!  Thank you for letting us fish at your ranch – we always enjoy it!

Zach