Fishing guide catches 64.8-pound catfish on Cedar Creek Lake; sets new lake record




Fishing guide Jackie Kennedy reports he caught a 64.8-pound catfish on Christmas Day 2014.

"I caught the Cedar Creek Lake-record blue cat on Christmas Day," Kennedy said. "It weighed 64.8 pounds and was 49 inches long. It is the current lake record Blue Cat and the catch-and-release record also."

The catch is recorded on Texas Parks and Wildlife Department records," Kennedy said.

Kennedy first fished Cedar Creek Lake in about 1966 or 1967 after the lake was built in the mid-1960s, according to his website, jackiekennedyfishingguide.com. He fished for crappie.

He notes that he holds the title of Fresh Water Elite Angler from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. There currently are only 36 such anglers on file, he says.

The job of fishing guide is the "easiest job in the world and the hardest, all rolled into one," Kennedy said.

"I spend three to seven days a week on the water and try to pattern what the fish are going to do on any given day," Kennedy said. "I will do everything in my power to see that you have a great trip."

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EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.40 feet above pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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