Fishing Reports
1874 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
81°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
83°
Right along the reeds this bass came out and flushed the Trap! The key here was not doing the yo-yo technique, but a steady crank then I’d kill it! Just after killing it I gave it a quick snap and went back to a steady retrieve. It was just after I snapped it, I felt the thump, and that was all she wrote! No hook changes or mods, I fish it right out of the box!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
86°
At the small pipe, cast out at the rocks and underwater shelf.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
83°
Crank the swim jig over the submerged Hydrilla on points and humps.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
82°
Started off the morning with cloud cover, humid, and a slight breeze. Anyone in their right mind would be thinking buzz bait/spinnerbait, but no takers. I ended up going back to what worked the last couple of weekends. It was real slow at first but when it turned on the big ones came out to feed. I was pitching a black and blue Dirty Jig finesse football jig, with a Yamamoto Senko as a trailer. When that slowed I went to a 4" black and blue Yamamoto Senko, wacky rigged and kept on catching them. Picture is of the biggest one. It was just over 19 inches long, skinny and still close to 6 pounds. Good day all around.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
83°
Went out to see if the black and blue pattern was holding up, ended up having my co-pilot catch some fish around the docks with a Dirty Jigs mini under spin and a Strike King Rage Swimmer in electric shad. She likes to use the Daiwa Zillion reel since it is so hard to backlash. Picture is of her biggest fish using this bait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
84°
Since the bait I used the weekend before worked so well I thought I would go back to my go to colors. Old school brown Dirty Jigs Football jig, with a green pumpkin w/chartreuse tail trailer. I found that trimming the jig trailer back just to the bottom of the hook bend, and using about 3" to 3 1/2" of the Yamamoto Senko produced the most and largest bites. I was able to catch quite a few fish the the one in the photo being one of the biggest ones.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
86°
My ole reliable hadn't been catching them like she had been so I decided to change it up. Saw this on Youtube so I thought I'd give it a try. 3/8 oz black and blue Dirty Jigs finesse football head with a Yamamoto Senko trailer. Seemed to do the trick, was able to boat a few nice ones.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
86°
Bass are up shallow keying in on baitfish from the ledges. Most of my strikes came from within 3ft of the bank. Cast along ledges with vegetation with a medium steady retrieve.
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Right / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Left / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
86°
Good steady bite on the frog as well as the spinnerbait. I just alternated between the two and caught some decent fish, all keepers, in nice numbers. They were chasing shad in the eel grass that was submerged.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
On one of my favorite jigs this bass inhaled this jig just off a stretch of matted grass. I had a trimmed Berkley Lil General as a trailer. It’s subtle but works well and the scent is always a plus!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
Early in the morning I ran this above grass patches on the bottom and along some reeds. I was in shallow water so I did a steady crank and if I felt it hit the bottom or get into the vegetation I’d kill it. I did that over and over. It was time to change things up. I slowed up my retrieve just a bit and the Wild Shad just got wreeeeeecked! It was a great fight and so much fun! This square bill is a great lure with epic action and it’s durable!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Fun lake to fish. Right in the middle of Austin. Fish are everywhere just have to find them and most arent small
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Stained water but decent fishing. Working a weighted wacky rig does good
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Fishing is good up along the edges of the hydrilla work a wacky rig on the edge and youll get blown up
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
Allot of boat traffic. Get in coves and fish shade with dark colors. Also heard of good luck on a weighted Texas rig
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
70°
Water is still stained but fishing is beginning to pick up after recent flooding
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
90°
Went out early to try my luck with a hollow body frog, Strike King popping perch in green pumpkin, had a few blow ups but no hook ups. I decided to through Strike King Rage Swimmer on a Dirty Jig underspin, and they were tearing it up. I ended up paralleling the grass line and ended up catching about 15 fish in one spot in the cove. It was a big time for a couple hours.
