Fishing Reports
1849 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
86°
Was able to locate Largemouth sitting on cover in 0-9ft of water all day running the same pattern around the lake. Throwing past the cover was key and then working the Bellows Gill back to the targeted laydown or stump / standing timber.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
Found the matted grass near the dam & got on a good punching bite today, caught some good numbers using a 3/4oz Woo Tungsten Never Chip Weight with a Zoom Speed Craw (Green Pumpkin Magic In Color). Speed Craw with the 3/4 oz weight was getting through the matted grass & getting down to the fish with ease!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
The 6th Sense Topwater Frog did alot of damage today! Walking the Frog quickly across the tops of matted grass in the 0-7ft depth range did the trick! The key was not working it slow, once I sped up the action of the Frog they were absolutely destroying the bait!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Dam
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
84°
Texas rig with1/4 oz weigh, caught in 8ft of water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
Caught some really good sized Largemouth targeting Ledges. Used a Drop Shot to target them. Strike King Dream Shot (Candy Craw in Color) was the bait of choice with a 3/8 oz Drop Shot Weight.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
81°
Targeting shallow cover (stumps) in 0-9ft of water with a Lucky Craft shallow diving crankbait. The key to the bite was making sure the Crankbait makes contact with the Stumps.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
Got on a really good Topwater Frog Bite yesterday. Found Grass patches in 0-9ft of water. Bait of choice was the Spro Bronzeye Walking Frog Shad color.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
83°
Early morning shallow bite with Texas Rigged Worms cover targeted laydowns / stumps. This bite Later in the day still plays once the sun is high , positions the fish really well on the shady side of these Laydowns / Stumps in 0-10 ft of Water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
91°
Slow bite but you could catch them . Best fish came early on chug bugs but as it got later in the morning you had to resort to the wacky rig and even a carolina rigged lizard. You had to be around hydrilla for the more consistent bite. BE patient as the biote is slow, but you can put together a limit in a span of a few hours.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Fishing flooded brush/grass slow dragging worms and flipping the standing timber
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
87°
Let it sink to the ground or the bass will bite at the fall usually fish it about 10 ft
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
I went out early, trying to beat the crowd. I was on the water by 7:00 am, air temp was about 78, humid. Water temp was around 85. There was a slight breeze coming out of the South/Southeast. Started off throwing a white Dirty Jigs spinner bait around docks, up at the bulkhead and along the rip rap at the bridges and they were smashing it. Three of the four biggest bass came off the Dirty Jigs compact spinner bait, along with 3 or 4 smaller fish. Once the sun started popping out that pattern just stopped and I went to throwing a 5" Yamamoto Senko, wacky rigged, on a VMC weighted wacky weedless hook. I fished through alot of the same water I fished with the spinner bait. I did manage to catch one good size fish, but the other ones were nothing to write home about. All in I boated about 12 fish in total. Not a bad start to the holiday weekend.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
I went out early, trying to beat the crowd. I was on the water by 7:00 am, air temp was about 78, humid. Water temp was around 85. There was a slight breeze coming out of the South/Southeast. Started off throwing a white Dirty Jigs spinner bait around docks, up at the bulkhead and along the rip rap at the bridges and they were smashing it. Three of the four biggest bass came off the Dirty Jigs compact spinner bait, along with 3 or 4 smaller fish. Once the sun started popping out that pattern just stopped and I went to throwing a 5" Yamamoto Senko, wacky rigged, on a VMC weighted wacky weedless hook. I fished through alot of the same water I fished with the spinner bait. I did manage to catch one good size fish, but the other ones were nothing to write home about. All in I boated about 12 fish in total. Not a bad start to the holiday weekend.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
81°
Dragging slow! As slow as possible. Open water humps and drops
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
85°
Beautiful day on onion creek in McKinney falls state park, walking or paddling upstream from the “upper falls” past the natural low water crossing you’ll get into deeper water plentiful with bluegill, channel cat and largemouth.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
84°
The Geecrack Bellows Stck 5.8 put in some work today on Joe Pool Lake! Caught some really good largemouth in flooded brush early in the morning. Moved to the dam later in the morning and continued to catch some good size Largemouth in the rocks dragging the Bellows Stick 5.8 around.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
If you get a clue that they're spawning, the reeds are your friends! Try every part of them. In front, behind, and most importantly right in the middle of them. At least a 1/2oz flipping weight is recommended. Points still play during the early low light conditions.
