Muenster Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 26, 2024

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Largemouth Bass

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Summer (Current)

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Tristan White
Blue Ambassador
10/20/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
- Structure
  Pilings
- Forage
  Shad
I went out to the lake from about sunrise to about 1:30. I spent the first 3 hours fishing all of my favorite shallow fall spots on the lake, and even exploring areas I haven't previously fished, without a bite. I then decided to slide offshore and started dragging and cranking through some brush and rock piles on points and offshore flats, again without a bite. After about an hour of this, I figured maybe the cold front we had this week pushed the fish out to the middle of the lake to suspend over deeper timber and on the pilings of the pump station and water intake on the dam. I noticed as I idled around these areas and graphed them that there was a large concentration of baitfish still holding in these areas in big groups, way more than I had noticed on the graph at any other point in the day when I was fishing other types of structure and cover in shallower depths. I started pitching a texas rig on these key pieces of cover and caught 7 fish on about 15 casts, all in the 2-3 pound class, and then it went dead on me again. It was tough overall, but it was interesting to see how the cold front affected these bass as they enter the fall transition. The outside temperatures ranged from the low 40's in the morning to the mid 70's by the time I left. It was sunny with basically no clouds in the sky and a slight northwest breeze of about 8-12 miles per hour happened throughout the day. The water temperatures on the lake ranged from 66 down by the dam to 62 up in the river on the north side of the lake. The 7 that I caught were suspended over 33-36 feet of water but were only anywhere from 5-15 feet down on the piece of cover they were using. I would pitch my texas rig onto the side of the tree or piling and let it fall, watching my line and holding it in between my fingers to detect the bites as they would pick the bait up on the fall. It was a painfully slow way to fish but it was the only way I could get bit this tough fall day and still a lot of fun. As long as you are learning every trip out than that's all that you can ask for! The only way to get better is to get out there and get as much experience as possible. Thank you all for reading my reports and tight lines!
Tristan White
Blue Ambassador
12/6/21
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Crankbaits 0-6'
- Structure
  Rip Rap
- Forage
  Shad
This report is based off of my recent trip out on the lake on November 20th, 2021 for the Texas A&M University - Commerce Bass Fishing Team club tournament. The water temperature on the lake ranged anywhere from 53 degrees fahrenheit up in the river on the northwest side of the lake, to 56 degrees fahrenheit down on the lower end by the dam. The water was slightly off colored due to the wind, and the visibility ranged anywhere from about 8 inches of visibility to about 2 feet of visibility in the calmer pockets. Early that morning before the sun got up and the outside temperatures rose, the bite was fairly slow, as we caught all of our fish early flipping a Strike King Rage Bug on a 4/0 Mustad KVD Grip-Pin Worm Hook, Texas Rigged with a 3/8 OZ WOO! Tungsten Neverchip weight and pegged with a WOO! Tungsten bobber stop around stumps and laydowns in 0-6 feet of water in the cleaner water of the northwest end of the lake where the river comes into the main lake. As the day progressed and the temperatures began to rise, we made our way down to the dam and finished off our limit in the tournament by throwing a Strike King KVD 1.5 Squarebill Crankbait along the rip rap at the dam of the lake in 4-6 feet of water. This technique was able to put 3 quality fish in the boat for us late in the day, including the big bass of the tournament, and help us seal the deal on the tournament win. In total, we probably caught around 15 bass in about 4 hours of fishing, most of which were caught up in or near the river, but the better quality bites came later in the day on the dam. I expect that as the water temperatures continue to fall as the winter season becomes more prevalent, that many more of the fish using the creeks and the river on the lake right now will migrate back out onto the main lake, following pods of bait and stopping on main lake points or creek channel bends, or continuing to relate to the rip rap on the dam, as it will hold heat. I have attached an image of our tournament winning bag to the report, it weighed in at 14 pounds and 10 ounces on a 5 fish limit. The tournament was pretty productive overall, with the second place team having a limit for only a half a pound less than we had, and several other teams bringing in fish as well. The lake is fishing good right now and it is one of only a few lakes in North Texas right now that still has a somewhat normal water level, as it is only really about a foot and a half to two feet low. I hope this report can help you catch more fish on your next trip out to Muenster Lake, I thank you all for reading it!
Tristan White
Blue Ambassador
12/22/21
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Crankbaits 0-6'
- Structure
  Rip Rap
- Forage
  Shad
I went out to the lake on 12/21/21 from sunrise to about 3 PM. The morning bite was a bit slow as the outside temperature was 29 degrees fahrenheit and the water temperature ranged anywhere from 48 degrees in the north end of the lake to 53 degrees on the south end. We caught 4 fish early in the day, one along a rock transition bank on the south end on a Jerkbait, working it really slow with really long pauses in between jerks, and 3 up in the river on the north end of the lake. The 3 fish we caught in the river were caught flipping standing timber with a Texas Rig and a Jig, and fishing a rocky bridge with a swimbait on a mooneye jig head, throwing it down the middle of the river channel in 5-6 feet of water and slowly working it back while hopping it every few feet. Once the sun got up and the wind picked up, we ran back down to the south end of the lake by the dam and fished the rip rap along the dam and the rocky shorelines just to the side of it with squarebill crankbaits, which allowed us to put 5 quality fish in the boat late in the day just before we left. Muenster lake is fishing good right now if you want to catch quality fish, but you will not catch numbers, so don't get discouraged if you only catch one or two fish per hour. If you stick with it long enough, the big ones will show up, especially later in the day when the sun comes out and warms up the water and the wind starts blowing into key rock transition banks. All of the fish we caught on this trip were in 2-10 feet of water, I couldn't imagine catching them much deeper than that do to the water clarity in the lake being pretty off colored. I have included a photo of some of our better fish from the trip to the report, hopefully this report can help you all to get on some more fish!