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Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Largemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureLaydownsLake was fishing exceptional for post spawn / early summer. Temps have been rising causing the fish to feed then move deeper. Focus on the 6-12' depths with rock / timber / flats.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueCarolina RigsSeasonSummerStructureHumps
Dragging the old ball and chain on humps and rock piles we caught 15 largies. The nano point hooks always seem to set easy and keep the fish pinned.
- PHILLIP BAILEYBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
1/16th pegged bullet weight Dead stick in the shallow rock outcroppings mid-pocket was the best rock if you could find it.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureMatted GrassI fished the Collegiate Bass Trail of Texas tournament on the lake on 04/16/22. It was partly cloudy to overcast all day with a steady south wind to start the morning, and then shifting to a very strong north wind. The outside temperatures throughout the day started in the mid to upper 70's and then dropped into the low 60's and high 50's when the front came through mid day. The water temperature on the lake ranged from 64 - 71 degrees and the water clarity ranged from 6 inches of visibility to about a foot of visibility. We started the morning on a shallow spawning flat we found the day before in practice with a good amount of grass and timber spread throughout it. After catching one fish early on a buzzbait and having a few missed opportunities on a frog, we started using a chatterbait to cover the edges of the shallow grass targeting fish cruising the spawning flat, as well as flipping a texas rig at the base of the many cedar trees on the flat to target fish staging to move up on beds. We were also able to catch a few later in the day flipping the tires at the mouth of the marina on the lake that proved to be some key culls. Doing this, we were able to catch a limit weighing 18.36 pounds, which was good enough to get us 8th place and a check in the tournament. I have put a picture of our bag from the tournament below. Ray Roberts is fishing very good right now and the fish are moving up, so go get on the water! Thank you all for reading and good luck!
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureMatted Grass
I went out to the lake on 04/15/22 to practice for an upcoming college tournament I had the next day. It was cloudy outside with a strong south wind and temperatures reaching into the low 80's. Water temperatures across the lake ranged from 62 - 71 degrees and the clarity ranged anywhere from a few inches of visibility to about a foot of visibility. We spent the day looking in shallow spawning pockets catching a few early on jigs and chatterbaits, and then using a frog throughout the day to locate beds on the flats. The wind, clouds, and stained water made it extremely difficult to see the beds, so we used the frogs to get the bass to blow up and reveal the location of the beds so we could come back to them the next day in the tournament. In the process of doing so, I decided to set the hook on one of the fish, and it ended up being an 8 pounder (pictured below). Thank you all for reading the report and tight lines!
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureRip Rap
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Early morning topwater bite was hot in shallow water points with patches submerged grass and/or shade line.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureRock PileI went out with my Dad to Ray Roberts this morning from about 7 AM to about noon. The day started out at about 80 degrees outside with a steady 10-12 mph wind out of the southwest and mostly sunny skies. Early on, we threw squarebill crankbaits on the dam and were able to catch some spotted bass and a small largemouth doing so, but nothing of size. After about an hour and a half of this, we left the shallow bite to spend the rest of the day offshore, as the wind was dying down and it was getting hot, as hot as 95 degrees outside with a heat index over 100, and little to no wind. The skies were still mostly sunny, and the water temperatures ranged from 80-85 degrees across the lake. Water clarity across the lake was all pretty much the same, with about a foot of visibility. We spent probably 70 percent of our remaining time on the lake graphing, finding offshore rock piles, road beds, and old house foundations in anywhere from 8-25 feet of water, and we would only stop and fish the ones we saw active schools of bass on when looking at our sidescan and down imaging. Once we located one of these schools, we would utilize our livescope plus live sonar to position the boat correctly on the school, and then drag through the school and cover/structure with big worms. This pattern produced our 2 best bites of the day, a nice 5.59 pound bass that I caught (pictured with the report), as well as a nice 3 pounder that my dad caught. Overall, it was a fun and rewarding day chasing big offshore bass with big baits on one of the toughest lakes in Texas to fish in the heat of the summer, and I learned a lot from this trip! Ray Roberts can be pretty unforgiving this time of year, but if you put in the time with your screens, you can still put good fish in the boat! Thank you all for reading my reports and good luck!
