South Lake (TX)
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
South Lake (TX) Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Wacky Rigs1
Total Fishing Reports
5
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Largemouth Bass1 Report
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R Davis Fishing
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8/1/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
85°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
I went to the lake on October 19th with my tournament partner Iain to get back on the water for the first time since breaking my leg in early September. We fished for about 5 hours from around noon until about 5 PM or so. It was mostly sunny outside with outside temperatures in the mid 80's, and a steady southwest wind at about 10-12 mph. Water clarity on the lake was pretty steady at about 2 feet of visibility. We spent the day throwing chatterbaits and wacky rigs on clumps of submerged vegetation on flats in anywhere from 3-8 feet of water, and were able to catch a decent limit of bass weighing somewhere between 11 and 12 pounds, with a 3.54 pounder I caught on a chatterbait (pictured with the report) being our big fish! South Lake is a great little lake to get on and learn new techniques, or just go cover water and have a good time catching decent numbers of fish anywhere from 1-5 pounds! Good luck on your next trip out, and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
I went out to South Lake again this past Wednesday, a week later than my previous trip I wrote about, and boy has it changed. In just a week, the water temperatures on the lake went from 45-49 degrees to 50-52 degrees, and the water clarity has gone from about 1-2 feet of visibility to about 3-4 feet of visibility. One thing that remained the same however, is that the submerged grass all over the lake is thriving and holding the bass in depths of 3-14 feet of water. I took my buddy Jeremy out with me this trip, and we were able to catch 16 bass total with our best 5 going for around 12-13 pounds in about 4.5 hours of fishing. Unlike last week, where I caught most of the fish utilizing FFS and a jerkbait, this week it was all about just covering water up a bit shallower with a chatterbait, as the warmer water temperatures and 15-20 mph winds had the fish active and feeding. We caught the majority of our fish on the chatterbaits, but Jeremy did catch our biggest fish, the 3 pounder pictured with the report, on a Strike King Red Eyed Shad, and we were also still able to catch 5 of our fish scoping with the jerkbait, although it was extremely difficult given how hard the wind was blowing. While we caught a few more fish this time out, our best 5 bag and biggest fish were both smaller than the last trip, but I believe that if you can catch South Lake on a day that's less windy, you can still go out and catch some better than average fish with your FFS in addition to the shallow fish. This day was about 65 degrees outside with cloudy skies and a 15-20 mph southeast wind all day, and they were chewing! South Lake is really good in the winter and early spring/pre-spawn time period, and it should stay pretty good here for a few more weeks at least, so get out there and get to swinging on them!
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