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TEXAS: Sam Rayburn – Covering a Lot of Water with Lipless Crankbaits & Spinner Baits

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Sam Rayburn is at 152 .25 ft and has came up just a little from the rains we have been getting. Each one of the fronts has brought us some really nice showers. Sam Rayburn is still low but things have begun to look up.

The lake is 12.15 ft low and we are seeing a lot of sandbars and humps. There is a lot of timber above the waterline which makes it easy to see. The timber, and the grass that is coming up all around, looking like fishing paradise.

Trophy Bass start moving in the winter, making their way to places they will spawn. This is the best time to be on the lake trying to hook one. A few days of warm weather and these fish get even more active and your chance of hooking a Trophy goes way up. The Moon will affect the bite also as we seem to catch a lot more big fish around the full and new Moon. Jan. has been one the best times for customers to catch big fish.

Everything is looking up with the water rising and making the grass just right for some awesome fishing. This week we got out and caught some fish, one topping 9 lbs. That’s just a start. Yep, you guessed it. We are hard core fishing. When you’re looking to catch a big bass you’ve got to look in the right places to start with. The water is still low and that is going to narrow the field and move the staging areas. Get ready to learn a new game here on “Big Sam”.

The best bite has been on the sunny days which is just fine with me. Soft plastic has been slow for use along the grass lines but it will improve on the full moon. We have been covering a lot of water with lipless crankbaits and Spinner baits looking for active fish. These fish will start to move in along the grass lines on points and along creek channels as they make their way into the pockets. The most talked about color for lipless bait is Rayburn Red. Don’t get stuck on just one color. There are lots of shades of Red and some new baits. The Flap Jack by Strike pro can turn a slow day in to a fantastic day of catching fish. There are lots of ways to work a lipless crank bait and learning what the fish want is the biggest key. The Stanley Spinner Bait is a great way to cover a lot of water and there are lots of colors. Start with Chartreuse White, Blue Flash or Toledo Gold Flash then you have to just play. Sometimes they want Gold Blades and sometimes they want Nickel Blades. Sometimes it is the size of the blades that make the difference. We’ve been picking up some nice fish off the points and creek channels on Crankbiats and Carolina Rigs in 12 to 18 ft. The old Lizards will start to get some action and the best colors to start with will be Watermelon Red and Green Pumpkin.

One thing for sure you can’t catch a Trophy Bass sitting at home watching the “boob tube”. Get some new line on all the reels, get out, and get to fishing. It’s nice to get away and enjoy a day on the lake. Take someone fishing this week.

Crappie; The Crappie fishing has been slow as they move up river but we are still catching a few. They should start bunching up and that’s when it will get good. Getting out on cool winter day and having some fun with friends and family is the best. Grab the kids and friends and come out to enjoy a day on the water. Everyone has loved the new pontoon with the shade, changing room and the port-o-potty. We can handle up to 8 anglers.

Boat ramps at middle lake: Jackson Hill Marina cleaned their ramps a few weeks back and I have been using it. Cassell Boykin, the New Ramps are still under repair but they have been lunching some boats there. They got the hump taken out and will be working on extending one ramp at a time so you just have to check when you get there. Hopefully everything goes great with the repairs there.

God Bless

Lynn Atkinson

...: lipless crankbaits, Sam Rayburn, Spinner baits, Texas :...

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TEXAS: Central – BELTON – White Bass are Good Trolling Green Rat-L-Traps

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

BASTROP:
Water clear; 60-63 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON:
Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 11.97’ low. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad early. White bass are good trolling green Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows in 30 feet under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

BROWNWOOD:
Water lightly stained; 56-60 degrees; 15.95’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse Bass Hogg spinnerbaits, Grande Bass Rattle Snakes, and craw colored crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on minnows, Li’l Fishies, and shad colored crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and minnows. Yellow catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN:
Water clear; 58-61 degrees; 32.06’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon topwaters, perch colored Rat-L-Traps, and Texas rigged silver flake Whacky Sticks in 10-20 feet. Striped bass are fair on Whacky Rigs and Rat-L-Traps along the river channel in 15-30 feet near the dam early. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and 2″ plastic swim baits in deep creeks. Crappie are fair on chartreuse Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water.

CANYON LAKE:
Water clear; 60-64 degrees; 10.30’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, watermelon spinnerbaits, and Texas rigged grape Scoundrel worms on shaky head jigs along main lake bluffs. Striped bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps and deep running crankbaits over humps early. White bass are slow. Smallmouth bass are fair on smoke JDC curl tail grubs on jigheads, Smokin’ Green” Devil’s Tongues on drop shots, and pumpkin Curb’s jigs along ledges and over rock piles in 10-25 feet early. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs upriver.

COLEMAN:
Water clear; 62-65 degrees; 15.88’ low. Black bass are good on perch colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on live minnows. Crappie are good on live minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait and liver. Yellow catfish are slow.

FAYETTE:
Water clear. Black bass are good on watermelon Carolina rigged soft plastic worms, and on topwaters over grass. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

GRANBURY:
Water clear; 58-61 degrees; 5.83’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, stinkbait, and nightcrawlers.

GRANGER:
Water murky; 59-62 degrees; 5.13’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair upriver among shad. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are good on prepared bait and juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ:
Water clear; 59-62 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon topwaters, Curb’s buzzbaits, and wacky rigged pumpkinseed Whacky Sticks in 5-10 feet early and late. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles.

NAVARRO MILLS:
Water lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; 4.23’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and shallow running crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait. Blue catfish are good on shad and perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

PROCTOR:
Water fairly clear; 57-61 degrees; 7.66’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon soft plastic worms and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows and small spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

SOMERVILLE:
Water murky; 59-62 degrees; 10.41’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait.

STILLHOUSE:
Water stained; 56-60 degrees; 16.51’ low. Black bass are fair on perch colored Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, and spinnerbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, hot dogs, and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are good on live bait.

TRAVIS:
Water lightly stained; 59-63 degrees; 54.42’ low. Black bass are fair on silver crankbaits, watermelon worms, and smoke grubs in 15-30 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies, white grubs, and minnows in 20-30 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and fresh cut bait. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG:
Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow.

WHITNEY:
Water stained; 57-61 degrees; 15.81’ low. Black bass are fair on perch colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Striped bass are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

Texas
Parks & Wildlife Dept

...: Belton, Green Rat-L-Traps, Texas, White bass :...

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TEXAS: Black Bass Good on Crankbaits, Texas rigs, Spinnerbaits & Rat-L-Traps

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

ALAN HENRY:
Water lightly stained; 58-65 degrees; 7.23’ low. Black bass are good on shallow running crankbaits, Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

ARROWHEAD:
Water off color; 56-67 degrees; 8.3’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Blue catfish are fair to good on juglines with cut shad.

FT. PHANTOM HILL:
Water clear; 58-66 degrees; 9.31′ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair to good on Road Runners. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

HUBBARD CREEK:
57-65 degrees; 13.98′ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK:
Water stained; 57-66 degrees; 13.76’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Zara Spooks early, later switching to Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and shakyheads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE:
Water stained; 58-70 degrees; 36.7′ low. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, shallow running crankbaits, Texas rigs and 3” swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on Little Georges. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM:
Water fairly clear; 62-71 degrees; 10′ low. Black bass are fair to good on squarebill crankbaits, Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and shakyheads. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and live minnows. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

SWEETWATER:
Water murky; 58-68 degrees; 13.31’ low. Black bass are fair on shallow running crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

WHITE RIVER:
Water stained; 57-68 degrees; 23.49’ low. No reports on black bass Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

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...: Black Bass, Crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Spinnerbaits, Texas, Texas Rigs :...

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TEXAS: Arrowhead – White Bass are Good on Slabs & Minnows

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

HUBBARD CREEK:
57-65 degrees; 13.98′ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

WHITE RIVER:
Water stained; 57-68 degrees; 23.49’ low. No reports on black bass Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.

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TEXAS: Freeport – Trout Good on DOA Shrimp

Monday, November 21st, 2011

NORTH SABINE:
Trout are good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp. Flounder are good on the falling tide on the muddy shorelines.

SOUTH SABINE:
Trout are good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs. Flounder are good on Gulps in the bayous.

BOLIVAR:
Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront.

TRINITY BAY:
Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are good under birds on soft plastics. Redfish are good at the Spillway on shrimp and Gulps.

EAST GALVESTON BAY:
Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in the marsh around drains on shrimp. Trout and redfish are good under the birds.

WEST GALVESTON BAY:
Bull redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good under the birds in the afternoon over deep shell.

TEXAS CITY:
Bull redfish are good in the channel on shrimp and crabs. Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT:
Trout are good on reefs on shrimp and DOA Shrimp under corks. Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Bastrop Bay. Bull redfish are good on the beach.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY:
Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics tipped with shrimp.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY:
Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are good on live shrimp at Shell Island, Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Mad Island. Flounder are good in the Diversion Channel on Gulps.

PORT O’CONNOR:
Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are fair to good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay on live shrimp. Flounder are fair to good in Saluria Bayou on Gulps and jigs tipped with shrimp.

ROCKPORT:
Trout are fair in St. Charles Bay on Corkies while working reefs. Redfish are good in Redfish Bay on mullet and crabs. Bull redfish, black drum and flounder are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on shrimp and mullet.

PORT ARANSAS:
Redfish are fair at Shamrock on topwaters and plum soft plastics. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits. Offshore is good for tuna, kingfish and dolphin.

CORPUS CHRISTI:
Bull redfish are good in the surf on mullet and shrimp. Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on Gulps and topwaters. Redfish are good in the channels on natural baits.

BAFFIN BAY:
Trout are good on topwaters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Trout are good while drifting deep rocks on plum plastics. Redfish are fair to good on Gulps and plum plastics around spoil islands.

PORT MANSFIELD:
Redfish are good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils on small topwaters and black/chartreuse plastics.

SOUTH PADRE:
Trout are fair to good while drifting grass and mud on plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in Airport Cove and around the causeway on Gulps and DOA Shrimp.

PORT ISABEL:
Trout and redfish are good at Laguna Vista and Holly Beach on plum and black plastics. Snook and mangrove snapper are good in the Brownsville Ship Channel on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Bull redfish are good along the channel near the causeway.

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Parks & Wildlife Dept

...: DOA shrimp, Freeport, Texas, Trout :...

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