20 MARCH 2008






Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Report by Temple Fishing Guide Bob Maindelle


Fished a “Kids Fish, Too!” trip this afternoon from 3:00pm to dusk with Bill (granddad) and kids Tanner and Skylie, both 9 years of age. At launch time the air temp. was 68F and the water surface temp was 60F.

Our trip started out predictably slow as the afternoon skies were extremely bright, and the evening feed has been regularly starting around 5pm and going to dusk. We started out flatline trolling up shallow and got 1 largemouth bass W. of Area 116, and a mixed bag of 9 fish NE of Area 999 (white bass, largemouth, crappie). These trolled fish came on 10-12′ diving crankbaits.

By 4:30p we began looking at deepwater areas known to hold fish in the afternoons. We looked at Area 100, and found a few, fairly inactive fish. Landed 1 small largemouth bass here.

Moved to the Area 54 complex and looked at several areas with sonar and found little.

Moved to Area 131 and “rode the curve” of the wax, peak, and wane of the evening feed from 5:00p to dusk. During this 2.25 hour period, the two children landed a total of 80 fish, aided only occasionally by Granddad and I. At first, only a well-placed, bottom jigged slab would be hit, then suspended fish began to present themselves. After that intense action died, we had to again focus on bottom-oriented fish, but they were a little more tolerant of an occasionally sloppily adjusted slab near bottom. Finally, just before dusk the fish fed very strongly and were found throughout the water column from 12 feet deep down to bottom (28-32 feet) and responded well to a variety of retrieves. Most fish here were “just short” white bass around 9.5 inches in length, although a few keeper whites were mixed in, as were largemouth bass and a good number of 1.25 pound drum.

TALLY = 90 FISH, all caught and released

Bob Maindelle, Owner Holding The Line Guide Service and Kids Fish, Too! Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide, Belton Lake Fishing Guide, Lake Georgetown Fishing Guide, Walter E. Long (Decker) Lake Fishing Guide. Offering Salado Fishing, Killeen Fishing and Ft. Hood Fishing








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