19 MAY 2008






Stillhouse Fishing Report by Harker Heights Fishing Guide Bob Maindelle

Trip conditions:

Trip duration: 6p to 8:45p

Air temp: 92F at launch time

Surface temp: 76F

Wind: SSE at 6-7 for a majority of the this evening’s trip, then dropping off to S at 3-4 after sunset.

Skies: Fair

Fished a short stay-in-touch trip tonight.

Found fish in two new areas tonight.

First, I identified an area topping out at ~36-38 feet surrounded by deeper water and with abundant quantities of shad in the vicinity. This area, Area 175, was fished with an easing vertical jigging technique with occasional instances where a smoking technique was appropriate. I put 20 fish in the boat here including 16 whites of all sizes up to 12.5 inches, as well as 4 short largemouth bass. By the time the twentieth fish came up, the school had about played out.

I left here and searched the east side of D.E.I. but came up with nothing and saw no manner of sign indicating fish.

Returned uplake and made a stop at Area 177, right at the transition topping out at ~25 feet. With about 40 minutes until sunset, I found fish on bottom (small largemouth) but an unusual occurance of fish suspended at 7 feet or shallower in the water column. Picked up 1 bass on bottom, and 1 bass and 2 whites from up high.

With sunset fast approaching, I headed to Area 159 expecting some topwater white bass action. The S wind, albeit light, put a chop on this area that made both seeing and hearing topwater fish very difficult. I managed only 5 whites here, but was often casting late to old nervous water instead of casting to fresh boils, all due to the wind.

TALLY = 29 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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