Belton Lake Fishing Report by Belton Lake Fishing Guide Bob Maindelle
Fished two ½ day trips today, one in the morning from 6:15a to 11:30a and one in the evening from 4:15p to 8:45p. The results of these trips are listed separately.
Trip conditions:
Trip duration: 6:15a to 11:30a
Air temp: 70F at launch time
Surface temp: 74.5F
Wind: Strong from the SSE at 15 until around 9a, then building to 22 with gusts stronger for the remainder of this morning’s trip.
Skies: 100% grey overcast until 11:30, then clearing and brightening with partly cloudy conditions.
Found fish this morning at 3 areas.
Right at the trip’s start, barely discernable in the heavy chop of the waves, there was abundant surface activity at Area 178. These schooling fish consisted of primarily white bass with some small hybrids mixed in, as well as two short black bass. The fish averaged 11.5 inches and were solid, healthy fish. These fish readily hit a popping cork rig. They were spread over ~100 yards in a fairly narrow band parallel to the shore. Picked up 46 fish here over the hour and a quarter that this activity lasted.
When this action tapered to zero, I moved to Area 179 and found fish of the same caliber tight to the bottom, but willing to chase an eased slab and occasionally a smoked slab. These fish were holding at 30-32 feet near the breakline feature located here. I experimented with a chrome slab at one point, but the fish definitely preferred white still. Picked up 29 fish here, bringing the tally to 75 boated by 9:30.
Made a final stop at Area 181 after checking other areas without result. Found larger but fewer white bass on bottom here at about 30′ atop the breakline. Slabbed these fish with a straightforward lift-drop approach and picked up 15 more fish. These fish quit quite suddenly, as they do when they are done for a good long white. Taking that hint, I wrapped up the trip at that point.
TALLY = 90 FISH; all fish were caught and released
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