17 JULY 2008 (PM)






Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Report by Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide Bob Maindelle

Conditions:

Start Time: 4:45p

End Time: 9:00p

Air Temp: 94F

Water Temp: 87.5F

Wind: Humid, ESE at 14.

Skies: Skies were fair by 10am and stayed fair the rest of the day.

I fished a ½ day evening trip with lady anglers Suzi E. of Salado and Charlotte M. of Crescent Springs, KY. Suzi had never been freshwater fishing before whereas Charlotte was quite experienced, so the trip really turned into a mutually agreed upon introduction to freshwater fishing for Suzi. After the safety and gear discussion at dockside, we got down to business, and Suzi really picked up quickly on the whole concept of downrigging, as well as on the operation of the gear.

After doing everything for Suzi to get our first fish, a 12 inch white bass, in the boat, Suzi expressed a definite preference for the do-it-yourself approach versus the valet-style approach. So, from fish number 2 through fish number 24, Suzi did it all from rigging the line to dropping the ball, to adjusting the rod tension, fighting the fish, retrieving the ball, etc.

I explained from the onset that because she would have a learning curve to get through, she wouldn’t be able to keep lines in the water to the extent we could if I were rigging the lures, and that would result in fewer fish than we had the potential to catch, but she was just fine with that, and so was I.

So, we read sonar, downrigged Pet Spoons and Lunker Lickers over deepwater Areas 207 and 208 early, and over at Area 209 later on in the evening, and stayed in consistent action on 2 and 3 year old white bass going 11-13 inches.

As sunset fell, the deepwater fishing died down, and we tried a single shallow drift off a point with bait to no avail and so ended the trip with the 24 fish Suzi managed to downrig, including 3 largemouth up to 3.75 pounds, and a single white bass at 14.5″.

TALLY = 24 FISH; all gamefish 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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