27 OCTOBER 2008






Stillhouse Fishing Report by Stillhouse Fishing Guide Bob Maindelle

Fished a half day morning trip today with two young men from Memorial Christian Academy of Killeen today, Devon H. and Mario G.

Conditions:

Start Time: 8:00am

End Time: 11:45am

Air Temp: 53F at trip’s start, warming to 76F by mid afternoon

Water Temp: 71.9F

Wind: A strong NNW wind blew in a dry cold front (our second major front of the season) from around 11p last night through this morning’s trip.

Skies: Skies were bright and clear all day.


Strong dry fronts usually bode well on Stillhouse in the Fall and today’s weather setup was no exception. We caught fish from start to finish and only needed to stop at 2 areas.

Due to the chilly conditions and wind, I opted for flatline trolling until the sun got up and warmed the air a bit for the boys. We trolled twin Bombers in 8-13 feet from Area 110 to Area 116 and to the NNE of it and put 3 largemouth bass and 3 white bass in the boat for the effort before the sun climbed and brighten to the point of pushing the fish out of shallow water.

Then, in this same vicinity, back in 16-21 feet, we gave vertical jigging a try after seeing schools of whites both suspended and on bottom. As we began hovering and studying sonar while jigging, we saw ample activity. I caught 3 white bass, Mario caught 1, but the cold air was getting to the kids and their jigging technique was less than it needed to be to do consistently well. So, we left this effort behind and began donwrigging in expanse bounded by to the S by a line from Area 109 to Area 130, and bounded to the N by a line from Area 89 to Area 106, all in16-22 feet, and picked up one fish after another, including a few doubles as the wind speed increased to over 20mph.

We noted a pair of ospreys working this area the entire time, and saw the first herring gulls of the season arrive on the north wind.

TALLY = 35 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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