On the heels of this morning’s SKIFF trip to Belton, I fished Stillhouse this evening under comparable weather conditions so as to compare and contrast the fishing. Weather tomorrow is forecast to be excellent and I’ve booked two SKIFF trips for 5 young men, so, I wanted to get them on the best fishing I could.

In summary, I caught more fish in a shorter period of time on Stillhouse, and the fish had a “feel” to them that made me confident the action would be reliable at least until the next significant weather change.

I fished only 2 areas this evening — Areas 718 and 719.

At Area 718, I found fish right on the high edge of the break and very eager to feed. When I first got a slab down to them they were willing to pop the larger 3/4 oz. lure; after they settled down the 3/8 oz. did the trick. I boated a total of 34 fish here prior to sunset. The bite died about 20 minute before sundown. I took 32 fish off this area.

At Area 719, the fish fed for an unusually long time beyond sunset. I used a sniping technique here targeting white bass that were suspended at 20 feet deep and shallower over this 34 foot bottom. I find that the later and darker it gets, the more likely the still-active fish are to be nearer the surface. I boated 12 fish in this vicinity.

TALLY = 44 FISH, all caught and released.

Today’s Conditions:

Start Time: 3:30p

End Time: 6:20p

Starting Air Temp: 71F

Ending Air Temp: 67F

Water Surface Temp: 50F

Wind: SSW10 tapering slowly to SSW3