On this Saturday afternoon, April 11th, and on the heels of a below average morning fishing trip impacted by an east wind, we made up for some lost ground while on the water with Chris McCool and his fishing buddy, Frank Devall.
Frank Devall with a nice 2.75 pound smallmouth that took his live shad from out of 27 feet of water.
Chris McCool boated this hybrid from out of a large, immobile school of hybrid which hung beneath our boat for about 4 hours.
Chris, a U.S. Army non-commissioned officer working with an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit on Ft. Hood, has fished with me twice before. This time he brought along his friend Frank, who is due to leave the Army and return to civilian life in Arkansas before long.
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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 2:15p
End Time: 7:00p
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 69F
Water Surface Temp: 66F @ lower lake, 68 @ upper lake
Wind Speed & Direction: Calm
Sky Conditions: Grey and overcast @ 100%, but bright enough to have to squint
Other: GT = 30
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area 678
**Area 1548
Bob Maindelle
Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide
Belton Lake Fishing Guide
Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service
254.368.7411 (call or text)