First Fish Triple-Header — 18 Fish, Paton Family

Last week I got a call from Tony Paton of McKinney, TX.  He and his wife and family were planning a bit of vacation time at a cabin near Lake Georgetown and asked if I could take them on a guided trip during their stay.  Due to recent flooding on Georgetown, and subsequent, ongoing release of water there, my preference was to bring them to Stillhouse, which they agreed to.
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As the sun began to set and the afternoon heat let up, the white bass began to feed, allowing all the kids to cash in on some fish larger than the sunfish we started out with.  From left front, Sarah, Sam, and James; Cathryn standing behind.

As our big adventure began, mom (Cathryn) and the 3 kids actually made the trip, with Cathryn chaperoning and Sarah (age 10), James (a twin, age 10), and Sam (age 11) intending to do all of the fishing.

The kids had never landed a fish before in their lives, so, that was challenge #1.  We started with the basics, using bream poles and bait to land everyone their first fish — a sunfish — and then we progressed on from there.

Since this was an afternoon trip, many of the quiet places where sunfish like to roam were also pretty windless and hot, so, once we got the First Fish Award requirements nailed down, we headed out to open water and spent the remainder of our time in pursuit of the scattered, suspended white bass that have made up the majority of the catch on recent trips since the flooding.

When all was said and done we were able to land not only a number of white bass, but a freshwater drum and a largemouth bass, as well.  The kids enjoyed seeing and learning about the variety of species in the lake and their habits.

 

 

TALLY = 18 FISH, all caught and released

 

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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:

Start Time: 4:30p

End Time:  8:45p

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start:  91F

Water Surface Temp:  85F

Wind Speed & Direction: SE6-8

Sky Conditions:  20%  cloud cover.

Note: Lake is still dropping .2 to .3 feet per day.  Gates expected to shut early/mid next week

Other: GT=15

 

AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

 

**Area 189

**Area 1436-458

**Area 208-454

 

Bob Maindelle

Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service

254.368.7411 (call or text)

Salado, TX

www.HoldingTheLineGuideService.com

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