WHO I FISHED WITH: DK and his 5-year-old daughter, SK, preferred to be unnamed and have no photos shown on the internet due to privacy concerns. Therefore, I’m only posting this on my blog for future reference on the locations at which I found fish under these conditions at this time of year.
WHAT WE FISHED FOR: This was a multi-species trip focused on white bass and sunfish.
WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse
WHEN WE FISHED: Thursday morning, 12 October
HOW WE FISHED: Fishing was tough this morning under bright, calm, high pressure conditions. We were supposed to have a SE wind at ~10 replace the calm high pressure, but that did not materialize until later in the trip. We picked up 19 mostly small white bass on downriggers in our first 90 minutes, then gave vertical work a try using tailspinner for about another hour, with scant results (6 more white bass). We finished up using slipfloats for the last 45 minutes and added 18 fish to our tally to end on a engaging note for my young client.
OBSERVATIONS/NOTES:
TALLY: 43 FISH, all caught and released
TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 7:15a
End Time: 10:45a
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 61F
Water Surface Temp: 76.9
Wind Speed & Direction: Light and variable, under 3mph
Sky Conditions: <10% white cloud cover the entire trip
Water Level: 1.33 feet low
GT = 0
Wx SNAPSHOT:
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area 1987-1179 downrigging for 19 fish
**Area 2022 – vertical tail spinners for 6 white bass
**Area 203 for 18 sunfish
Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide
Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service
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