HOUSES IN THE HOUSE! – 70 FISH

WHO I FISHED WITH:  This past Thursday morning I fished the sixth Spring Break 2018 trip of the week with three elementary-aged students — Claudia House (age 9), her younger brother, David (age 7), and their friend, Bethany Stursma (age 8) who came down for a visit all the way from Pella, Iowa.  Accompanying the kids was Mr. Brian House.  Young David had me a bit worried at first as he told me he only intended to watch as the girls fished because he didn’t like fishing.  Well, like many youngsters, David may not like fishing, but he definitely liked catching, so we tried our best to keep all three kids catching for the 3.5 hours this “Kids Fish, Too!” package trip just for kids would last.  When all was said and done, we’d landed 70 fish as the white bass cooperated for a majority of our time on the water, despite nearly cloudless skies.

From left: Claudia House, Bethany Stursma, and David House, each with a white bass caught using slabs fished vertically at the level fish were seen holding at on sonar.

David landed two fish on one lure at the same time — one on the treble hook and one on the Hazy Eye Stinger hook affixed to the line tie.

 

WHAT WE FISHED FOR: This was a multi-species trip focused on white bass

WHERE WE FISHED: Belton Lake

WHEN WE FISHED: Thursday morning, 15 March 2018

HOW WE FISHED:   Nearly 100% smoking with 3/8 oz. slabs & stinger hooks.

OBSERVATIONS/NOTES:  N/A

TALLY: 70 FISH, ALL CAUGHT AND RELEASED 

 

TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:

Start Time: 7:30am

End Time: 11:00am

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 52F

Water Surface Temp:  59F

Wind Speed & Direction:   SSW 9-11

Sky Conditions:   <30% white, wispy cloud cover

Water Level: 2.49 feet low and falling

GT = 10

Wx SNAPSHOT:

 

 

AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

**Area 378/380 – 54 white bass

**Area  vic B0054C – 16 white bass

 

 

Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide

Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service

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