WHO I FISHED WITH: This past Tuesday morning, June 19th, I fished with Brad Kadinger. Brad is originally from South Dakota; he moved to Wisconsin, and then headed here to Texas late in 2017. He works as a carpenter for a home builder in the west Austin area and chose to fish with me to try to learn what it takes to put fish in the boat during a Texas summer so he can enjoy doing so on his own, and when accompanied by his girlfriend and her 12-year-old daughter.
LOW PRESSURE WEATHER IMPACT: On the infrequent occasions during Texas summers when low pressure systems (accompanied by clouds, ESE winds, and gentle rains) control the weather, the fishing normally spikes upward. This is a screenshot taken during a 45 minute white bass feeding spree beneath the boat as the wind blew and a light to moderate rain fell on us. White bass were aggressively chasing our lures up to 12 feet from the bottom and hookups were steady throughout that timeframe.
Today’s catch of 83 fish consisted mainly of 1 and 2 year class fish. The fish were very active and feeding long and hard today. Brad managed 4 sets of triples on our downrigged 3-armed umbrella rigs.
WHAT WE FISHED FOR: This was a multi-species trip in which we caught white bass and sunfish.
WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir
WHEN WE FISHED: Tuesday morning, 19 June.
HOW WE FISHED: With low pressure firmly in place, I had a good feeling about today’s efforts. We focused on blunt, submerged points being directly impacted by the wind and found fish holding on and actively feeding at all four such locations we checked. We used downriggers to find where fish were concentrated and actively feeding, and then capitalized on what we found by using tailspinners to rack up the fish by working them into a frenzy beneath the boat. We paused for about 25 minutes at the start of our final hour on the water to target sunfish up in shallow hydrilla. This is a can’t miss tactic sure to put fish in the boat whenever kids are aboard. I wanted to show Brad this so he could, in turn, help his girlfriend’s daughter be successful on their next summer outing.
OBSERVATIONS/NOTES: Although the time is drawing near when some manner of topwater action should begin to take place with regularity, I’ve not seen any yet. Today’s wind velocity prevented any such sightings.
TALLY: 83 FISH, ALL CAUGHT AND RELEASED
TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 6:30a
End Time: 11:30a
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 73F
Water Surface Temp: 83.3F
Wind Speed & Direction: E8-12
Sky Conditions: 100% grey cloud cover with light to moderate rain falling ~30% of the trip in the form of spotty showers
Water Level: 5.38 feet low and slowly falling thanks to evaporation
GT = 50
Wx SNAPSHOT:
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area SH0026C -SH0027C – downrigged for suspended white bass, then worked tailspinners once a congregation was located
**Area SH0028C – found congregated white bass on sonar then worked tailspinners once a congregation was located
**Area 641 – sunfish
**Area 1150-1995 – downrigged for suspended white bass
**Area 1310 – downrigged for suspended white bass
Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide
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