Fishin’ Belton with Grandpa Jack — 32 Fish, 20 March 2014

This
afternoon I was joined on Belton Lake by Mr. Jack Sims and his two grandsons, 10-year-old Kyle Sims, and 12-year-old Jackson Sims.  Both boys are from Houston, TX, and were on their Spring Break.  They traveled to Temple with their mother, Diane, to visit with their grandparents.

 

Kyle boated the largest fish of tonight’s outing, an 18.25″, 3 pound hybrid striped bass.



Everyone did their part to “get on the board” tonight.  Vertical jigging was the key to success.

Everyone caught fish this evening, but everyone also had to really work to make that happen.  Our first hour started off slowly, as afternoon trips typically do.  We boated 3 white bass on downrigged crankbaits set at 12-14 feet deep over open, deep water but did not see abundant bait in this area and so we chose to head elsewhere.

From around 5:15p to sunset, we “spot-hopped” picking up a few fish at each of 4 locations, finally enjoying a “run” of 11 fish caught in short order at our final stop just as sunset gave way to dark.

The fishing was made a bit tough by both the low wind speed and the easterly direction from which it came.  This time of year, stronger southerly and westerly winds tend to yield the best results.

TALLY = 32 FISH, all but one caught and released

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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 3:45p
End Time: 8:00p
Air Temp: 72F at trip’s start.
Water Surface Temp: 57.7F 
Wind: SSE6-7
Skies: Fair and cloudless
Other Notes: GT35

Areas Fished with success:

**   1354 downrigging – 3 white bass
**   1363 vertical jigging – 4 whites/short hybrids
**   295 vertical jigging – 13 whites/short hybrids/1 keeper hybrid
**   1355 twilight bite on jigged/eased slabs – 11 whites/short hybrid






Bob Maindelle
Holding the Line Guide Service

254-368-7411

www.HoldingTheLineGuideService.com
Salado, Texas