This morning I went white bass fishing on Central Texas’ Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir. This was a scouting trip — something I do in between trips with clients in order to stay abreast of the movements of fish and bait and, this time of year, bird activity which is helpful to solving the fish-finding puzzle.
At mid-morning, as skies lightened and the winds rose, the white bass got more and more active. This large school of white bass holding tightly together is very typical for wintertime conditions. This school numbers several hundred fish .
I fished for 3 hours and landed 54 fish from 3 locations, all of which were initially revealed by bird activity. The fish responded well early on to a horizontal retrieve as I used Cicada bladebaits, and, later, as the action moved deeper, they responded well to a 3/8 oz. slab.
TALLY = 54 FISH
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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 7:15a
End Time: 10:15a
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 52F
Water Surface Temp: 57.8F
Wind Speed & Direction: SSE6-10
Sky Conditions: 100% grey skies with no direct sunlight, Some cloud thinning allowed for some brightening at the midpoint of the trip.
Other: GT=0
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area 1496/1500 casting with Cicadas for 19 fish
**Area 1497 vertical jigging for 6 fish
**Area 362 vertical jigging for 19 fish
**Area 1498 for 10 fish
Bob Maindelle
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