Persistence Paid Off – 54 Fish, Belton, 25 April 2015

On Saturday, 25 April, I was joined by Lance Huhn of Killeen, and his sons, Robert Broadhead, Dylan Huhn, and Jason Huhn.
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Dylan holds our best fish of the trip — a 3.75 pound striper that took a jumbo threadfin shad.

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From left: Robert and Lance landed this double when the action got hot and heavy as the westerly wind increased.
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Jason wasn’t quite sure about sticking his thumb in this fish’s mouth to pose for a photo — dad to the rescue!

Lance is a retired U.S. Army non-commissioned officer originally from east Texas, Robert is a senior at Shoemaker High School in Killeen, and Dylan and Jason are both students at Maxdale Elementary School.

We enjoyed solid fishing at both ends of our trip, with a bit of a dry spell in the middle.
Our first 90 minutes on the water produced well for us as we fished live shad down around 24-26 feet over a ~38 foot bottom.  During this time the winds were calm to light from the west, but the light level was low, given the early hour.  Once the sun climbed higher, the fishing got tougher and tougher as the surface of the lake went glassy calm.
We moved from spot to spot, and I observed that a great number of bass boats were also moving about at this time, too.  It seemed that everyone was on fish early, then, no matter where you were fishing or what you were fishing for, things got tough tor everyone around the same time, sending everyone searching for more success.
Around 11:15, enough of a west wind developed and sustained to allow for occasional white caps to form.  The fish responded within 20 minutes and went on a solid feed.  We were at the right place at the right time when a large school of hungry hybrids felt the urge to feed.  We took our tally from 19 fish up to 54 fish in about a 75 minute window
We finished up with a mixed-bag catch of 54 fish including (mainly) hybrid striped bass, with a sprinkling of white bass, blue catfish, crappie, and largemouth bass.

TALLY = 54 FISH, all caught and released

 

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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:

Start Time: 7:45a

End Time:  12:00p

Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start:  62F

Water Surface Temp:  69-70F

Wind Speed & Direction:  SE9-16 during the early morning rain event, then going slack under bright conditions after the storm’s passage, with a S. wind picking up around 11:30a

Sky Conditions:  Rainy skies, clearing to 40% clouds on a fair blue sky.

Other: GT=0

 

AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:

**Area 1341 for the early, low light bite

**Area  1557 after the late-developing wind began

 

Bob Maindelle

Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service

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Salado, TX

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