This afternoon Mr. Rod Reagan and his son, Colin, of Salado, TX, joined me for some white bass fishing on Stillhouse Hollow.
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From left: Rod Reagan and his son, Colin, amassed a catch of 82 fish, all via vertical jigging with 3/4 oz. slabs in water ranging from 25 to 63 feet deep as a mild, dry cold front moved in over the course of our trip.
Thanks to clear, bright conditions, the fishing this afternoon was all deep, vertical jigging. Staying focused on good technique for four hours is tough enough for adults, but young Colin stuck with the program and really came on strong at the end as we worked to polish up his technique.
Although we found fish at 3 distinct areas and at 3 distinct depths, all of the fish were somewhat reserved in that they simply didn’t very aggressively turn on, nor did they feed long once the schools we found got active with the appearance of our baits among them.
We wound up with a grand total of 82 fish caught, including 81 white bass and 1 freswater drum.
TALLY = 82 FISH, all caught and released
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TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 3:45p
End Time: 7:45p
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 86F
Water Surface Temp: 64.1F
Wind Speed & Direction: NNW13, slowly tapering to NNW6.
Sky Conditions: Clear blue skies.
Water Level: 625.47 and falling with 622.0 being full pool. Water being released at 2159 cubic feet per second. Lake fell 0.16 feet in the past 24 hours
Other: GT= 20
Wx SNAPSHOT (a graphical look at the forecast that faced us today):
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area 128 — mid-depth vertical jigging for schooled fish in ~36′.
**Area 947/947 — deep vertical jigging for schooled fish in ~63′.
**Area 1716 and toward shore — shallow, low-light vertical jigging in 25′.
Bob Maindelle
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