Thanks to the statewide public school Spring Break this week, my fishing calendar is completely full with 2 trips per day scheduled each day from Monday through Saturday. Each day I aim to provide a quick snapshot of the action…
SATURDAY AM
Who: Mr. Paul Hanusa of Austin, and his son, 21-year-old Parker Hanusa, home on Spring Break from Rice University
What: Targeting white bass under birds with blades and slabs early, then hybrid striped bass using live shad
Where: Lake Belton, Area 1735/752 through Area 1860 for 93 white bass on blades and slabs thru 10AM, then 47 more fish on live shad from Area vic 930, of which 70% were legal hybrid striped bass).
When: 7:45a to 12:30p
Other:
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 65F
Water Surface Temp: 63.4F
Wind Speed & Direction: SSE7-8
Sky Conditions: Morning began with 100% grey clouds, slowly clearing to 40% white cloud coverage on a fair sky.
Water Level: 0.58 feet above full pool
GT = 60
Tally: 137 fish, all caught and released.
FRIDAY PM
Who: Zoey Garcia and Jozy Ramirez, accompanied by their mom, Keike Talley
What: A Ft. Hood SKIESUnlimited Program trip just for the two girls focusing on white bass by slabbing and downrigging
Where: Stillhouse, Areas 805 (slabbing) and 1566-1055 complex (downrigging tandem rigged Pet Spoons)
When: 3:30p to 6:20p (the girls were ready for pizza before the 4 hour mark!)
Other:
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 74F
Water Surface Temp: 64.1F
Wind Speed & Direction: SSE10
Sky Conditions: Fair skies with 20% white cloud cover
Water Level: 0.54 feet above full pool
GT = 0
Tally: 50 fish, all caught and released.
DAY’S GRAND TALLY = 187 FISH, all caught and released
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