WHO I FISHED WITH: This past Saturday morning I fished with returning guests Jim, Dan, and Jake Deuser — three generations of Deusers. Jim has retired to Georgetown, his son, Dan, works in San Antonio, and Dan’s son, Jake, is a high school student in San Antonio who, by the way, is working toward earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
From left: Dan, Jim, and Jake Deuser cashed in on some late spring Belton Lake hybrid action. The shad spawn continued this morning, as did the hybrid bite.
WHAT WE FISHED FOR: We targeted hybrid striped bass for the entire 4 hours this morning. As always, we had white bass, as well as a few blue cat and even fewer largemouth bass blend in the mix, too. The best hybrid bite came from 7:30 to 8:30, and then, after moving to our second area, from 9:30 to 10:00 as the wind increased fairly quickly.
WHERE WE FISHED: Belton Lake
WHEN WE FISHED: Friday morning, 18 May 2018
HOW WE FISHED: We fished live shad the entire trip.
OBSERVATIONS/NOTES: 1) Area SHAD18 produced really nice quality threadfin shad this morning around 6:25-6:35am. 2) Smaller sized threadfin shad and cutbait got the nod this morning; fish were again generally uninterested in large threadfin. 3) I observed several nearby boats using gizzard shad catching nil.
TALLY: 72 FISH, ALL CAUGHT AND RELEASED
TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 6:35a
End Time: 10:45a
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 73F
Water Surface Temp: 75.4F
Wind Speed & Direction: Steady SSE wind at 10-11, tapering up to SSE17 by trip’s end
Sky Conditions: Light blue sky with 40-50% cloud cover.
Water Level: 1.93 feet low and slowly falling.
GT = 5
Wx SNAPSHOT:
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area B0091C
**Area vic 1469
Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide
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