WHO I FISHED WITH: This morning I fished with 4 members of the management at Real Star Property Management, including brothers Eli and Isaac Schlabach, Kati Nicholson, and trip coordinator, Brandon Griffin. The crew took a break from their labors and ushered in the Labor Day 2018 Weekend with a nice catch of exactly 70 fish on Stillhouse Hollow.
From left: Eli, Isaac, Kati, and Brandon of Real Star Property Management with 4 of our smaller white bass, all taken seconds apart as we went into the final hour of this morning’s trip. We found these fish in 36 feet of water, near bottom, and got them interested on bladebaits for a few minutes. We timed the photo with the catch of 4 fish in a short span of time so the fish could quickly be released, thus avoiding barotrauma given that they came from deep, warm water.
WHAT WE FISHED FOR: This was a multi-species trip focused on white bass.
WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir
WHEN WE FISHED: Friday morning, 31 August 2018
HOW WE FISHED: We stayed hard after the white bass for our entire trip this morning. We observed sonar and natural sign to help get near fish and bait, then used downriggers to catch. On occasion, we found heavy schools of active fish near bottom which we used tailspinners for.
OBSERVATIONS/NOTES: We observed a nice topwater display by small largemouth bass in open water and over several acres around 8:45a and under fairly low-wind conditions. These largemouth were smallish, and generally refused our offerings. Fast, extremely accurate casts were necessary to capitalize on these fish. We gave them a go, but went back to white bass after a short while. They proved more of a distraction than an opportunity.
TALLY: 70 fish, all caught and released
TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 7:00am
End Time: 11:00am
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 76F
Water Surface Temp: 84.6F
Wind Speed & Direction: Winds were calm at sunrise, building to SSE5 by 8:45, then slowly increasing to SSE8 by trip’s end.
Sky Conditions: 10-20% cloud cover.
Water Level: 7.97 feet low and falling
GT = 55
Wx SNAPSHOT:
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area 1221-1242-SH0048C – downrigging/tailspinners
**Area 1970-1447 – downrigging
**Area SH0052C to SH0040C – tailspinners, then action died
Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide
Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service
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