WHO I FISHED WITH: On Monday, May 11th, I fished both AM and PM. In the morning I was joined by a crew honcho’d by Mr. Jack Oliver of Marble Falls, TX. Joining him were his brother, Jamie Oliver, and three friends, Hank, Mark, and Lance.
We were hunting hybrid on Belton.
PHOTO CAPTION: Lance boated our first keeper hybrid of the morning.
PHOTO CAPTION: Mark took this long-bodied hybrid which looked more like a full-blooded striper than most hybrid do.
PHOTO CAPTION: The white bass seemed particularly fond of executing “hit and run” tactics on Hank this morning, but, he got the last laugh and landed our final legal fish of the morning right at noontime.
PHOTO CAPTION: As you might expect from a counselor, Jamie talked most of his fish into biting with calm, soothing words and tones.
PHOTO CAPTION: And, last, but not least, the host with the most — Jack Oliver who coordinated the the trip for this morning’s crew.
WHEN WE FISHED: 11 May, 2020, AM
HOW WE FISHED: The first indicator that the stars were just not aligned quite right for us was the noticeably weak shad spawning activity. Both me and Mr. Bill P. have been right on top of the shad situation for quite a while now and, yesterday, both of us struggled to find the great quantities which make bait gathering a rather simple chore this time of year. We also had calm winds which picked up from the ESE under bright skies once they did begin.
Long story short, we hunted hybrid for 5.25 hours and never really got into them really well. We landed a total of 19 legal hybrid as well as 3 just-short ones, but they all came as pairs and triples outside of one short burst of action around 7:50 to 8:20.
Additionally, the white bass really made their presence known this morning, either already being located at, or quickly arriving at, every single one of the areas we fished this morning.
Fortunately, by extending the trip, we were able to end on a strong note with a nice run of hybrid action, but otherwise, it was more slow-going this morning.
We landed 84 fish in all, including 19 legal hybrid, 3 short hybrid, 1 drum, 4 blue catfish, 1 channel catfish, and 56 white bass, most of which were healthy 2-year class fish.
TALLY: 84 fish caught and released
OBSERVATIONS: Sparse shad at SHAD019
TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 6:45A
End Time: Noon
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 55F
Elevation: 0.93′ high, 0.00′ rise, 17 CFS flow
Water Surface Temp: 70.5F
Wind Speed & Direction: Calm at trip’s start, going ESE11 by trip’s end
Sky Conditions: 25% white cloud cover on a bright blue sky
GT = 305
Wx SNAPSHOT:
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area vic 1555
**Area vic 1489
**Area vic 1079
Bob Maindelle
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Belton Lake Fishing Guide, Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide
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