WHO I FISHED WITH: This past Friday morning, May 21st, I fished with brothers Angel and Romeo Lemus of Killeen, aged 14 and 12, respectively.
Angel is a student at Smith Middle School, and Romeo attends Palo Alto Elementary School.
The boys’ mom, Rosemary, has an outdoor-oriented, Christian co-worker over at Action Pawn #1 in Killeen. This gentleman kindly sponsored the boys’ adventure this morning.
PHOTO CAPTION: From left, Angel and Romeo Lemus of Killeen landed 57 fish, taking advantage of the flexibility of a KISD “virtual learning” day.
PHOTO CAPTION: 14-year-old Angel Lemus landed our trip’s largest fish. This 5.00-pound freshwater drum smacked his well-worked Cicada bladebait in about 13 feet of water and the fight was on!
WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir
WHEN WE FISHED: Friday (AM), 21 May 2021
HOW WE FISHED:
Since both boys had fished successfully using spinning gear before, I decided to head up shallow and take advantage of the warm, overcast, early morning conditions to probe for white bass with bladebaits. We threw Cicadas in 12-14 feet of water to land 13 white bass, one small drum, and one 5.00-pound freshwater drum before the skies got bright enough to drive the fish deeper.
As the fish went deeper, so did we, hitting some 30-foot water in two distinct areas for schooled white bass caught fishing vertically with the MAL Lure. By 9:10, this got quiet and we went even deeper, finding fish in over 50 feet of water, again working for them with the MAL Lure fished vertically.
For variety’s sake, we ended the trip up in shallow water poling for sunfish. The boys landed 6 sunfish in the few minutes we put into this effort close to the ramp where their mom was due to pick them up at 10:30.
The boys ended up with 57 fish, including exactly 49 white bass, 2 drum, and 6 sunfish.
Hazy Eye Slabs, MAL Lures, and Stinger Hooks are found here: https://whitebasstools.com/
TALLY: 57 fish caught and released
OBSERVATIONS: The COE cracked open the flood gates just a bit, running 201 CFS. Belton also opened up to 3121 CFS.
TODAY’S CONDITIONS/NOTES:
Start Time: 7:00A
End Time: 10:30A
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 70F
Elevation: 0.59 feet high, +0.01 24-hour change, 201 CFS flow
Water Surface Temp: 72F
Wind Speed & Direction: ESE7 at trip’s start, shifting and increasing to SE11 by trip’s end
Sky Condition: 100% grey cloud cover all morning
Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous; 68% illumination
GT = 25
Wx SNAPSHOT:
AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
**Area SH0091C – white bass in 12-14′ on blades under low-light conditions
**Area 549 – whites on MAL Lures
**Area 529 – whites on MAL Lures
**Area SH0014G – whites on MAL Lures
**Area 1948 – sunfish
Bob Maindelle
Full-time, Professional Fishing Guide and Owner of Holding the Line Guide Service
Belton Lake Fishing Guide, Stillhouse Hollow Fishing Guide
254.368.7411 (call or text) Website: www.HoldingTheLineGuideService.com
E-mail: Bob@HoldingTheLineGuideService.com
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