CLIENTS: This morning I ran a “Kids Fish, Too!” trip wherein only the kids did the fishing. Joining me were Jose Luis Guerrero and Gary Emory, the boys’ grandfathers, and Matias, Isaac, and Micah Guerrero.
DATE: Wednesday, 04 June 2025 (AM)
NEXT OPEN DATE FOR FISHING: 12 June (AM)
NEXT OPEN DATES FOR SONAR TRAINING: 12 July (AM)
PHOTO CAPTION: Back row from left: the boys’ paternal and maternal grandfathers – Jose Luis Guerrero and Gary Emory; front row from left: Matias, Isaac, and Micah Guerrero. With the boys (only) fishing today, they netted 110 fish in just 3.5 hours, and did it in the rain!
PHOTO CAPTION: MAGNUM WHITE! Micah latched onto this 17 1/8″ white bass with his MAL Heavy worked in about 32 feet of water. This is the largest white bass any client of mine has landed since January of 2024 when another young man landed the current Junior Angler C&R lake record, taping 17.25 inches.
PHOTO CAPTION: The MAL Heavy Lure continues to produce while being fished vertically through suspended white bass.
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WHERE WE FISHED: Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir
SUMMARY OF HOW WE FISHED:
After soaking rains fell for about 2 hours in the early morning between 3 and 5 AM, it looked like it was going to dry out even though cloud cover would remain in place. However, after getting going at 6:45AM, we no sooner stopped at our first fishing location than the skies opened once again and doused us all.
T think the boys hardly noticed, though, as they immediately got onto fish and stayed on fish for a full 3-plus hours this morning. The best of the bite this morning took place up until 8:15. After that, the fish got less aggressive and we had to move more often to stay in the fish, but, they really did not shut down until about 10:05A.
By this time, the boys had landed a grand total of 110 fish, including two largemouth bass and 108 white bass.
Every last fish this morning was taken on the MAL Heavy with chartreuse tail and silver blade worked with a “smoking” tactic.
RESULTS: 110 fish, all caught and released
TUTORIAL VIDEO ON HOW “SMOKE” AN MAL LURE VERTICALLY: Click here for tutorial
TUTORIAL VIDEO ON HOW TO FISH AN MAL LURE HORIZONTALLY USING THE SAWTOOTH METHOD: Click here for tutorial
OBSERVATIONS:
- White bass are clearly disassociating from the bottom, choosing instead to suspend.
- No bird action or topwater action spotted today.
LATEST WATER TEMPERATURE PROFILE:
This was the latest water temperature profile for Stillhouse Hollow measured with a FishHawk TD device around 6:30AM on Tuesday, 03 June…
WEATHER DATA:
Start Time: 6:45A
End Time: 10:15A
Air Temp. @ Trip’s Start: 72F
Elevation: 2.14′ low with a 0.12′ rise in the last 24 hours
Water Surface Temp: 80.9F on the surface.
Wind Speed & Direction: Steady NNE11-12
Sky Condition: Fully grey skies all morning with some form of precip. over the entire trip
Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous moon at 65% illumination.
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AREAS FISHED WITH SUCCESS:
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)
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