FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater – June 2020

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May 24, 2020
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May 24, 2020

Bass, Crappie, Hybrid Action Heats Up

Reported by TF&G STAFF

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Location: Caddo Lake
Hotspot: Bird Island Area
GPS: N 32 40.6206, W 94 5.0219
(32.6770, -94.0837)

Caddo Lake

Caddo Lake Bird Island Area

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: V&M wild thang 8.5 worm in colors of black/blue or Blue Flex. Frogs and buzzbaits in the grass and pads.
Contact: Caddo Lake Guide Service/Paul Keith
318-455-3437
caddoguide1@att.net
www.caddolakefishing.com
Tips: Fish the large worms around the cypress trees in 3-5 ft. of water while fishing the frogs and buzzbaits in the same areas.

Location: Lake Conroe
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 30 26.994, W 95 35.376
(30.4499, -95.5896)

Lake Conroe

Lake Conroe Main Lake

Species: Hybrid Stripers
Best Baits: Live shad and Storm Swim shad
Contact: Richard Tatsch
936)291-1277
admin@fishdudetx.com
www.fishdudetx.com
Tips: The hybrid stripers are in full swing now and this is the time to catch trophy fish and possibly lake record Hybrids. They will be all around the lake on submerged points and humps. The use of electronics is a necessity! Find the schools of shad and you will find the Hybrids. This time of year they will range in the water column from 16 foot to 28 feet. Find the depth the bait are in and you will find the fish. As the weather heats up the early morning bite will be best. Live shad will be the bait of choice but the swim shad will work if you can control the depth. Good luck and good fishing! Bank Access: Stowaway Marina

Location: Lake Cooper/Chapman
Hotspot: Deep Well
GPS: N 33 18.574 , W 95 41.189
(33.3096, -95.6865)

Lake Cooper/Chapman

Lake Cooper/Chapman Deep Well

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Crankbaits
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
Tips: Fish gold or firetiger deep crankbaits. Work them down and stop. Dawn through afternoon.

Location: Lake Fork
Hotspot: 154 & 515 Bridges or Main Lake Brush Piles
GPS: N 32 51.498, W 95 31.956
(32.8583, -95.5326)

Lake Fork

Lake Fork 154 Bridge

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Minnows and jigs in chartreuse or ice blue
Contact: Doug Shampine
940-902-3855
doug@lakeforktrophybass.com
www.lakeforktrophybass.com
Tips: June is a great month to catch a big mess of crappie on Lake Fork. The crappie have spawned and started moving back off shore and schooling up for the summer. A great place to look for them will be the 515 bridges both east and west and the 154 bridge in the east arm. But the best place will be if you can find brush piles in the lake from 18 to 22 feet. The crappie are hungry from the spawn and will be feeding aggressively. If you are interested in a crappie trip I fish out of a 22 foot bay boat and can handle several adults.

Location: Lake Livingston
Hotspot: 190 Road Bed
GPS: N 30 45.15, W 95 10.3206
(30.7525, -95.1720)

Lake Livingston

Lake Livingston 190 Road Bed

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Jigging slabs, spoons, troll pet spoon on down rigger, Tsunami Zombie Eyes (1 oz pink/silver glow)
Contact: David S. Cox, Palmetto Guide Service
936-291-9602
dave@palmettoguideservice.com
www.palmettoguideservice.com
Tips: “Key in on old bridge rails and road bed in 11 – 15 foot. Jig slabs and Tsunami Zombie Eyes right off the bottom. BANK ACCESS: Kickapoo Marina off 190 on Kickapoo Creek

Location: Lake Nacogdoches
Hotspot: Anderson Point
GPS: N 31 37.411, W 94 48.952
(31.6235, -94.8159)

Lake Nacogdoches

Lake Nacogdoches Anderson Point

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Jigs, soft plastics
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
Tips: This is a good spawning area. Use your electronics to find brush piles. Avoid midday.

Location: Lake O the Pines
Hotspot: Arms Roadbed
GPS: N 32 45.790, W 94 36.554
(32.7632, -94.6092)

Lake O the Pines

Lake O the Pines Arms Roadbed

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Crankbaits
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
Tips: Fish bright cranks, Carolina rigs. Work the brushpiles on long roadbed. Avoid midday. Night fishing good here.

Location: Lake Sam Rayburn
Hotspot: 103 @ Attoyac
GPS: N 31 19.727, W 94 18.199
(31.3288, -94.3033)

Lake Sam Rayburn

Lake Sam Rayburn 103 @ Attoyac

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Soft plastics
Contact: Mike Knight
936-635-2427
notechmike@hotmail.com
www.easttxfishingguide.com
Tips: Fish soft plastics on a Carolina rig. Work the rip rap. Great year round spot.

Location: Toledo Bend
Hotspot: Wilson Creek (Poly Farm) River Bend Sand-Bar
GPS: N 31 37.242, W 93 49.608
(31.6207, -93.8268)

Toledo Bend

Toledo Bend Wilson Creek (Poly Farm) River Bend Sand-Bar

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Slab spoons, tail spinners, and Rat-L-Traps
Contact: Greg Crafts, Toledo Bend Guide Service and Lake Cottages
936-368-7151
gregcrafts@yahoo.com
www.toledobendguide.com
Tips: As the water continues to warm, the White bass will be moving further south down the lake following the old river channel, holding and feeding on the inside bend sand-bars. Use your electronics to find the bait fish and the Whites or Blacks will be close by. Drop a slab spoon or cast out a tail spinner. Schooling activity will be increasing as the water warms so keep a Rat-L-Trap handy. You might catch two fish on each hook and two or three following the bait up to the boat. Look for the Sea Gulls feeding on the bait-fish and you’ll find the schools of fish. It’s a great time to catch a lot of fish in a short term when they get bunched up.

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Summer Patterns Take Shape on Central Lakes

Reported by TF&G Staff

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Location: Lake Austin
Hotspot: Lake Austin Flats and Docks
GPS: N 30 20.922, W 97 48.5159
(30.3487, -97.8086)

Lake Austin

Lake Austin Lake Austin Flats and Docks

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: V&M Delta Bug, V&M Trickster, Picasso Tungsten, Picasso Inviz Wire Spinnerbait, Picasso Double Barrel Underspin
Contact: Brian Parker – Lake Austin Fishing
817-808-2227
lakeaustinfishing@yahoo.com
www.LakeAustinFishing.com
Tips: This will be post spawn feeding time on Lake Austin and other Lower Colorado River lakes. I start my mornings with a Picasso Inviz Wire Spinnerbait and work the sandy flats right by depth changes. As the sun comes up, I switch to a Picasso Double Barrel Underspin with a V&M Thunder Shad (usually in white or hitch color) and work the 8-12 feet of water column with a yo-yo action. When the sun gets high, I switch to a Carolina rigged V&M Trickster in 15+ feet of water or start skipping docks with a V&M Delta Bug. It’s very important to throw multiple times at the same spot when skipping or fishing docks and the reason is these fish are usually coming back from feeding in the mornings and are in metabolize mode (meaning they are digesting their meals from the morning feed). So to trigger reaction strikes it is best to give that fish multiple opportunities to decide to eat again.

Location: Bachman Lake
Hotspot: Bridge
GPS: N 32 51.576, W 96 51.378
(32.8596, -96.8563)

Bachman Lake

Bachman Lake Bridge

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: 1/16th jig in white and chartreuse or black and chartreuse under a 2 inch pegged bobber
Contact: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
thorn_alex@yahoo.com
TexasOklahomaFishingGuide.com
Tips: Under the bridge, are all sorts of trees stuck on the pylons. They are sitting anywhere from 5 to 6 foot of water some a bit shallower. The Wataburger side, West, right up against the bank is anywhere from 6 to 9 foot. The east side of the bridge is 2 to 4 foot. So standing on the west side is best. Under the bridge behind WataBurger is good all day, but night time from 8 pm-4 am is killer with a 1/16 th jig-head white and chartreuse or black and chartreuse, under a 2 inch pegged bobber, but replace the peg with a glow stick.

Location: Lake Belton
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 31 12.3899, W 97 30.756
(31.2065, -97.5126)

Lake Belton

Lake Belton Main Lake

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Bass jigs
Contact: Henry Niemiec
254-368-0294
surestrikeguideservice@yahoo.com
Tips: Bass will be in their summer pattern at this time of the year. The prime time to be on the lake is early in the morning and in the evenings. Bass will move from deeper water into the shallows looking for baitfish in the evenings and you will catch them still cruising and feeding in the morning. As the sun gets high in the sky they will move back deep. During these times crankbaits and spinnerbaits matching the color and size of the baitfish the bass are feeding on will be key. This is not to say that that you cannot catch them in the heat of the day. Look for shaded areas or large weed beds. Jigs work great here for punching the grass bed. Keep a close eye on your line while fishing grass beds, many times the Bass will hit it as soon as it comes through the matted grass. Good Luck and I’ll see you on the water.

Location: Lake Buchanan
Hotspot: Dam Area/Lower End of Main Lake
GPS: N 30 45.57, W 98 27.2699
(30.7595, -98.4545)

Lake Buchanan

Lake Buchanan Dam Area/Lower End of Main Lake

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Live Shad
Contact: Ken Miliam
325-379-2051
kmilam@verizon.net
www.striperfever.com
Tips: Stripers and Hybrid fishing has been really good on the lower end of the lake! Fish in front of the dam on the sand and on deep water humps south of the Black Rock Park area.

Location: Lake Buchanan
Hotspot: Main Lake Points
GPS: N 30 48.738, W 98 25.968
(30.8123, -98.4328)

Lake Buchanan

Lake Buchanan Main Lake Points

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Live shad or perch, topwater plugs, Long A Bombers and Red Fin lures
Contact: Ken Miliam
325-379-2051
kmilam@verizon.net
www.striperfever.com
Tips: Stripers will still be hitting top water plugs on main lake points where you see thread fin shad running. You can also find them near back of creeks. Live shad or perch ALWAYS work well but artificial lures such as the Long A bombers and Red fin type baits are also serious considerations.

Location: Canyon Lake
Hotspot: Jacobs Point
GPS: N 29 52.668, W 98 13.3259
(29.8778, -98.2221)

Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake Jacobs Point

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Jigging spoon in white color
Contact: Steve Nixon, Fishhooks Adventures
210-573-1230
steve@sanantoniofishingguides.com
www.sanantoniofishingguides.com
Tips: Fish from the point back to the swim beach casting out the spoon and try to maintain a depth of 20 to 40 feet, the Striped Bass like to school in this area this time of year. Tight lines and Fish On!

Location: Cedar Creek Lake
Hotspot: Mid-Lake Humps
GPS: N 32 18.288, W 96 9.636
(32.3048, -96.1606)

Cedar Creek Lake

Cedar Creek Lake Mid-Lake Humps

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Slabs
Contact: Jason Barber
903-603-2047
kingscreekadventures@yahoo.com
www.kingscreekadventures.com
Tips: Fish mid-lake humps and points with slabs hopped along the bottom in 8’ to 16’.

Location: Coleto Creek Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 28 43.4759, W 97 11.334
(28.7246, -97.1889)

Coleto Creek Lake

Coleto Creek Lake Main Lake

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Topwater lures, weightless watermelon lizards, pearl white or watermellon flukes, white spinnerbaits
Contact: Rocky’s Guide Service
361-960-0566
Tips: What a great month to fish. The lake is at full level, there are lots of hiding places for the fry and insects are flying. Anything goes this time of year. Some of my favorites are top water lures, spinnerbaits, flukes, and Texas rigs . I’d stay focused in back of creeks that have a lot of fry and fish top water early morning. Then I’ll find clear water during the afternoon and pitch white spinners during windy day. If no wind I’d throw pearl white or watermelon flukes. Just let it sink real slow. If they are there they will hit it. Somtimes I’ll throw watermelon red lizard weightless. Remember: Fish the back of creeks!

Location: Lake Eagle Mountain
Hotspot: 200 Yards North of Dam
GPS: N 32 52.588, W 97 28.067
(32.8765, -97.4678)

Lake Eagle Mountain

Lake Eagle Mountain 200 Yards North of Dam

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Slab with a fly 12” above Slab
Contact: Johnny Stevens 817-597-6598
817-597-6598
johnnysguideservice.com
johnlu1313@gmail.com
Tips: This area just north of the dam is a series of humps and ridges. This area was used to supply earth for the dam. Use your electronics to check the slopes and humps. When you locate the fish anchor on them and use a vertical jig method on them. If you prefer to cast to them. Use a slab and jig combo and let it go to the bottom and hop it back to boat.

Location: Fayette County
Hotspot: Park Cove
GPS: N 29 56.544, W 96 44.9639
(29.9424, -96.7494)

Fayette County

Fayette County Park Cove

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: CJ’s punch bait
Contact: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
weldon_edna@hotmail.com
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
Tips: Spawn is mostly over by now. Fish will be shallow in the timber. Put chum around the trees and fish with a slip cork.

Location: Granger Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake Brush Piles
GPS: N 30 42.1079, W 97 21.066
(30.7018, -97.3511)

Granger Lake

Granger Lake Main Lake Brush Piles

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: 1/32 oz. Marabou jig
Contact: Tommy Tidwell
512-365-7761
crappie1@hotmail.com
www.gotcrappie.com
Tips: May is the beginning of the best crappie fishing at Granger Lake. The fish are biting in every spot that has brush. Concentrate on open brush piles in 6-12 feet of water. The key is finding the spots with the bigger fish. Those big slab sized crappie are normally in the smaller less obvious underwater cover. A few small sticks in 6 feet of water can produce some of the largest crappie of the year. There is no need to use minnows this time of year since the crappie are so hungry after spawning. I always use a Berkley Crappie Nibble on my jigs. It helps to make the fish hold the bait longer. Fish vertically over the cover and hold the jig still. Wait no longer than 5 seconds for a bite. Then move the jig a little to a new location and do the same. If you feel cover and do not catch a crappie within 5 minutes, move to the next spot.

Location: Lake Joe Pool
Hotspot: Bowman Creek Bank
GPS: N 32 37.246, W 97 03.879
(32.6208, -97.0647)

Lake Joe Pool

Lake Joe Pool Bowman Creek Bank

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Minnows
Contact: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas@gmail.com
whitebassfishingtexas.com
Tips: Fish live minnows. This spot has lots of bank access and plenty places fish. Avoid midday.

Location: Lake Lavon
Hotspot: Humps Between Power Plant and Dam
GPS: N 33 2.676, W 96 28.266
(33.0446, -96.4711)

Lake Lavon

Lake Lavon Humps Between Power Plant and Dam

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Small Flukes in Pearl White, chartreuse, and silver/black
Contact: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas@gmail.com
whitebassfishingtexas.com
Tips: The main school will be located in 18 to 26 foot of water near the dam or somewhere around the main island. Also check the humps in between the dam and the powerhouse. Dead sticking small flukes right off the bottom.

Location: Lake Palestine
Hotspot: Cobb Creek
GPS: N 32 5.4539, W 95 27.8339
(32.0909, -95.4639)

Lake Palestine

Lake Palestine Cobb Creek

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: BD 7 Crankbait in shad color
Contact: Ricky Vandergriff
903-561-7299 or 903-530-2201
ricky@rickysguideservice.com
rickysguideservice.com
Tips: Fishing south of the 155 bridge working points. Concentrate on 8 to 16 feet depths. Work the points for best results. Cobb creek has good points and I catch good numbers in this area. When fishing points I will fish the first point going into a creek and then move to the next inside the creek all the way to the back staying in the depths mentioned above. Try Carolina rigs as well.

Location: Lake Ray Roberts
Hotspot: 3002 Bridge
GPS: N 33 26.053, W 97 06.616
(33.4342, -97.1103)

Lake Ray Roberts

Lake Ray Roberts 3002 Bridge

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: 1/16-oz. plastic jigs, white/chartreuse or black/chartreuse
Contact: Cliff Spindle
940-727-3493
cliffspindle@yahoo.com
spindleguideservice.com
Tips: In May the crappie spawn should be close to being over and the crappie are now migrating back out to the main lake. As they pass by the FM 3002 bridge they will often hang around the pilings of the bridge, and this is one of the most productive areas of the lake for crappie at this time of year. This bridge has support beams between the pilings that should be from 10 to 12 feet down,. The crappie normally will be from the support beam up. Slow reeling up and a pitch and swing technic works well under the bridge. Using a tandem rig is also affective. Some fisherman like to tie up and work one set of pilings. I personally like using the trolling motor and go from piling to piling, searching for the motherload. You get new fish daily under the bridge. Like I said they are migrating back to the main lake, so they are not always at the same set of pilings each day. Night fishing is very good under the bridge this time of year. Tie up on a set of pilings and set out your fishing lights. Once the bait starts coming to the light, the crappie should be close behind. Live bait will work best for night fishing. If you’re planning to just fish the bridge, don’t try it on a windy day: two- to four-foot waves will make it unfishable.

Location: Richland Chambers Lake
Hotspot: 309 Flats
GPS: N 31 58.71, W 96 6.864
(31.9785, -96.1144)

Richland Chambers Lake

Richland Chambers Lake 309 Flats

Species: White Bass and Hybrid Striper
Best Baits: Slabs
Contact: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
simmonsroyce@hotmail.com
www.gonefishin.biz
Tips: May is my FAVORITE month of the Spring as the weather is more predictable, the temperature is pleasant and the fish are easy to find and catch! The Hybrid Stripers and White Bass will be feeding aggressively in the Main Lake area all month long. Silver RSR Slabs fished in 20’-30’ water off the 309 Flats will result in lots of White Bass action and the occasional LARGE Hybrid Striper. Look for the Gulls to help locate the baitfish that the whites are feeding on.

Location: Lake Somerville
Hotspot: Yegua Park Cove
GPS: N 30 18.3239, W 96 32.034
(30.3054, -96.5339)

Lake Somerville

Lake Somerville Yegua Park Cove

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: CJ’s punch Bait or Shad
Contact: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
weldon_edna@hotmail.com
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
Tips: Water is warming. Fish close to shore. Chum the area. If Lily pads are growing, fish the edge of them with slip corks.

Location: Stillhouse Hollow Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 31 0.8579, W 97 36.402
(31.0143, -97.6067)

Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Stillhouse Hollow Lake Main Lake

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits and Topwater Baits in natural colors
Contact: Henry Niemiec
254-368-0294
surestrikeguideservice@yahoo.com
Tips: With the water temperatures in the upper 70’s and low 80’s and daytime temperatures reaching into the 90’s, now is the time to plan your trips in the early morning or late afternoon. Bass will move into the shallow water to feed when the sun goes down and move back to deeper water when it comes back up. Look for matted grass around the flats and also the timber around the back side of the island. Work around the timber on the shady side and along the edges and through the grass. If you have been bitten by the top water bug, this is the time of the year for some great top water action.

Location: Lake Texoma
Hotspot: The North End
GPS: N 33 52.068, W 96 41.67
(33.8678, -96.6945)

Lake Texoma

Lake Texoma The North End

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Slabs, jigs and topwater plugs
Contact: Bill Carey
903-786-4477
bigfish@striperexpress.com
www.striperexpress.com
Tips: “June is the beginning of the summer fishing patterns at Lake Texoma. Stripers are schooling in large groups across the lake. For best results this month, cast topwater plugs on shallow banks near deep water drop offs early in the morning. The topwater bite is exciting fishing this time of year. The go-to topwater plug is the Pencil Popper. When mid-morning rolls around, try tying 1.5 ounce slabs in chrome, white or chartreuse. Track large schools of fish in the main lake area and in river channels. The technique of choice this month is a fast retrieve; let your slab free fall to the bottom, reeling quickly to the surface. Pay attention as the stripers will hit on the fall. We call this technique “drop it and rip ‘em”.
Look for surfacing topwater action mid-month in the river channels and main lake areas.”

Location: Lake Whitney
Hotspot: Big Rock Ledge and Island Flats
GPS: N 31 53.652, W 97 23.0579
(31.8942, -97.3843)

Lake Whitney

Lake Whitney Big Rock Ledge and Island Flats

Species: Striped Bass and White Bass
Best Baits: Live Gizzard Shad, Live Perch, Flutter Jigs, Stripaholic jig heads and trailers from www.rsrlures.com
Contact: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
teamredneck01@hotmail.com
www.teamredneck.net
Tips: “June can be a great time to not only catch a lot of fish but catch some big fish too. Two things are happening: they are coming off a spawn and are still gorging and they are on a feed in preparation for the hot summer months ahead when their metabolism will slow down and not want to use as much energy in chasing and foraging for bait fish. Look along the ledge that runs from the mouth of Big Rocky Creek towards Bird Island and fish around 18’ in 22’ to 28’ of water along the ledge. The rock bluffs along the shorelines can be good too, on a ledge where the River Channel cuts in close to the Bluffs. For White Bass, Bring a set of binoculars and glass the lake. The Whites are schooling up on surface and make for some quick limits and a lot of fun.

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Summer Fishing Gets Wild in the West

Reported by DEAN HEFFNER

Email Dean Heffner at ContactUs@fishgame.com

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Location: Lake Alan Henry
Hotspot: Dam Area and Major Creeks
GPS: N 33 3.768, W 101 3.0959
(33.0628, -101.0516)

Lake Alan Henry

Lake Alan Henry Dam Area and Major Creeks

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Bass jigs as well as swim jigs and shaky head jigs. Both swim jigs and shakey heads will have a 4” or a 7” blue fleck worm
Contact: Norman Clayton’s Guide Services
806-792-9220
nclayton42@sbcglobal.net
www.lakealanhenry.com/norman_clayton.htm
Tips: The first of June will find some of the bass still on beds on the dam area of the lake. I like to use jigs to fish for these bass. I will cover the point of the hook with a piece of white worm so that I can see the bait and it seems that most of the time the bass will pick up the jig by the white piece of worm, and thus the bass will have the point of the hook in her mouth. Look for the beds in the clear water around and across from the dam. In the other parts of the lake, the bass will be off the beds, and moving out of Rocky Creek, Gobbler, Little Grape, Ince Cove, and Big Grape Creeks. Many of the fish will be hanging off the steep banks and points. I will be using a swim jig, or a shaky head jig. Both of these will have a 7” or a 4” blue fleck worm on them. Any points around the dam are good places to start as well as the steep banks. Don’t forget the flats for these can be very productive.

Location: Lake Amistad
Hotspot: California Creek
GPS: N 29 32.856, W 101 00.898
(29.5476, -101.0150)

Lake Amistad

Lake Amistad California Creek

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: Grubs, minnows, jigs
Contact: Stan Gerzsenyl
830-768-3648
stan@amistadbass.com
www.amistadbass.com
Tips: Use grubs, live minnows, tube jigs. Work the grass and rocks. Dawn to mid morning; dusk.

Location: Lake Brownwood
Hotspot: Rocky Point Across from Dam
GPS: N 31 50.4363, W 99 0.5875
(31.8406, -99.0098)

Lake Brownwood

Lake Brownwood Rocky Point Across from Dam

Species: Flathead Catfish
Best Baits: Live sunfish, shad, cut bait
Contact: Natalie Goldstrohm, TPWD
325-692-0921
Tips: This rocky point has a dropoff of large boulders that are home to some decent size flathead catfish. Live baits work best to land these fish, particularly sunfish, shad, and smaller carp. Cut carp and gizzard shad may also yield a good catch. These rocks also hold decent panfish and bass. Use live worms, a smaller trick worm, curly-tailed jig, or spinner baits.

Location: Lake Cisco
Hotspot: Brush Pile Site 10
GPS: N 32 26.7564, W 98 59.0855
(32.4459, -98.9848)

Lake Cisco

Lake Cisco Brush Pile Site 10

Species: Largemouth bass, Crappie
Best Baits: Largemouth bass
Contact: Natalie Goldstrohm, TPWD
325-692-0921
Tips: This is a special report/hotspot this month and thanks goes out to Natalie Goldstrohm. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department with the help of City of Cisco and the Still Waters Bass Club, has deployed Christmas tree brush piles in Cisco Reservoir. This particular location features both a rock pile and a brush pile in the lake arm near the dam. The rocky and woody structure should aggregate prey fish and largemouth bass to this location and should increase angler catch rates. A map of all of the brush pile sites at Cisco Reservoir can be found on the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department website: tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/cisco/structure.phtml).

Location: Lake Falcon
Hotspot: Between Markers 2 and 3
GPS: N 26 34.022, W 99 08.664
(26.5670, -99.1444)

Lake Falcon

Lake Falcon Between Markers 2 and 3

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Senkos
Contact: Robert Amaya, Robert’s Fishing Tackle
956-765-1442
www.robertsfishntackle.com
Tips: Fish underwater points and drops, 8- to 12-in. Senkos. Morning through afternoon.

Location: Fort Phantom Hill Res.
Hotspot: Spillway
GPS: N 32 36.750, W 99 39.492
(32.6125, -99.6582)

Fort Phantom Hill Res.

Fort Phantom Hill Res. Spillway

Species: Hybrid Striped Bass
Best Baits: Small shad, ghost minnows, spoons
Contact: Natalie Goldstrohm, TPWD
325-692-0921
Tips: Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir has remained near full and caught some water back in March 2020. Better areas for hybrid striped bass will be near the spillway. If you are fishing with live bait, try using small shad or ghost minnows (silversides). If you are fishing with artificial lures, try using something that will imitate shad such as silver spoons.

Location: Lake Granbury
Hotspot: Lower End
GPS: N 32 22.659, W 97 42.009
(32.3777, -97.7002)

Lake Granbury

Lake Granbury Lower End

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Live shad, Willow shaped Slabs, bucktail jigs with a curly tail
Contact: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
817-578-0023
Tips: Live shad worked near feeding flats. Downrigging jigs near channel ledges near baitfish can help locate active fish. Live shad fished on a Carolina rig fished 15 to 25 feet down is hard to beat.

Location: Lake Granbury
Hotspot: Mid-lake
GPS: N 32 26.404, W 97 46.977
(32.4401, -97.7830)

Lake Granbury

Lake Granbury Mid-lake

Species: Channel Catfish
Best Baits: Night crawlers, cut shad, prepared baits.
Contact: Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
817-578-0023
unfairadvantagecharters.com
Tips: Look for docks near deeper water or work the backs of sloughs in the evenings and don’t be afraid to chum with soured milo/maize to draw the fish in. Diced up shad can turn on the bite. A little water flow will also turn these fish on. Use small trebles for better hook-ups. Granbury water temperatures are in the 80s and the summer patterns are in place. The weather continues to heat up and with the day time heat, feeding is occurring mainly in the morning and evening.

Location: Possum Kingdom
Hotspot: Tabletop
GPS: N 32 52.724, W 98 31.809
(32.8787, -98.5302)

Possum Kingdom

Possum Kingdom Tabletop

Species: Striped, Hybrid & White Bass
Best Baits: Live shad, topwaters
Contact: Dean Heffner
940-329-0036
fav7734@aceweb.com
Tips: June is one of my favorite months because the weather has finally settled down. Tabletop is mid-lake and just as it sounds.— great big tabletop coming out of the deep water with everything the fish want. You can catch almost all species on it through this month. Live shad is best. Also there will be on cloudy days some top water action and as always the early bird gets the worm. Mister Twister curly tail worms work best. This is a great time of the year to fish at night also so don’t pass up any dock lights or tying up over brush and setting lights out and fishing around brush or bridge pilings or any other structure.

 

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