East Texas Lakes Get Ready for Fall

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Location: Caddo Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake Pad Fields
GPS: N 32 41.634, W 94 3.7979
(32.6939, – 94.0633)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Hollow body frogs, V&M Wild Thang 8.5 inch worms, buzzbaits
Contact: Caddo Lake Guide Service/Paul Keith
318-455-3437
caddoguide1@att.net
www.caddolakefishing.com
Tips: Fish the main lake pad fields using the hollow body frogs and buzzbaits where the pads are a little scattered. Also make sure there are baitfish and hydrilla present. Use the large worms in colors of junebug and redbug with a 1/2 oz weight on the edges of the thick vegetation where it meets a drop off of a channel or creek.

Location: Lake Conroe
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 30 28.596, W 95 34.7459
(30.4766, – 95.5791)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Pop’r, spinnerbaits and chatter baits
Contact: Richard Tatsch
936-291-1277
admin@fishdudetx.com
www.fishdudetx.com
Tips: With the first cold fronts of the year beginning to move in the bass will begin to feed on shad in preparation for the cold weather when they will begin to selectively feed. This is good for us fishermen who enjoy the top water bite and the aggressive strikes that a spinnerbait can bring. If your on the water this time of year immediately after a cold front (up to the 3rd day after) and it is at daylight or an overcast day locate the rip rap rock around the lake and start by throwing a small single blade spinner bait at the rocks then retrieving it back at a very fast rate where the bait is waking the surface. This is a very productive and very fast way to catch a number of fish that will attempt to pull the rod out of your hand. The next thing to try would be a Pop’r or a Zara Spook type bait. Work this bait in the same areas and alternate between the baits to determine which they want on that particular day. They will also hit a chatter bait very aggressively. I put a small curly tail grub on as a trailer; I’ll also alternate between a white trailer and a chartreuse one.

Location: Lake Chapman/Cooper
Hotspot: Pond in the Weeds
GPS: N 33 19.078 , W 95 42.297
(33.3180, – 95.7050)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Crankbaits
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
Tips: Fish green pumpkin medium crankbaits. Sit in the pond and cast to the dam. Morning to dusk.

Location: Lake Fork
Hotspot: Main Lake Points and Ridges
GPS: N 32 54.21, W 95 39.7319
(32.9035, – 95.6622)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Chrome 1/2 oz Rat-L-Trap and Spooks
Contact: Doug Shampine
940-902-3855
doug@lakeforktrophybass.com
www.lakeforktrophybass.com
Tips: September is a month the fishing on Lake Fork is on the up swing due to cooling water. We normally start getting a little cooler weather in September and that makes the bass bite really improve. You can find bass back in the shallow water, deeper water on the deeper points and schooling bass just moving around the lake feeding on the big schools of shad. Areas I like to check out this time of the year will be SRA point, Chaney Point, and the ridge in front of Dale to name a few. One of the baits I always have handy is the chrome 1/2 oz Rat-L-Trap. It’s good in the shallow water and when the schooling bass decide to come to the surface and feed. I also keep a Spook handy for the schooling bass. You may catch some big sand bass with the bass!

Location: Lake Fork
Hotspot: Major Creeks
GPS: N 32 54.804, W 95 38.352
(32.9134, – 95.6392)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Topwater Lures like the Zara Spook and Grandebass Airtail Wiggler on a shakey head
Contact: Lance Vick
903-312-0609
lance@lakeforkbass.com
www.guideonlakefork.com
Tips: September on lake fork is fun due to the fact fish school on the surface quite a bit. Nothing gets people fired more than a bass chasing bait on the surface. So have your favorite popper or Zara spook ready to throw. Start looking in the backs of major creeks for this action. Birch and Little Chaney Creeks, for instance, are great places to start. If the topwater action is slow a Grandebass Airtail Wiggler on a shakey head fished on hard bottom spots like points and roadbeds should get the trick done.

Location: Lake Livingston
Hotspot: Ben Shot Lake
GPS: N 30 42.246, W 95 9.276
(30.7041, – 95.1546)

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Live shad, slabs, spoons, Tsunami Slim Wade 1 oz. chrome w/ green prism
Contact: David S. Cox, Palmetto Guide Service
936-291-9602
dave@palmettoguideservice.com
www.palmettoguideservice.com
Tips: Bounce baits off the bottom. Best times are early morning and late evening. Watch for schooling fish. Fishing has been best with a north wind less than 10 mph or no wind. BANK ACCESS: Governor’s Point

Location: Lake Nacogdoches
Hotspot: Old Pond
GPS: N 31 37.757, W 94 49.382
(31.6293, – 94.8230)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Crankbaits
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
Tips: Fish the pond dam and work to and across timber. Dawn through afternoon.

Location: Lake O the Pines
Hotspot: Big Cypress at Black Lake
GPS: N 32 48.789, W 94 38.728
(32.8132, – 94.6455)

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Live minnows.
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
Tips: Fish live minnows. Slowly drop shot until you find a good depth. Dawn through midday.

Location: Lake Sam Rayburn
Hotspot: Duranzo Point
GPS: N 31 21.124, W 94 27.403
(31.352067, -94.456717)

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: Chicken livers, cut bait
Contact: Mike Knight
936-635-2427
notechmike@hotmail.com
www.easttxfishingguide.com
Tips: Fish the bushes. Move to grass if the water temperature falls.

Location: Toledo Bend
Hotspot: Green Willow Point (Myrek Reach)
GPS: N 31 45.072, W 93 50.2379
(31.7512, – 93.8373)

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Rat-L-Traps, Tail Spinners, Slab Spoons, shallow diving crank baits
Contact: Greg Crafts, Toledo Bend Guide Service and Lake Cottages
936-368-7151
gregcrafts@yahoo.com
www.toledobendguide.com
Tips: The whites will be schooling off the main lake points, road beds, tree lines and boat lanes. Use a Rat-L-Trap or other shallow diving bait when the fish are breaking the surface. When they go down, switch to a slab spoon or drag a tail spinner.

Location: Toledo Bend
Hotspot: 2×4 Hole
GPS: N 31 46.6848, W 93 49.986
(31.7781, -93.8331)

Species: White Bass Best Baits: Slab spoons, tail spinners and Rat-L-Traps
Tips: October is always a great time to be on the lake. Not much traffic, the days are getting shorter and the water temperature is starting to fall, signaling that winter is on its way. The fish will start feeding heavy bulking up in anticipation for the coming winter season. The White Bass will start migrating to the north end main lake river channel sand bars. Concentrate on the inside river channel bends. Use your electronics to locate the bait- fish. There will usually be plenty of schooling activity in these same areas.

Location: Lake Wright Patman
Hotspot: Kelly Creek
GPS: N 33 16.581, W 94 14.079
(33.2764, – 94.2347)

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Slabs
Contact: TPWD District Fisheries Office
(903) 938-1007
Tips: Fish chartreuse slabs. Bounce them off the bottom, then reel in a fast retrieve. Dawn through dusk.

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Big Transition Between September, October

Reported by TF&G Staff

 

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Location: Lake Austin
Hotspot: Docks by Deep Water
GPS: N 30 19.464, W 97 50.316
(30.3244, – 97.8386)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Pacemaker Jig, V&M Twin Tail Trailer, V&M Wild Craw Jr, Picasso Shock Blade, Picasso Tungsten Flipping Weight
Contact: Brian Parker – Lake Austin Fishing
817-808-2227
Tips: September is typically a hot water month which means these fish want to hide in the shadows. I enjoy flipping the Pacemaker Adrenaline jig with a V&M Twin Tail or Wild Craw trailer to each post of docks or skipping a my jig in the back of the docks. I also like flipping under heavy brush. The good thing about flipping is you can cover water quickly and effectively by targeting areas that hold fish. It’s good to throw at the same pilings more than once to give them another chance if they missed it the first time.

Location: Bachman Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 51.1859, W 96 52.014
(32.8531, – 96.8669)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Small rooster tails and small creature baits (3-4 inches long)
Contact: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
thorn_alex@yahoo.com
TexasOklahomaFishingGuide.com
Tips: Bass are on fire shallow along the banks as shad are running shallow too. Fish in 1-5 feet of water using the bridge for shaded cover. Cast along the banks parallel as the fish are no more than five foot from the banks. At the time of this report, 1-8 pound fish are being caught!

Location: Lake Belton
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 31 8.3459, W 97 31.932
(31.1391, – 97.5322)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Crankbaits or spinnerbaits in a white or sexy-shad color
Contact: Henry Niemiec
254-368-0294
surestrikeguideservice@yahoo.com
Tips: Fish can be caught and many are positioning themselves on the outside of the flooded brush for an easy meal. Crankbaits or spinnerbaits in a white or sexy-shad color, worked from the shoreline out have been the best producer. The downside is you will have to cover a lot of water to get a bite, but the upside to that is when you do hold on, the fish are big and healthy. Good Luck!

Location: Lake Buchanan
Hotspot: Lower Half of Main Lake
GPS: N 30 46.2119, W 98 25.098
(30.7702, – 98.4183)

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Live Shad
Contact: Clancy Terrill
512-633-6742
centraltexasfishing@yahoo.com
www.centraltexasfishing.com
Tips: Fish the lower half of the lake towards the dam area. Fish the down wind side of your boat with live shad either drifting or anchord in 25 to 35 feet concetrating on coves or ridges.

Location: Lake Buchanan
Hotspot: Garrett Island Area
GPS: N 30 47.556, W 98 25.4459
(30.7926, – 98.4241)

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Topwater Lures
Contact: Ken Miliam
325-379-2051
kmilam@verizon.net
www.striperfever.com
Tips: Look for White Bass to be in the Garrett Island area. Fish with topwater lures in the early morning and late evenings

Location: Canyon Lake
Hotspot: Lake Shore Drive Point Area
GPS: N 29 54.269, W 98 16.845
(29.904483, -98.280742)

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Live minnows or jigs
Contact: Steve Nixon
210-573-1230
steve@sanantoniofishingguides.com
www.sanantoniofishingguides.com
Tips: Water temperature and days are still hot. Crappie remain in their summer pattern of holding near the thermocline, along deep water ledges, points and cover. The best and most comfortable times to fish in this Texas heat are daybreak until 10 AM, after 5 PM till dark and at night with lights. Live bait fished near the bottom often produces the best results but jigs work, as well. There are a couple brush piles on this main lake point, very good breaks, deep water water and a long flat.

Location: Canyon Lake
Hotspot: Comal Park Area
GPS: N 29 51.7079, W 98 14.28
(29.8618, – 98.2380)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and soft plastics
Contact: Barry Dodd
210-771-0123
Tips: October is the month that the water temperature finally falls into the 70’s and marks the beginning of the fall fishing season. Bass begin moving from the depths of the lake into shallower water and the catching percentages improve. It is also the time for cool fronts, which are blessings for moderating temperatures but can also produce dangerous winds and storms. Before a front arrives and as the front is pushing in, fish become more active and feed much more aggressively. This secondary point has deep and shallow water along with brush.

Location: Canyon Lake
Hotspot: Turkey Creek Point
GPS: N 29 51.7079, W 98 12.948
(29.8618, – 98.2158)

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Sassy Shad in Pearl color
Contact: Steve Nixon
210-573-1230
steve@sanantoniofishingguides.com
www.sanantoniofishingguides.com
Tips: Trolling this area with downriggers seems to produce the best catches. Set the downriggers from 40-60 feet deep and look for schools of Striped Bass. When located, vary trolling speeds until the fish strike.

Location: Cedar Creek Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake Bridges
GPS: N 32 18.546, W 96 6.738
(32.3091, – 96.1123)

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Jigs and minnows
Contact: Jason Barber
903-603-2047
kingscreekadventures@yahoo.com
www.kingscreekadventures.com
Tips: Fish all bridges and you’ll find the fish suspended around the pillars usually about 10 to 12 feet down regardless of the depth.

Location: Eagle Mountain Lake
Hotspot: 50 yards to 300 yards north of dam
GPS: N 32 52.709 W 97 28.044
(32.878483 -97.4674)

Species: White bass
Best Baits: Slab with a fly 12” above it
Contact: Johnny Stevens
817-597-6598
johnlu1313@gmail.com
johnnysguideservice.com
Tips: This area just north of the dam is a series of humps and ridges and ditches. Use your electronics to look on top of these ridges and along the slopes. When you locate fish over them and use a vertical jigging method on them. If you prefer to cast to them. Use a slab and fly combo and let it go to the bottom and hop it back to the boat.

Location: Eagle Mountain Lake
Hotspot: Twin Points Humps
GPS: N 32 53.155, W 97 29.658
(32.8859, – 97.4943)

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: Slab with a fly 12 in. above
Contact: Johnny Stevens
817-597-6598
johnnystevens@1scom.net
johnnysguideservice.com
Tips: This area is three large humps out in open water. The tops of these humps are 24 feet deep, surrounded by 32 feet of water. Search the edges of these humps with your electronics. When you locate fish jig up and down with your slab and fly rig. The humps can be worked by fan casting hopping your slab just off the bottom back to the boat.

Location: Fayette County
Hotspot: Deer Stand Hump
GPS: N 29 55.944, W 96 43.7819
(29.9324, – 96.7297)

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: CJ’s punch Bait
Contact: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
weldon_edna@hotmail.com
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
Tips: Anchor on the shoreline side of the hump which allows you to cast toward the shoreline or the hump. Excellent night fishing spot. Throw out buoy, chum around it, then cast at the chummed spot.

Location: Gibbons Creek
Hotspot: Sulphur Creek Creek Bed
GPS: N 30 36.96, W 96 3.582
(30.6160, – 96.0597)

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: CJs Punch bait, shad
Contact: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
weldon_edna@hotmail.com
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
Tips: Anchor here in creek bed area. Tight line. Cast out with cut bait or fish straight down beside the boat, over chum, with CJs punch bait. Large fish travel this area, so good day or night.

Location: Granger Lake
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 30 42.402, W 97 20.964
(30.7067, – 97.3494)

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Marabou jigs and Berkley Crappie Nibbles
Contact: Tommy Tidwell
512-365-7761
crappie1@hotmail.com
www.gotcrappie.com
Tips: This month is probably the best of the year for crappie at Granger Lake. They have been feeding heavily all summer and are very thick and fat. The weather is good this time of year and the crowds are scarce with most people hunting or watching football. Find any kind of structure in 6 to 12 feet of water and you will find some good quality crappie. Fish a jig vertically holding it very still right over the structure. Put a Crappie Nibble on the jig running it up to the body and not on the tip of the hook. Use a loop knot. This will make a big difference in the number of fish you.

Location: Lake Joe Pool
Hotspot: Haul Road
GPS: N 32 38.123, W 97 01.015
(32.6354, – 97.0169)

Species: Largemouth
Best Baits: Flukes, worms
Contact: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas@gmail.com
whitebassfishingtexas.com
Tips: Drop shot flukes or finesse worms on Texas rig in 10-15 feet of water. Avoid midday.

Location: Lake Aquilla
Hotspot: Deep Humps
GPS: N 31 54.204, W 97 12.18
(31.9034, – 97.2030)

Species: White Bass
Best Baits: 1oz Chartruese slabs from RSRLures.com and Tail Spinners
Contact: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
teamredneck01@hotmail.com
www.teamredneck.net
Tips: Watch your graph along the humps and you will see the White Bass stacked up on the edges of the humps. Drop slabs down and bounce off bottom making contact with bait as it falls. Carry binoculars and glass the lake occasionally watching for the herons and cranes that land on the water. The white bass push the bait to the surface and the cranes will drop down and feed. Keep a good distance and make long casts with slabs or tail spinners.

Location: Lake Lavon
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 33 7.248, W 96 29.8079
(33.1208, – 96.4968)

Species: Crappie
Best Baits: Black and chartreuse jigs
Contact: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
thorn_alex@yahoo.com
TexasOklahomaFishingGuide.com
Tips: Fish 15-18 feet in standing and submerged timber. Crappie action has been really good on this lake lately.

Location: Lake Palestine
Hotspot: Flat Creek
GPS: N 32 12.230, W 95 30.976
(32.203826, -95.516268)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Big Eye Jig, Texas rigged baby Brush Hog and spinnerbaits
Contact: Ricky Vandergriff
903-561-7299 or 903-530-2201
ricky@rickysguideservice.com
www.rickysguideservice.com
Tips: Fish the back of Flat Creek near the dogwood ridge as well as the back of Saline Creek. Fish the Big Eye Jig on and around the docks. Fish Texas-rigged baby Brush Hogs and spinnerbaits around the stumps.

Location: Lake Ray Roberts
Hotspot: Big Boot Cove
GPS: N 33 25.324, W 97 1.922
(33.4221, – 97.0320)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Lipless crank baits and small white spinnerbaits
Contact: Jim Walling
940-391-5534
jimwwalling@icloud.com
Tips: This time of year, especially as the water starts to cool down, the bass fishing normally gets good. Fish ¼-ounce lipless crank baits and white spinnerbaits around any flooded vegetation. Most of the fish will be in water from 1-6 feet deep. Fish can be found in the back of any main lake cove. Continue to keep moving and covering water until you catch a couple in one area. Then fish that area thoroughly—there should be several more fish to be caught.

Location: Lake Ray Roberts
Hotspot: COE Brush Piles
Species: Crappie
GPS: N 33 22.786 W 97 03.192
(33.379764 -97.053194)

Contact: Cliff Spindle
940-727-3493
cliffspindle@yahoo.com
TIPS: In September the crappie action is very good. Ray Roberts offer’s 54 Corps of Engineers Piles that are great for crappie fishing in September, Some piles are as deep as 38 feet of water to as shallow as 20 feet. Crappie can be caught on most piles, In early September the deeper piles should be your best piles to hit but by mid to late month the others should start turning on. Many times you can find the fish hanging to the highest part of the piles but be sure to check the outside deep corners that is one the best spots of the piles many times. Minnows are always an excellent bate to use, jigs are also very productive too in September, you may want to add a shot weight in the deeper water. Many colors work good yet go to color is white/chartreuse.

Location: Richland Chambers Lake
Hotspot: Creek Channels & Timbered Flats
GPS: N 31 56.424, W 96 7.38
(31.9404, – 96.1230)

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: Danny Kings Punch Bait on a #4 treble hook
Contact: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
simmonsroyce@hotmail.com
www.gonefishin.biz
Tips: Late Summer can be slow fishing for many species but you can always count on the Channel and Blue Cats on Richland Chambers for lots of action! Most of our fish come from areas where we have baited with a 5 gallon bucket filled with range cubes. I drill 1/4 holes in the bucket, tie it off to a tree, sink it, and the cubes dissolve over a period of a few days. The Catfish are attracted to the area. I usually throw out a little sour maize when we first arrive and you know within a few minutes if the Catfish are around. If we haven’t caught any fish in 10 minutes or so, move to another baited area. Lots of FUN and GREAT EATING! Most fish are in the 2 lb. size range, but you never know when you might hook one of the big blues!

Location: Lake Somerville
Hotspot: Yegua Park
GPS: N 30 18.552, W 96 31.6679
(30.3092, – 96.5278)

Species: Catfish
Best Baits: CJ’s punch Bait/cut bait
Contact: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
weldon_edna@hotmail.com
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
Tips: Lake level is dropping from summer flood. North shoreline of Yegua allows you to reach deeper water. Great catfishing, also white bass.

Location: Lake Texoma
Hotspot: Texas Flats and Mill Creek Flats
GPS: N 33 48.936, W 96 46.2479
(33.8156, – 96.7708)

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Slabs and Coho Minnow Jigs
Contact: Bill Carey
903-786-4477
bigfish@striperexpress.com
www.striperexpress.com
Tips: Stripers are moving out of the deep water and roaming the flats in September. The lures of choice are slabs and jigs. Vertically jig one-ounce chrome, white and chartreuse slabs along the bottom in 10 to 30 foot depths. Coho minnow jigs in white glow color with a ¾ ounce jighead and a four-inch tail are perfect for these hungry stripers. Cast the jigs and use a medium retrieve. If you find surfacing or swirling fish, cast the jig, hold your rod high and keep the jig subsurface.

Location: Lake Whitney
Hotspot: McCowan Flats
GPS: N 31 55.4519, W 97 24.6239
(31.9242, – 97.4104)

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: 1/2 oz Bucktail jigs with plastic trailers
Contact: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
teamredneck01@hotmail.com
www.teamredneck.net
Tips: The thermocline has set in and the stripers are hanging out on top of it. This time of year turns into a reaction type strike a lot of times. The fish will feed early, late or even at night when it’s cooler. Using down riggers 1/2 oz buck tail jigs with plastic trailers troll the flats and ledges and edges anywhere from 13 to 18’ down. keep in mind the thermocline usually sets in at 22’ on Whitney so keep your baits above it.

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September Anglers Still Getting into Hot Water

Reported by DEAN HEFFNER

 

Email Dean Heffner at ContactUs@fishgame.com

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Location: Lake Alan Henry
Hotspot: Mouth of Major Creeks and Dam Area
GPS: N 33 1.722, W 101 6.654
(33.0287, – 101.1109)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Spoons, jigs and worms
Contact: Norman Clayton’s Guide Services
806-792-9220
nclayton42@sbcglobal.net
www.lakealanhenry.com/norman_clayton.htm
Tips: September will still be hot and the bass will still be in the deep water. Fish should be in the 30 to 50 foot deep range. Use your electronics to find the shad, then fish with spoons, jigs, or worms at 30 to 40 feet. Most of the bass will be near the dam or in the mouth of the major creeks. Check out Big Grape, Little Grape, Rocky, Ince, and the deep points on the main
Brazos River.

Location: Lake Amistad
Hotspot: Castile Canyon
GPS: N 29 31.643, W 101 01.173
(29.5274, – 101.0196)

Species: Striped Bass
Best Baits: Topwaters, slabs, spoons
Contact: Stan Gerzsenyl
830-768-3648
stan@amistadbass.com
www.amistadbass.com
Tips: Use topwaters when cool, slabs or spoons when it heats up. Dawn to mid morning; afternoon to dusk.

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

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: Granbury
Hotspot:10 Foot Hump near Blue Water Shores
GPS: N 32 23.189, W97 42.441
(32.3865, -97.7074)

Species: Largemouth Bass
Best Baits: Spinnerbaits, RatLtraps, topwater spooks; white frogs and power worms later in the am.
Contact: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
817-578-0023
Tips: Black bass are schooling with the sandbass on several areas of the lake. Work points with stick ups and look for bird action shallow.

Location: Lake Leon
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 21.63, W 98 40.692
(32.3605, – 98.6782)

Species: Largemouth bass
Best Baits: Spinnerbaits, trick worms, Senkos, crankbaits
Contact: TPWD District Office
325-692-0921
Tips: Lake Leon has seen a good influx of water in the last two years. As a result, habitat has very much improved for largemouth bass, sunfishes, and crappie. September should offer good bass fishing along vegetation, docks, and rocky areas. Spinner baits, trick worms, Senkos, and crankbaits should produce a bass bite. Early morning, consider using topwater baits.

Location: Lake Possum Kingdom
Hotspot: Bee Creek
GPS: N 32 51.244, W 98 33.089
(32.854067 -98.551483)

Species: Striped bass
Best Baits: Live shad, jigs
Contact: Dean Heffner
940-329-0036
Fav7734@aceweb.com
Tips: Look for stripers on points, humps and pushing baitfish up on flats. We like to mark a fish or two, pay attention to what the bottom depth is and drop the trolling motor and come back slowly over that spot and follow the contour line of the same depth. Live shad is best, but we are still catching fish downrigging with jigs and Mister Twister curly tails until the fish get into the trees north of Costello Island.

Location: Lake Proctor
Hotspot: Main Lake
GPS: N 31 58.6996, W 98 28.4398
(31.9783, – 98.4740)

Species: Hybrid Striped Bass
Best Baits: RatLTraps, crankbaits, slabs
Contact: Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
325-692-0921
Tips: Hybrid striped bass have been stocked by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for many years to support the popular fishery. On the northwest and southeast sides of the island near the dam, there are a humps that hybrids can commonly be found shoaling together. Trolling with chrome or white RatLTraps, deep diving crankbaits, or slabbing may produce a good catch. Heavy spinner baits with similar colors could be effective as well.

 

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