May and June Good for Consistent Conditions
Reported by TF&G STAFF
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| LAKE | CAPACITY | CURRENT | PERCENT FULL |
| As of 3/30/2021 | (Acre Feet) | (Acre Feet) | |
| Addicks | -n.a.- | -n.a.- | -n.a.- |
| B A Steinhagen | 69,186 | 66,257 | 96% |
| Barker | -n.a.- | -n.a.- | -n.a.- |
| Bob Sandlin | 192,417 | 192,417 | 100% |
| Bonham | 11,027 | 10,942 | 99% |
| Caddo | 29,898 | 29,898 | 100% |
| Coleto Creek | 31,040 | 22,402 | 72% |
| Conroe | 410,988 | 410,988 | 100% |
| Crook | 9,195 | 9,195 | 100% |
| Cypress Springs | 66,756 | 66,756 | 100% |
| Fork | 605,061 | 602,149 | 100% |
| Houston | 130,147 | 129,696 | 100% |
| Houston County | 17,113 | 17,113 | 100% |
| Jacksonville | 25,670 | 25,670 | 100% |
| Jim Chapman | 260,332 | 260,332 | 100% |
| Lake O’ the Pines | 241,363 | 241,363 | 100% |
| Livingston | 1,741,867 | 1,741,867 | 100% |
| Monticello | 34,740 | 30,100 | 87% |
| Murvaul | 38,285 | 38,285 | 100% |
| Nacogdoches | 39,522 | 38,633 | 98% |
| Palestine | 367,303 | 367,303 | 100% |
| Pat Mayse | 113,683 | 113,683 | 100% |
| Sam Rayburn | 2,857,077 | 2,797,617 | 98% |
| Striker | 16,934 | 16,934 | 100% |
| Sulphur Springs | 17,747 | 17,546 | 99% |
| Toledo Bend | 2,236,450 | 2,034,106 | 91% |
| Wright Patman | 122,593 | 122,593 | 100% |
SOURCE: TPWD/WATER DATA FOR TEXAS
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LOCATION: Caddo Lake
HOTSPOT: Ames Spring Basin or Old Folks Playground
GPS: N 32 42.678, W 94 5.3399
(32.7113, -94.0890)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Plastic frogs, buzzbaits, flukes
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Fish the vegetation/cypress tree mix in these areas. Look for water that is 2-4 ft. deep that is in shady areas during the bright part of the day. Use a heavy braid when fishing around all the cover and because of the trophy sized bass that Caddo Lake regularly serves up.
LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 30 22.974, W95 34.9259
(30.3829, -95.5821)
SPECIES: Hybrid Stripers
BEST BAITS: Live shad, Storm Swim Shad and crankbaits
SOURCE: Richard Tatsch
(936) 291-1277
TIPS: The hybrids are in full swing now and this is the time to catch trophy fish. They will be all around the lake on main lake points and humps. Electronics will be the key to finding schools of shad. They will range in the water column from 12 to 26 feet. Find the depth the bait are in and you will find the fish. Live shad will be the bait of choice, but the swim shad and crankbaits will work if you can control the depth.
LOCATION: Lake Chapman/Cooper
HOTSPOT: Finely Branch Creek
GPS: N 33 17.402, W95 41.223
(33.2900, -95.6871)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, swim baits
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
TIPS: Fish red/shad plastics or watermelon swimbaits. You’ll want to work the banks. Dawn through afternoon.
LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Creeks
GPS: N 32 56.2319, W95 38.796
(32.9372, -95.6466)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Popping Frog in white, Yellow Magic topwater lure, and Wacky Worm in Watermelon Red
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: May is one of the best months to fish for bass on Lake Fork. The topwater bite is outstanding in May. The female bass are now in post spawn and are feeding up after not eating while they were spawning. You will find them in the shallow areas close to the spawning areas. Also, the lily pads are growing along with the hydrilla which provides ambush cover for these big females. Burch, Running, Coffee, and Big Mustang Creeks will be places to check out for these big bass to be feeding.
LOCATION: Lake Livingston
HOTSPOT: The Lump
GPS: N 30 41.172, W95 5.658
(30.6862, -95.0943)
SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigging White Slabs, trolled Spoons on downrigger and Jigs (1 oz pink/silver glow).
SOURCE: David S. Cox, Palmetto Guide Service
936-291-9602
TIPS: Fish the slope of the drop off and jig the slabs and Tright off the bottom. Feel for strikes on the fall.
LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Mills Branch
GPS: N 31 35.929, W94 49.374
(31.5988, -94.8229)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
TIPS: Fish live minnows or jigs. Use bottom rigs and fish around trees. Avoid midday.
LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Billy Bass Slough
GPS: N 32 53.261, W94 42.763
(32.8877, -94.7127)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Lizards
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Blind cast Carolina-rigged green/pumpkin lizards. Morning through midday
LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Little Farmer Flats
GPS: N 31 06.843, W94 04.909
(31.11405, -94.081817
SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Chicken livers, night crawlers.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Fish chicken liver or cut bait on Carolina rig. Work the bushes.
LOCATION: Toledo Bend North
HOTSPOT: Bayou Seipe
GPS: N 31 43.602, W93 49.4879
(31.7267, -93.8248)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows (shiners) and jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: May is the month the Crappie will be moving off the beds and following the creeks back to their main lake haunts. If you drop some brush or locate some natural cover along the creek channels the Crappie will hold in these areas before heading back to the main lake. Straight-line shiners or jigs over the cover.
LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Big Creek Cove Points
GPS: N 33 19.883, W94 11.628
(33.3314, -94.1938)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Live minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Fish live minnows or white/chartreuse jigs. Hit the timber and weeds. Morning through afternoon.
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Fishing Heats Up with Summer Patterns
Reported by TF&G Staff
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| LAKE | CAPACITY | CURRENT | PERCENT FULL |
| As of 3/30/2021 | (Acre Feet) | (Acre Feet) | |
| Aquilla | 43,243 | 41,503 | 96% |
| Arlington | 40,157 | 38,931 | 97% |
| Athens | 29,503 | 29,503 | 100% |
| Austin | 23,972 | 22,880 | 95% |
| Bardwell | 46,122 | 46,122 | 100% |
| Belton | 435,225 | 425,815 | 98% |
| Benbrook | 85,648 | 80,445 | 94% |
| Buchanan | 860,607 | 712,546 | 83% |
| Canyon | 378,781 | 331,614 | 88% |
| Cedar Creek | 644,686 | 644,686 | 100% |
| Choke Canyon | 662,820 | 221,334 | 33% |
| Corpus Christi | 256,062 | 117,069 | 46% |
| Eagle Mountain | 179,880 | 163,892 | 91% |
| Georgetown | 36,823 | 24,804 | 67% |
| Gibbons Creek | 25,721 | 21,055 | 82% |
| Granger | 51,822 | 51,822 | 100% |
| Grapevine | 163,064 | 163,064 | 100% |
| Halbert | 6,033 | 5,181 | 86% |
| Hubert H Moss | 24,058 | 23,993 | 100% |
| Inks | 13,962 | 12,817 | 92% |
| Joe Pool | 175,800 | 170,117 | 97% |
| Lavon | 406,388 | 406,388 | 100% |
| Lewisville | 563,228 | 563,228 | 100% |
| Limestone | 203,780 | 203,780 | 100% |
| Lyndon B Johnson | 115,249 | 111,310 | 97% |
| Marble Falls | 6,901 | 6,825 | 99% |
| Martin | 75,726 | 75,479 | 100% |
| Medina | 254,823 | 94,593 | 37% |
| Mountain Creek | 22,850 | 22,850 | 100% |
| Nasworthy | 9,615 | 8,085 | 84% |
| Navarro Mills | 49,827 | 49,827 | 100% |
| New Terrell City | 8,583 | 8,583 | 100% |
| Ray Hubbard | 439,559 | 437,679 | 100% |
| Ray Roberts | 788,167 | 788,167 | 100% |
| Richland-Chambers | 1,087,839 | 1,085,699 | 100% |
| Somerville | 150,293 | 129,297 | 86% |
| Stillhouse Hollow | 227,771 | 227,771 | 100% |
| Tawakoni | 871,685 | 871,685 | 100% |
| Texana | 159,566 | 149,790 | 94% |
| Texoma | 1,243,801 | 1,166,594 | 94% |
| Travis | 1,113,348 | 742,552 | 67% |
| Tyler | 72,073 | 72,073 | 100% |
| Waco | 189,418 | 186,032 | 98% |
| Waxahachie | 10,780 | 10,780 | 100% |
| Weatherford | 17,812 | 16,512 | 93% |
| Whitney | 553,344 | 494,819 | 89% |
| Worth | 24,419 | 18,090 | 74% |
SOURCE: TPWD/WATER DATA FOR TEXAS
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LOCATION: Lake Austin
HOTSPOT: Lake Austin Flats and Docks
GPS: N 30 20.922, W97 48.5159
(30.3487, -97.8086)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: This will be post spawn feeding time on Lake Austin and other Lower Colorado River lakes. Mornings, fish a spinnerbait and work the sandy flats right by depth changes. As the sun comes up, switch to a white or hatch color and work the 8-12 feet of water column with a yo-yo action. When the sun gets high, switch to a Carolina rigged worm in 15+ feet of water or start skipping docks with a jig. 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 make sure you give that fish multiple opportunities.
LOCATION: Lake Belton
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 31 8.49, W97 28.8359
(31.1415, -97.4806)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits and Topwater Baits in natural colors
SOURCE: Henry Niemiec
254-368-0294
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 shorelines with stickups or larger rocks in the water. The backs of coves are great starting points for this time of the year. 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 Buchanan
HOTSPOT: Dam Area/Lower End of Main Lake
GPS: N 30 45.57, W98 27.2699
(30.7595, -98.4545)
SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live Shad
SOURCE: Ken Milam
325-379-2051
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: Canyon Lake
HOTSPOT: Sailboat Moorings & Jacobs Creek
GPS: N 29 52.83, W98 13.512
(29.8805, -98.2252)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, Jewel jigs in 1/8-oz. with Net Paca chunks in Texas Craw color, Texas Rigged Trick Worms in Watermelon Red with a 1/8oz Tungsten weight.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: As you approach the sailboat area, fish the point to the right and work your way to left to the marina. Fish in and around the end caps of the slots. Best colors for this time of year are Watermelon Candy, Blue Fleck, and Green Pumpkin.
LOCATION: Cedar Creek Lake
HOTSPOT: Mid-Lake Humps
GPS: N 32 18.288, W96 9.636
(32.3048, -96.1606)
SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Slabs
SOURCE: Jason Barber
903-603-2047
TIPS: Fish mid-lake humps and points with slabs hopped along the bottom in 8’ to 16’,
LOCATION: Eagle Mountain Lake
HOTSPOT: Dam
GPS: N 32 52.693, W97 28.006
(32.8782, -97.4668)
SPECIES: Hybrid/White Bass
BEST BAITS: Hell Pet or Deep running lure
SOURCE: Johnny Stevens
817-597-6598
TIPS: This area just north of the dam is a series of humps with water all around them. As the water heats up the Hybrids that have come down from Lake Bridgeport during a flood hang out in this area. An effective method is to troll a very deep running lure. A hell pet rig with a bell sinker on the front of the hell bender to make it to run deep.
LOCATION: Fayette County
HOTSPOT: Pekema Creek Channel
GPS: N 29 55.95, W96 42.87
(29.9325, -96.7145)
SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch Bait
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
TIPS: Fish are done spawning now. They will move deep as the water warms. Chum straight down by the boat or out from the bank if bank fishing. Fish right over the chum
LOCATION: Gibbons Creek
HOTSPOT: Employee dock area
GPS: N 30 37.602, W96 4.5899
(30.6267, -96.0765)
SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Crawfish, shad, or punch bait
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
TIPS: Some fish have already spawned. Look for them 10 foot offshore along the rocks here or if lily pads are growing, close to the pads.
LOCATION: Lake Joe Pool
HOTSPOT: Lynn Creek Treeline
GPS: N 32 37.741, W 97 02.737
(32.629022, -97.045609)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, shad, jigs
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
TIPS: Fish the treeline along creek channel. Avoid midday.
LOCATION: Lake Lavon
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 33 2.9099, W 96 31.7099
(33.0485, -96.5285)
SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows and black and chartreuse or white and chartreuse 1/16-ounce jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: If the gates are closed, dependent on the rain this month, I would look for Crappie anywhere from 1 to 10 foot of water. In 7 to 10 foot of water you’ll find your females and shallower you should find your males. Fish with minnows under a cork or long rod with black and chartreuse or white and chartreuse 1/16-ounce jig head.
LOCATION: Lake Palestine
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Points
GPS: N 32 13.5, W95 29.2499
(32.2250, -95.4875)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: “Deep diver crankbaits in shad pattern, Carolina rig in Watermelon Red and the Big Eye jig in Watermelon Red or candy color.
SOURCE: Ricky Vandergriff
903-561-7299 or 903-530-2201
TIPS: We will be in what we call post spawn which means that our spawn for the most part will be over, and the bass will be moving out away from their spawning grounds and the male bass will be in the shallows with the fry that are left. I will be working the main lake points for the larger bass. I will be fishing the first drop off from the shore looking at the 10- to 16-foot range. Best areas will be the points near the dam. Fish as slow as you can for best results.
LOCATION: Lake Ray Roberts
HOTSPOT: Cates Point
GPS: N 33 22.689, W97 3.22
(33.3782, -97.0537)
SPECIES: Largemouth, White bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters, small swimbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas 2021
www.FishGame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Post spawn fish will be plentiful in this area in May. The fish will feed on shad on most main lake points. Fish various topwaters and small swimbaits rigged on a 1/8-ounce jig head in 2-15 feet of water.
LOCATION: Richland Chambers Lake
HOTSPOT: 309 Flats
GPS: N 31 58.71, W96 6.864
(31.9785, -96.1144)
SPECIES: White Bass and Hybrid Striper
BEST BAITS: Slabs
SOURCE: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
TIPS: May is a favorite month of many Richland anglers, 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 Gulls to help locate the baitfish that the whites are feeding on.
LOCATION: Lake Somerville
HOTSPOT: Yegua Park Shoreline
GPS: N 30 17.76, W96 32.784
(30.2960, -96.5464)
SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch bait or shad
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
TIPS: Fish are still spawning. Fish shallows along the bank or structure. Use Kahle hook for Shad or a #6 treble hook for punch bait. Consider using a slip cork to prevent unwanted hookups.
LOCATION: Lake Texoma
HOTSPOT: The North End, Washita Point
GPS: N 33 52.068, W96 41.67
(33.8678, -96.6945)
SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Sassy Shad jigs, topwater plugs and live shad
SOURCE: Bill Carey
903-786-4477
TIPS: May is most fishermen’s favorite month of the year on Lake Texoma. Most of the stripers are finished with the spawn and are roaming the lake. Large schools of post spawn fish are hungry and will strike on artificial lures and live bait. Cast Pencil Poppers and big Chugbugs on the shallow banks early in the mornings. After the topwater bite, switch to 1oz white glo Sassy Shad jigs or live shad. Work the jigs on main lake ledges to 30’ depths. Drift or anchor with live shad on the same ledges. Limits of fish are common, and May is an exciting month on Lake Texoma.
LOCATION: Lake Whitney
HOTSPOT: Whitney Hump
GPS: N 31 54.612, W97 20.754
(31.9102, -97.3459)
SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live threadfin shad
SOURCE: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
TIPS: After coming off the spawn, stripers are gorging and making for some awesome action. Live bait (threadfin shad) is working best. Rigging up on a Carolina rig and fishing straight down around 18’ just off ledges and edges at Whitney hump and other main lake points and humps is the key. Watch your graph along these edges and humps and if your screen lights up with big balls of bait, the stripers aren’t far behind. You should be in for some fast-paced action.
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Great Time to be on West Texas Lakes
Reported by DEAN HEFFNER
MAY AND JUNE are great times to be on the water in West Texas. The weather is generally nice, and everything is biting. Striped bass on Possum Kingdom and Granbury will be migrating from mid-lake toward the dam. White bass will be schooling and the other species will be coming off their spawns, while catfish will spawn in June.
Look for stripers and white bass to push bait up on feeding flats adjacent to deeper water. Best baits for white bass are slabs and small spinner baits. Limits of whites and striped bass are common this time of year. Best baits for stripers are slabs and live shad.
Largemouth bass will be chasing perch that are up spawning so this is a good time to match their chartreuse colors. “Match the hatch.” That’s what my grandad would say every June. One June, he proved it to me on bass by matching the shad hatch and outcatching me so bad I will never forget that tiny RatLTrap and wee PopR he spanked me with. He caught 44 to my six!
Everything else will be chasing shad, except crappie, which will be going after favorites like shrimp, bugs and minnows.
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| LAKE | CAPACITY | CURRENT | PERCENT FULL |
| As of 3/30/2021 | (Acre Feet) | (Acre Feet) | |
| Abilene | 7,900 | 5,166 | 65% |
| Alan Henry | 96,207 | 82,141 | 85% |
| Amistad | 1,840,849 | 1,100,954 | 60% |
| Amon G Carter | 19,266 | 17,888 | 93% |
| Arrowhead | 230,359 | 225,887 | 98% |
| Brady Creek | 28,808 | 18,968 | 66% |
| Bridgeport | 366,236 | 319,286 | 87% |
| Brownwood | 130,868 | 110,611 | 85% |
| Champion Creek | 41,580 | 23,946 | 58% |
| Cherokee | 40,094 | 40,094 | 100% |
| Cisco | 29,003 | 22,698 | 78% |
| Coleman | 38,075 | 32,189 | 85% |
| Colorado City | 30,758 | 10,878 | 35% |
| E V Spence | 517,272 | 113,322 | 22% |
| Elephant Butte | 179,880 | 163,892 | 91% |
| Falcon | 1,551,007 | 342,453 | 22% |
| Fort Phantom Hill | 70,030 | 60,888 | 87% |
| Graham | 45,288 | 41,891 | 93% |
| Granbury | 132,949 | 132,786 | 100% |
| Greenbelt | 59,968 | 10,357 | 17% |
| Hords Creek | 8,109 | 4,133 | 51% |
| Hubbard Creek | 313,298 | 270,583 | 86% |
| J B Thomas | 199,931 | 24,571 | 12% |
| Kemp | 245,307 | 208,381 | 85% |
| Kickapoo | 86,345 | 68,130 | 79% |
| Leon | 27,762 | 25,201 | 91% |
| Lost Creek | 11,950 | 11,652 | 98% |
| Mackenzie | 46,450 | 4,062 | 9% |
| Meredith | 500,000 | 179,857 | 36% |
| Millers Creek | 26,768 | 26,046 | 97% |
| Mineral Wells | 5,273 | 5,273 | 100% |
| Natural Dam | 54,560 | 26,421 | 48% |
| Nocona | 21,444 | 20,226 | 94% |
| North Fork Buffalo Creek | 15,400 | 14,582 | 95% |
| O C Fisher | 115,742 | 7,003 | 6% |
| O H Ivie | 554,340 | 337,501 | 61% |
| Oak Creek | 39,210 | 29,815 | 76% |
| Palo Duro | 61,066 | 789 | 1% |
| Palo Pinto | 26,766 | 22,350 | 84% |
| Pat Cleburne | 26,008 | 22,397 | 86% |
| Possum Kingdom | 538,139 | 528,358 | 98% |
| Proctor | 54,762 | 53,250 | 97% |
| Red Bluff | 151,110 | 73,870 | 49% |
| Squaw Creek | 151,250 | 151,250 | 100% |
| Stamford | 51,570 | 51,570 | 100% |
| Sweetwater | 12,267 | 9,948 | 81% |
| Twin Buttes | 182,454 | 98,463 | 54% |
| White River | 29,880 | 3,820 | 13% |
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LOCATION: Lake Alan Henry
HOTSPOT: Dam Area
GPS: N 33 3.702, W 101 3.192
(33.0617, 101.0532)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Bass jigs, worms (like Senkos), shakey head jigs rigged with a worm, top water lures
SOURCE: Norman Clayton’s Guide Services
806-792-9220
TIPS: May on Lake Alan Henry will find the bass in full spawn. In the clear water you can find lots of
bass on the beds. These bass will hit a worm or jig while guarding the bed. Fish can be caught in the dingy water by just fishing with jigs or worms and shakey heads with a worm; some will hit a topwater. Clear water will mostly be near the dam. Dingy water will be up river and in the creeks.
LOCATION: Daniel Reservoir
HOTSPOT: South Shoreline
GPS: N 32 38.086, W 98 51.533
(32.634762, -98.858889)
SPECIES: Channel Catfish
SOURCE: Natalie Goldstrohm
Natural Resources Specialist
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
325- 692-0921
TIPS: Good numbers of channel catfish up to 24 inches can be found at Daniel Reservoir. Channel Catfish should be spawning in June and can be found in shallower waters. Target areas of shallow rocky shoreline or submerged logs since these structures are used by spawning catfish. Bait your hooks with commercially prepared catfish bait or even a few corn kernels. Fish on the bottom or suspended a few inches from lake bottom.
LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: Mid Lake
GPS: N 32 25.992, W 97 47.448
(32.4332, -97.7908)
SPECIES: channel catfish
BEST BAITS: Prepared Stink bait, hot dogs and cut shad
SOURCE: Michael Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
www.unfairadvantagecharters.com
TIPS: Fishing near docks and bridges near channel ledges. Fishing under docks, with baited holes producing the best action.
LOCATION: Hubbard Creek Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Big Sandy Creek Arm
GPS: N 32 46.762, W 98 59.955
(32.7793 -98.9992)
SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters, lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Natalie Goldstrohm
Natural Resources Specialist
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
325- 692-0921
TIPS: May can be a great time to fish for schooling white bass. Try fishing for white bass on the three humps along the Sandy Creek arm north of the bridge. If the white bass are schooling, throw a topwater like a popper and if the topwaters are not working change to a bladed bait or a lipless crank bait. Lures that look like shad should work well.
LOCATION: Lake Possum Kingdom
HOTSPOT: Dean’s Point
GPS: N 32 51.34, W 98 31.002
(32.855667, -98.5167)
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Chartreuse crankbaits, topwaters
SOURCE: Dean Heffner
940-329-0036
Fav7734@aceweb.com
TIPS: Chartreuse is the color, as perch are spawning and the largemouth will be hunting them.
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