Reported by TF&G STAFF

HotSPOTLight: Lake Naconiche

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LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin
HOTSPOT: Pump Station Area
GPS: N 33 5.192, W 95 1.021
(33.0865, -95.0170)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Liver, prepared bait on Carolina rig, anchor & tightline
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Liver, prepared bait on Carolina rig, anchor & tightline; dawn, am, dusk, night

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
SOURCE: Caddo Lake Guide Service/Paul Keith
318-455-3437
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 June bug 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
SOURCE: Richard Tatsch
936-291-1277
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 you’re 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. 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 Cooper
HOTSPOT: Moore Creek Buoys
GPS: N 33 18.888, W 95 37.952
(33.3148, -95.6325)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
TIPS: slowly fish minnows or green/black jigs 6 reels from the bottom. Action is good all day.

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
SOURCE: Doug Shampine
940-902-3855
www.lakeforktrophybass.com
TIPS: September is a month the fishing on Lake Fork is on the upswing 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 Houston
HOTSPOT: West Fork, Kingwood
GPS: N 30 2.137, W 95 9.62
(30.0356, -95.1603)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Troll live minnows or jigs

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
SOURCE: David S. Cox, Palmetto Guide Service
936-291-9602
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.

LOCATION: Lake Murvaul
HOTSPOT: 1971 Bridge
GPS: N 32 2.342, W 94 28.822
(32.0390, -94.4804)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, crankbaits, topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Hit rip rap around bridge; dawn, morning, dusk, night

LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Highline Point
GPS: N 31 37.304, W 94 49.482
(31.6217, -94.8247)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, soft plastics
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
TIPS: This spot has a good point with a sharp edge and hydrilla. Avoid midday.

LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Johnson Creek Back End
GPS: N 32 48.388, W 94 32.730
(32.8065, -94.5455)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Frozen shad, shrimp, wigglers
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Carolina rig your bait and fish the bottom slowly. Afternoon and night.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Hogg Branch
GPS: N 31 14.722, W 94 16.974
(31.2454, -94.2829)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Chicken livers, cut bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the bushes. Move to grass if the water temperature falls.

LOCATION: Toledo Bend
HOTSPOT: Green Willow Point (Myrek Beach)
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
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
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. The Whites will usually school in the same areas around the same time of day. Look for any birds dive bombing the bait fish that the Whites have pushed to the surface.

LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Herron Creek
GPS: N 33 17.297, W 94 19.667
(33.2883, -94.3278)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: Senkos, spinnerbaits
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Fish PB&J Senkos or spinnerbaits. Throw to all visible cover; midday thru afternoon.

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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 Chartreuse slabs from RSRLures.com and Tail Spinners
SOURCE: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
www.teamredneck.net
TIPS: Watch your graph along the humps for white bass stacked up on the edges. Drop slabs and bounce off bottom making contact with bait as it falls. Watch the lake for the herons and cranes that land on the water. fish push bait to the surface for the birds.

LOCATION: Lake Austin
HOTSPOT: Little Bee Creek
GPS: N 30 17.814, W 97 47.228
(30.2969, -97.7871)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish a RatLTrap or other lipless crankbait.

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)
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.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 feet 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, spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Crankbaits or spinnerbaits in a white or sexy-shad color, worked from the shoreline. You will have to cover a lot of water to get a bite, but the upside is when you do, hold on—the fish are big and healthy.

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
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the lower half of the lake toward the dam area. Fish the downwind side of your boat with live shad either drifting or anchored in 25 to 35 feet concentrating on coves or ridges.

LOCATION: Canyon Lake
HOTSPOT: Canyon Lake Marina
GPS: N 29 54.576, W 98 14.2979
(29.9096, -98.2383)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: ¼ oz Shakey Head, Carolina rigged Watermelon flukes (1/2 oz or ¾ oz tru-tungsten weights), Senko type baits Texas rigged or weightless, use flukes weightless as well
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work the shallows early and then move into the deeper depths. Bass are in their later summer homes and with the weather being warm are not apt to be aggressive in nature. Use a good seven-foot rod for Carolina rigging. This rod can handle anything you get into and then some. Good colors include watermelon red, blue fleck, June bug, (if really sunny) watermelon candy (dip it in chartreuse).

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
SOURCE: Jason Barber
903-603-2047
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: Coleto Creek Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 28 43.4879, W 97 11.178
(28.7248, -97.1863)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Zoom pearl white fluke
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: The heat is finally over. The water is starting to cool, and the fish are biting. Topwater lures are good early morning and late evening. Dip your white fluke it in chartreuse while the sun is high for better action.

LOCATION: Lake Eagle Mountain
HOTSPOT: Deep rocks
GPS: N 32 52.772, W 97 28.607
(32.879528, -97.476778)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: soft plastics, jigs
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn, Final Cast Guide Service
817-243-5859
kolbykuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: The largemouth bass will be lethargic this time of the year and will use big borders as a place to sit in the shade and wait for a good time to ambush their prey. Look for rocky points in the 8-15 foot range during the day and fish those same places in shallow water early and late in the day.

LOCATION: Lake Eagle Mountain
HOTSPOT: Channel edges
GPS: N 32 55.748, W 97 29.594
(32.929138, -97.493231)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Punchbait
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn, Final Cast Guide Service
817-243-5859
kolbykuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: Early in October, look for both blue and channel catfish to be holding off the ends of points where they meet the channel edge in 15-20 feet of water. The best way to catch these fish is by anchoring up. Later in the month, pull up shallower on these same points and cast out cut bait. Look for wind-blown points to have the bait stacked up.

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
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: Anchor on the shoreline side of the hump and cast toward shore or the hump. Excellent night fishing. Throw out a buoy, chum around it, then cast at the chummed spot.

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
SOURCE: Tommy Tidwell
512-365-7761
www.gotcrappie.com
TIPS: Late September through October is probably the best time of the year for crappie at Granger Lake. They have been feeding all summer and are very thick and fat. Find any structure in 6 to 12 feet of water and you will find quality crappie. Fish a jig vertically holding it still right over the structure.

LOCATION: Lake Joe Pool
HOTSPOT: Mountain Creek Bridge
GPS: N 32 35.075, W 97 01.476
(32.5846, -97.0246)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Fish minnows. Use your graph on pilings for depth then tie to pillars. Avoid midday.

LOCATION: Lake Lavon
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 33 2.646, W 96 31.116
(33.0441, -96.5186)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Slabs, Rat-L-Traps, Rooster Tails, Road Runners, small Crappie jigs, and top water plugs up to 7 inches
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: This time of year, the Sandies tend to go nuts on the surface making them easy targets. Expect them to start boiling up at about 8:30 in the morning till about 11:30. Then they pop up again between 4:45 and 5:45 and go until 7:30pm. You can catch them on the surface even when it was dark. The wind will make it very difficult locating them.

LOCATION: Lake Lewisville
HOTSPOT: Yacht Club Point
GPS: N 33 9.308, W 96 59.562
(33.1551, -96.9927)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use cut or live shad on bottom rigs; all day

LOCATION: Lake Limestone
HOTSPOT: Lambs Creek
GPS: N 31 22.581, W 96 18.299
(31.3764, -96.3050)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: live bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Trotline or jugline in 3-15 of water; all day

LOCATION: Lake Palestine
HOTSPOT: Flat Creek and Saline Creek
GPS: N 32 12.852, W 95 32.316
(32.2142, -95.5386)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Big Eye Jig, Texas rigged baby Brush Hog and spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Ricky Vandergriff
903-561-7299 or 903-530-2201
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 Hubbard
HOTSPOT: Rush Creek
GPS: N 32 49.292, W 96 29.929
(32.8215, -96.4988)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad, bream
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use cut shad or bream, drift just outside of creek; dusk-morning

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
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
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: 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
SOURCE: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
www.gonefishin.biz
TIPS: 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. Throw out a little sour maize when you first arrive.

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
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: The north shoreline of Yegua allows you to reach deeper water. Great catfishing, also white bass.

LOCATION: Lake Tawakoni
HOTSPOT: Tall Man Timber Point
GPS: N 32 52.001, W 95 54.957
(32.8667, -95.9160)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use live minnows, 1/8 oz. jigs, work in and around timber; dawn, midday, dusk

LOCATION: Lake Texana
HOTSPOT: Mustang Creek Bridge
GPS: N 29 1.445, W 96 30.3
(29.0241, -96.5050)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad, shrimp
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use cut shad or shrimp on bottom rig; all day

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
SOURCE: 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 Waco
HOTSPOT: Airport Cove
GPS: N 31 36.045, W 97 14.534
(31.6008, -97.2422)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad, prepared bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the bottom; morning, dusk thru night

LOCATION: Lake Whitney
HOTSPOT: Striper Point / Whitney Hump
GPS: N 31 54.834, W 97 23.0879
(31.9139, -97.3848)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Redfin and Live Shad
SOURCE: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
www.teamredneck.net
TIPS: Look for a shallow top water bite at Striper Point and Whitney Hump. Make long casts with a redfin. Retrieve it back to the boat and make it wobble on the surface. When the Striper blows up wait until the rod doubles up with the weight of the fish and THEN set the hook! After the sun gets up back off the points, drift the same area in 18 ft. of water.

 

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Reported by DEAN HEFFNER

HotSPOTLight: Lake Graham

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
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: 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 bass will be near the dam or in the mouth of the major creeks.

LOCATION: Lake Brownwood
HOTSPOT: Cason Cove
GPS: N 31 48.766, W 99 04.125
(31.812774, -99.068755)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: topwaters, jigs
SOURCE: Lance Benson, TPWD
325-692-0921
Lance.benson@tpwd.texas.gov
TIPS: Looking for some sheltered AM and PM largemouth fishing? Head to Cason Cove on the Southwest side of Lake Brownwood and throw your favorite popping style top water and dark bladed jigs. Utilize the topwater around and between docks in the mornings and work the shoreline with the bladed jigs in evening. The cove is protected from the wind.

LOCATION: Lake Cisco
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 26.497, W 99 00.092
(32.4416, -99.0015)

SPECIES: White Bass and Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters, plastic worms
SOURCE: Lance Benson, TPWD
325-692-0921
TIPS: Lake Cisco has several lighted boat docks that can be fished at night for white bass and largemouth bass. The lights attract smaller bait fish therefore attracting feeding white bass and largemouth. Popper type topwater baits work very well for enticing strikes. Fishing at night also allows fishermen to escape the heat. Weightless stick worms are also a great option.

LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: Twin humps
GPS: N 32 26.404, W 97 46.977
(32.440067, -97.78295)

SPECIES: White bass
BEST BAITS: Holographic slabs in silver and chartreuse.
SOURCE: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
TIPS: Look for bait congregated on or near the bottom in around 15 to 20 feet of water. Work channel ledges and humps near deep water.

LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: 10-Foot Hump Near Blue Water Shores
GPS: N 32 23.189, W 97 42.441
(32.386483, -97.70735)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: Spinner baits, rattletraps, top water spooks, white frogs, and power worms later in the am
SOURCE: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
TIPS: Blacks are schooling with the sand bass on several areas of the lake. Work points with stick ups and look for bird action shallow.

LOCATION: Lake Possum Kingdom
HOTSPOT: Gaines Bend
GPS: N 32 52.689, W 98 28.001
(32.87815, -98.466683)

SPECIES: Striped bass, hybrid striped bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs
SOURCE: Dean Heffner
940-329-0036
Fav7734@aceweb.com
TIPS: PK is still hot in September, but the water is starting to cool down and fish are getting ready to migrate. Still catching fish down rigging with jigs and Mister Twister curly tails, trolling fast. Fishing is best early and late, and under the lights until about midnight.

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
SOURCE: Lance Benson, TPWD Inland Fisheries-Abilene
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 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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