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LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin
HOTSPOT: Jakes Creek Main Lake Point
GPS: N 33 4.211, W 95 3.449
(33.0702, -95.0575)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Shrimp, topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Shrimp, topwaters; morning

LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: North Lake Area
GPS: N 30 27.786, W 95 36.1799
(30.4631, -95.6030)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Primos stink bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Fish the edges of these creeks on the upper end of Caddo Lake with the white frogs on top and 1/8 oz. weighted junebug colored worms on the bottom along the edges of the grass. Give extra attention to the bends and points.

LOCATION: Lake Cooper/Jim Chapman
HOTSPOT: Borrow Pits
GPS: N 33 17.976 , W 95 42.543
(33.2996, -95.7091)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters, slabs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
TIPS: Fish shad-pattern topwaters or toy-colored slabs. Watch for birds. Dawn through dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Deep Points, Humps and Road Beds
GPS: N 32 49.764, W 95 35.892
(32.8294, -95.5982)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Top water poppers and frogs, Vicktory Jig from Finch Nasty Bait Company
SOURCE: Ricky’s Guide Service
903-530-2201
rickysguideservice.com
TIPS: Look for shad activities shallow around grass early. Catch them with topwater poppers and frogs. Then head to deep points, humps, and road beds.

LOCATION: Lake Houston
HOTSPOT: Skier’s Cove Point
GPS: N 29 56.877, W 95 9.4
(29.9480, -95.1567)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Roadrunners or shiners
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Cast or stroll using spider rigs

LOCATION: Lake Livingston
HOTSPOT: The Hump
GPS: N 30 40.8299, W 95 4.992
(30.6805, -95.0832)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live Shad, 1 ¼ oz. white slabs, spoons, hot pink/gold, 4 inch Swim Shad.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Bounce baits off the bottom; look for strikes on the fall. Troll Swim Shad behind a #10 jet diver.

LOCATION: Lake Murvaul
HOTSPOT: Docks
GPS: N 32 2.493, W 94 26.154
(32.0416, -94.4359)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, cranks, plastics, fish the docks, look for brush; dawn, morning, dusk, night
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Jigs, cranks, plastics, fish the docks, look for brush; dawn, morning, dusk, night

LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Loco Bend #2
GPS: N 31 38.198, W 94 48.203
(31.6366, -94.8034)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
TIPS: Drag your lure over the edges. Fish move between the bends. Avoid midday.

LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Shoreline
GPS: N 32 46.222, W 94 34.231
(32.7704, -94.5705)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shrimp, dough bait
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Use bottom rigs. This spot is good all day.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Big Caney
GPS: N 31 07.516, W 94 15.711
(31.1253, -94.2619)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Any lure will work here. Hit hydrilla, humps, roadbeds, channel, and timber. Morning and dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Toledo Bend
HOTSPOT: Lower 1/3 of Main Lake
GPS: N 31 12.174, W 93 36.6419
(31.2029, -93.6107)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: The best bites will be along the old river ledges and offshore humps in 25 to 30-foot depths.

LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Harpers Creek
GPS: N 33 16.525, W 94 10.344
(33.2754, -94.1724)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Slowly fish minnows or green/black jigs 6 reels from the bottom. Action is good all day.

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LOCATION: Lake Austin
HOTSPOT: Westwood Country Club
GPS: N 30 18.778, W 97 46.584
(30.3130, -97.7764)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Spinnerbaits, soft plastic worms; action is good here all day

LOCATION: Bachman Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 51.1859, W 96 52.02
(32.8531, -96.8670)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Bass: spinnerbaits and chatterbaits
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Bass will usually always be in 1 to 5 feet of water until August then they move out a little deeper in the middle of the lake. Spinnerbaits seem to work the best along with chatterbaits. When it gets a little warmer and it’s super bright out, fish the bridges or the rip rap where there is access to deeper water.

LOCATION: Lake Buchanan
HOTSPOT: Mid-Lake to Dam Area
GPS: N 30 46.53, W 98 25.2119
(30.7755, -98.4202)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish mid-lake to the dam early morning and late evening. Fish drifting or anchored with 5-8” live shad. Concentrate on 25-30 foot depths on humps and ridges around Flag Island. Mid-day fish near or just above the trees in 50-70 feet of water.

LOCATION: Canyon Lake
HOTSPOT: Dam Area
GPS: N 29 52.2479, W 98 12.276
(29.8708, -98.2046)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: ¼ oz. Picasso Shakey Head, Carolina rigged Watermelon flukes (1/2 oz. or ¾ oz. weights.), Senko type baits Texas rigged w/ ¼-3/8oz Picasso Tungsten weights.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the point near the drop off slowly. Work shallow early and then move deeper. With the weather being warm, bass are not apt to be aggressive in nature. Use a heavy weight 7 foot rod for Carolina rigging. Summer colors include, watermelon red, blue fleck, junebug, watermelon candy.

LOCATION: Cedar Creek Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 16.11, W 96 7.7279
(32.2685, -96.1288)

SPECIES: Hybrid Striper
BEST BAITS: Deep diver crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: This is a great time of year to load up on hybrids! Troll humps and points on the main lake in 14’ to 24’ with deep divers at about 3 mph.

LOCATION: Lake Corpus Christi
HOTSPOT: Dam
GPS: N 28 2.735, W 97 52.078
(28.0456, -97.8680)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Live minnows, crappie jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Hit right side of dam, look for brush in 7-14’ top to bottom; action is good here all day.

LOCATION: Eagle Mountain Lake
HOTSPOT: Pelican Island
GPS: N 32 54.592, W 97 30.002
(32.909871, -97.50003)

SPECIES: White bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, RatLTraps
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn, Final Cast Guide Service
817-243-5858
kolbymkuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: Look for fish feeding on the surface early. Cast crankbaits or RatLTraps to them. When the surface feeding stops, troll over the humps with crankbaits.

LOCATION: Eagle Mountain Lake
HOTSPOT: Fort Worth Boat Club
GPS: N 32 53.599, W 97 29.09
(32.893323, -97.484858)

SPECIES: crappie
BEST BAITS: jigs
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn, Final Cast Guide Service
817-243-5858
kolbymkuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: Crappie will get in the shade under main lake docks in the summer. You can catch them by shooting jigs up under them.

LOCATION: Fayette County Res.
HOTSPOT: Point Off Third Boat Ramp
GPS: N 29 55.878, W 96 43.368
(29.9313, -96.7228)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch bait
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: Water is 20 feet deep here off the point. Anchor and chum straight down. Use a tight line fishing just off from the bottom.

LOCATION: Granger Lake
HOTSPOT: Standing Timber and San Gabriel River
GPS: N 30 39.894, W 97 23.094
(30.6649, -97.3849)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Jigs and minnows
SOURCE: Tommy Tidwell
512-365-7761
gotcrappie.com
TIPS: Now is a good time to catch crappie in standing timber at the mouth of the river and creek. They suspend at about 6 to 12 feet of water. Try different depths to locate them. This pattern is better than other times of year because the water clears up with light winds during August.

LOCATION: Lake Joe Pool
HOTSPOT: Road/Rockpile
GPS: N 32 37.236, W 97 03.830
(32.6206, -97.0638)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Hellbender, spoons
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Troll with a Hellbender or chunk a silver Pet spoon. Avoid midday. Good spot for night fishing.

LOCATION: Lake Lavon
HOTSPOT: Little Ridge Point
GPS: N 33 3.7859, W 96 27.792
(33.0631, -96.4632)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass & White Bass
BEST BAITS: White & chartreuse spinnerbaits, square bill crankbaits, Series 5 Sexy Shad
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Fish the rip rap and rocks for largemouth bass. White and chartreuse spinnerbaits work well early in the morning. Then switch to a square bill crankbait, a 1 to 6 foot diver, until 9 AM. Then switch to a 12 to 15 foot Series 5 Sexy Shad.

LOCATION: Lake LBJ
HOTSPOT: Honeymoon Hump Area
GPS: N 30 34.35, W 98 21.474
(30.5725, -98.3579)

SPECIES: Bass and Crappie
BEST BAITS: Top water lures, buzzbaits, soft plastics, umbrella rigs, and lipless crankbaits;
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Bass are settled into their summer patters of holding near the thermocline, along deep water ledges and points. They prefer cover near these areas or around grass edges. Work topwaters, buzzbaits and lipless crankbaits before the sun comes up and just before dark. During the day, go deeper with soft plastics, umbrella rigs and spinnerbaits at grass edges.

LOCATION: Lake Lewisville
HOTSPOT: East Shoreline in 22-32’
GPS: N 33 8.058, W 96 57.067
(33.1343, -96.9511)

SPECIES: Hybrid Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad, drift fish
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Live shad, drift fish; all day

LOCATION: Lake Limestone
HOTSPOT: Mouth of Mine Creek
GPS: N 31 21.58, W 96 18.628
(31.3597, -96.3105)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: White or chartreuse jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the large trees in 15-20 of water.

LOCATION: Lake Palestine
HOTSPOT: County Line Area
GPS: N 32 11.1419, W 95 27.306
(32.1857, -95.4551)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass and Crappie
BEST BAITS: Bass: Indian swim jig w/ Mister Twister Hawg Frog as trailer; Crappie: jigs
SOURCE: Ricky’s Guide Service
903-530-2201
rickysguideservice.com
TIPS: Bass fishing is good around boat docks and along the creek in the county line area. Concentrate on stumps and other structure. For crappie action, fish brush piles in 15 feet of water and under bridges.

LOCATION: Lake Ray Hubbard
HOTSPOT: Heath Point
GPS: N 32 50.141, W 96 30.528
(32.8357, -96.5088)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows or red/black jigs, vertical jig trees
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Minnows or red/black jigs, vertical jig trees

LOCATION: Lake Ray Roberts
HOTSPOT: Marina Flats
GPS: N 33 21.9376, W 97 4.9271
(33.3656, -97.0821)

SPECIES: White bass
BEST BAITS: topwaters, slabs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Schooling sand bass will be on the flats South of the Marina. When not on top, check your graph for fish hanging on the drop off’s of the flats in 20-25 feet of water. Fish a 1oz. chartreuse/white slab, bounced off the bottom. Also, look for schools around Cates Point and the face of the dam.

LOCATION: Richland Chambers Lake
HOTSPOT: Pelican Island
GPS: N 31 58.9439, W 96 10.5959
(31.9824, -96.1766)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Top water lures, Rat-L-Traps, slabs
SOURCE: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
gonefishin.biz
TIPS: Early mornings, acres of whites will be chasing shad to the surface and feeding on them and Pelican is a good spot to find them. Fish a clear Tiny Torpedo or the smallest blue/chrome Rat-L-Trap you can throw. When they stop feeding on the surface, you can often catch them slabbing off the bottom.

LOCATION: Lake Somerville
HOTSPOT: Little Crappie Point
GPS: N 30 18.4979, W 96 31.758
(30.3083, -96.5293)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs light blue or grey
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: Fish 1/16 oz jigs, try free falling jig and try lowering jig to crush pile slowly. Minnows under cork fished right above brush or large rocks is best.

LOCATION: Lake Tawakoni
HOTSPOT: Wolf Cove Humps West
GPS: N 32 49.333, W 95 56.962
(32.8222, -95.9494)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Cut shad, Carolina or Texas rigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish cut shad, or drift across the hump a Carolina or Texas rig; best in the morning.

LOCATION: Lake Texana
HOTSPOT: Sandy Creek
GPS: N 29 1.997, W 96 33.544
(29.0333, -96.5591)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics on Carolina rig, white spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Soft plastics on Carolina rig, white spinnerbaits; all day

LOCATION: Lake Texoma
HOTSPOT: Juniper Point East and the Islands
GPS: N 33 51.888, W 96 49.8779
(33.8648, -96.8313)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Top water lures and Sassy Shad jigs
SOURCE: Bill Carey, Striper Express
903-786-4477
striperexpress.com
TIPS: The big fish move onto the flats in August. Early mornings cast Pencil Poppers and Chug Bugs on the shallow banks. Mid morning, change to soft plastics. Fish on the flats that run about 24’ in depth. Locate the creek channel and drop offs, these are the routes the fish use to move up from deep water. Later in the month the seagulls arrive. Pay attention to the birds as they are the best fish finder.

LOCATION: Lake Waco
HOTSPOT: Rip Rap along the Dam
GPS: N 31 34.961, W 97 12.038
(31.5827, -97.2006)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, worms
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work shallow cranks parallel to shore, bump worms; all day
LOCATION: Lake Whitney
HOTSPOT: Whitney Hump and Hwy 22 Road Bed
GPS: N 31 54.612, W 97 20.754
(31.9102, -97.3459)

SPECIES: Striped bass
BEST BAITS: Live threadfin shad fished suspended at 11 to 12 feet.
SOURCE: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
TIPS: Fish early morning using live bait suspended at 12” drifting along the hump. Watch graph as the fish are changing depths sometimes daily.

 

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Email TJ Ranft at TJRanft17@Gmail.com

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LOCATION: Lake Alan Henry
HOTSPOT: Dam – Deep Water Area
GPS: N 33 3.6959, W 101 3.1229
(33.0616, -101.0521)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spoons, jigs, spinner jigs
SOURCE: Norman Clayton’s Guide Services
806-792-9220
TIPS: Fish clear water with big worms. The clear water will mostly be found near the dam area. If fishing in the daytime, you will need to use your depth finder to locate the schools of shad.

LOCATION: Lake Amistad
HOTSPOT: Marker 17 Flats
GPS: N 29 31.362, W 101 15.167
(29.5227, -101.2528)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Deep diving crankbaits, Carolina rigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: During daylight (morning to dusk) work inside edge of grass, drag Carolina rigs

LOCATION: Lake Coleman
HOTSPOT: Rear Cove
GPS: N 32 2.3976, W 99 27.6871
(32.0400, -99.4615)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: Shad, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, slabs
SOURCE: Lance Benson, TPWD
325-692-0921
TIPS: The coordinates listed mark an old concrete structure surrounded by flooded brush. Fish that shoreline into the rear cove with spinner baits, whacky worms, Senkos, and trick worms. Sunrise often produces a great top-water bite in the rear cove.

LOCATION: Ft. Phantom Hill Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 34.074, W 99 40.902
(32.5679, -99.6817)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: spinnerbaits, RatLTraps, soft plastics
SOURCE: Lance Benson, TPWD
325-692-0921
TIPS: Throw flashy lures such as 1/8-1/2 oz. spinner baits, chrome or white RatLtraps, and Texas rigged soft plastics.

LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: Lower End
GPS: N 32 22.659, W 97 42.009
(32.37765, -97.70015)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live Shad and Perch. White or Chartreuse Curly Tail trailers on large pony head jigs
SOURCE: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
TIPS: Work channel ledges near feeding flats. Fish large live baits away from the boat under a balloon for the bigger striped bass. Let the balloon float into the shallows where top water action is occurring.

LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: Decordova Area
GPS: N 32 25.269, W 97 41.402
(32.42115, -97.690033)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Texas Rigged Soft plastics in Red Shad, Blue Fleck and Black
SOURCE: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
TIPS: Look for shaded docks and stick ups with some deeper water close by. Work main lake points and creek channels. Early top water bite is possible. Summer patterns are in full force. The fishing is best early and late.

LOCATION: Hubbard Creek Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
GPS: N 32 47.974, W 99 00.084
(32.799567, -99.001404)

BEST BAITS: Topwaters, buzzbaits, lipless crankbaits, jigs
SOURCE: Natalie Goldstrohm
Natural Resources Specialist, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
325-692-0921
TIPS: August can be a great month for bass fishing around the islands at Hubbard Creek Reservoir. Largemouth Bass will be waiting to ambush prey along the edges of the hydrilla mats. In the cooler mornings, try fishing a top water such as a white/chartreuse buzz bait along the edges of the hydrilla mats. Once the water starts to warm up, switch over to a chrome lipless crankbait fished along the hydrilla edge. Also try using a black and blue football head jig and punch down into the holes of hydrilla.

LOCATION: Lake Possum Kingdom
HOTSPOT: Lower End
GPS: N 32 51.332, W 98 26.346
(32.855536, -98.439095)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad, jigs
SOURCE: TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service
940-452-8439
TJRanft17@gmail.com
TIPS: Stripers will be in their summer patterns. Live bait and downriggers will be the best ways to catch them. Live shad and jigs with some form of tail on them will be best for downriggers. Some may be caught using large spoons. Chartreuse, white, silver, and the occasional pink are typically the best colors. Look at points, ledges and even tree tops. It is definitely a early morning and late evening bite. May see some surface action early in the mornings and late in the evenings so be prepared with some form of topwater tied on ready to go.

LOCATION: Possum Kingdom
HOTSPOT: Stump Patch
GPS: N 32 52.516, W 98 29.427
(32.875267, -98.49045)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service
940-452-8439
TJRanft17@gmail.com
TIPS: Fish the treetops in 40 to 50 feet of water, at around 20 feet.

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