Reported by TF&G STAFF

HotSPOTLight: Lake Pinkston

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LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin
HOTSPOT: Cypress Creek Channel
GPS: N 33 2.009, W 95 6.385
(33.0335, -95.1064)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Liver, prepared
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Anchor & tightline with liver or prepared bait on a Carolina rig; night.

LOCATION: Brandy Branch Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Recreation Ridge
GPS: N 32 26.666, W 94 29.083
(32.444433, -94.484717)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Finesse fish the hydrilla extending 50 yards out; dawn through morning.

LOCATION: Caddo Lake
HOTSPOT: James Bayou and Bird Island areas
GPS: N 32 47.916, W 94 0.1019
(32.7986, -94.0017)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: V&M Wild Thang Lizards and V&M Lightning Blades, Soft plastics in colors of white/red, June bug, and black/blue. Dark and bream colors for skirted baits
SOURCE: Caddo Lake Guide Service/Paul Keith
318–455-3437
www.caddolakefishing.com
TIPS: Fish the scattered and isolated trees in 2-4 ft. of water paying special attention to areas that also have submerged hydrilla. March and April are the two main spawning months on Caddo Lake.

LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: Lewis Creek
GPS: N 30 24.7379, W 95 34.9259
(30.4123, -95.5821)

SPECIES: Hybrid Stripers
BEST BAITS: Live shad or Storm Swim Shad
SOURCE: Richard Tatsch
936-291-1277
www.fishdudetx.com
TIPS: This is the time to catch trophy hybrids. They will be all around the lake on main lake points and humps. Electronics are a necessity! Find schools of shad and you will find hybrids. This time of year, they will be in 28 to 40 feet. These fish move up and down in the water column hour to hour and if you don’t follow them, you will soon stop catching fish. Live shad will be the bait of choice, but the swim shad will work if you can control the depth.

LOCATION: Lake Cooper/Jim Chapman
HOTSPOT: Honey Creek Rock Pile
GPS: N 33 18.177, W 95 44.457
(33.3030, -95.7410)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Live minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
TIPS: Fish live minnows or jigs in any color, working rock piles in the creek. Action is good all day.

LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Bird Island Point
GPS: N 32 49.505, W 95 32.834
(32.8251, -95.5472)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Jigs, minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish vertically for suspended crappie with Hair Jigs or minnows; morning through afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Birch Creek
GPS: N 32 57.444, W 95 37.541
(32.9574, -95.6257)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Lipless crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Spawning area… work the shallows with a red lipless crankbait; dawn through dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Houston
HOTSPOT: South of Railroad Tracks
GPS: N 29 58.891, W 95 7.755
(29.9815, -95.1293)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Worms, liver, cheesebait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Freeline the bait (worms, liver or cheesebait).

LOCATION: Lake Livingston
HOTSPOT: 190 Bridge
GPS: N 30 48.395, W 95 7.909
(30.8066, -95.1318)

SPECIES: Hybrid Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, shad
SOURCE: David S. Cox, Palmetto Guide Service
936-291-9602
TIPS: Jig yellow jigs or live shad off the bottom; dawn through dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Murvaul
HOTSPOT: Fallwell Creek
GPS: N 32 2.923, W 94 27.055
(32.0487, -94.4509)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish shallower docks, look for brush & shade; dawn, morning, dusk

LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Island Cove
GPS: N 31 38.067, W 94 48.942
(31.6345, -94.8157)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
TIPS: Great spawning area, fish around the stumps and scattered hydrilla. Avoid midday.

LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Pine Harbor
GPS: N 32 46.051, W 94 30.368
(32.7675, -94.5061)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: French Fry soft plastics, topwaters
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Fish a Carolina rigged black neon French Fry on the windy bank. Use topwaters early. Morning bite.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Needmore Point
GPS: N 31 08.589, W 94 03.356
(31.1432, -94.0559)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Cut bait
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Chum the area. Use cut bait on a Texas rig and rest the bait on the bottom.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Attoyac Bends
GPS: N 31 21.737, W 94 19.542
(31.3623, -94.3257)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, tail spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish river bends all the way to the bridge.

LOCATION: Toledo Bend
HOTSPOT: Big Island / Pirates Cove
GPS: N 31 16.988, W 93 36.072
(31.2831, -93.6012)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish live minnows or jigs. Jig vertically from the boat until you find fish; dawn, morning, dusk, night.

LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Overcup
GPS: N 33 13.472, W 94 21.983
(33.2245, -94.3664)

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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Reported by TF&G Staff

HotSPOTLight: Tradinghouse Creek Res.

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LOCATION: Lake Austin
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Flats and Docks
GPS: N 30 20.4, W 97 55.9319
(30.3400, -97.9322)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, swimbaits, shakeyheads
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: March is highly considered the month for all anglers because of the size of the spawning bass in Texas lakes. If you search out beds, tie on swim jigs and shakey heads, and begin to work the flats, shallows, and docks in shallow water. Use bluegill or sunfish pattern swim jigs, as these are the predominate egg eaters in these situations on Lake Austin. When using the shakey heads, a V&M Thunder Shad is a good choice. it resembles a small fish eating the eggs to produce strikes from the males and females.

LOCATION: Bachman Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 51.1859, W 96 52.014
(32.8531, -96.8669)

SPECIES: Crappie and Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crappie: jigs and minnows / Bass: 10” red and black worms Carolina rigged
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Bass and crappie prospects are good early and late. Bass are in 1 to 5 feet of water and are gorging in the shallows in the evening and morning.

LOCATION: Belton Lake
HOTSPOT: Live Oak Cove
GPS: N 31 06.977, W 97 28.713
(31.1163, -97.4786)

SPECIES: Smallmouth
BEST BAITS: Jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Pull the jig high off bottom to maximize its fall. Fish along the bank.

LOCATION: Lake Buchanan
HOTSPOT: Main Lake River Channel
GPS: N 30 49.284, W 98 22.7459
(30.8214, -98.3791)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Cut shad and stink bait
SOURCE: Clancy Terrill
512-633-6742
www.centraltexasfishing.com
TIPS: Catfish prospects are good on rod and reel with bobbers in 10 to 15 feet of water. Use cut shad or stink bait near brush lines early and late in the day. Jug fishing is also productive in 20 to 30 feet.

LOCATION: Canyon Lake
HOTSPOT: Canyon Park Area
GPS: N 29 54.0959, W 98 14.1659
(29.9016, -98.2361)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Flick Shake, 1/8oz Picasso Shakey Head, Trick Worms Zoom Baits, 1/32 Creame Whaky Sticks, Jewel Jig in Texas Craw color, 1/2oz spinnerbaits in white
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish 5-10 feet deep. Concentrate on backs of creeks as the Bass are on the move where the sun warms the water early. Some Bass may be on the beds during the first part of April. Check the bluff wall on the right after the point. Jig early and the day and remember to jig slow and steady.

LOCATION: Cedar Creek Lake
HOTSPOT: Spawning Coves
GPS: N 32 19.392, W 96 6.0539
(32.3232, -96.1009)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, plastics
SOURCE: Jason Barber
903-603-2047
www.kingscreekadventures.com
TIPS: Now is the time for power fishing. Fish all spawning coves as far back as possible. Throw spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and soft plastics around all shoreline cover in 1 to 3 feet.

LOCATION: Coleto Creek Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 28 44.5739, W 97 10.638
(28.7429, -97.1773)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Pre-spawn is here, and the females are sassy. Big baits will pay off. Big females should be pacing the deeper creeks. Spinner baits are a good choice. Or slow roll a big crank bait or large Rat-L-Trap. They will be in feeding mode. 20 pound test line mono or braided is a must.

LOCATION: Lake Corpus Christi
HOTSPOT: State Park Cove
GPS: N 28 2.875, W 97 53.173
(28.0479, -97.8862)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work the structure with live minnows or crappie jigs.

LOCATION: Eagle Lake
HOTSPOT: Pelican Island
GPS: N 32 54.623, W 97 29.705
(32.910389, -97.495079)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Cut Bait
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn
Final Cast Guide Service
8017-243-5858
kolbymkuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: Bait is starting to move up shallow. The catfish will follow them up and will hide behind cover to ambush them. Anchor or tie up to cover and then cast cut bait towards the cover to catch them.

LOCATION: Eagle Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Hump
GPS: N 32 54.345, W 97 30.097
(32.90575, -97.501624)

SPECIES: White bass
BEST BAITS: Slabs
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn
Final Cast Guide Service
8017-243-5858
kolbymkuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: The white bass will be spawning in April on main lake humps and points in 15-25 feet of water. Vertically jig slabs off the bottom to catch them. They will be laying on the bottom, so make sure that your slab isn’t too high above the bottom.

LOCATION: Fayette County
HOTSPOT: Dam Rocks
GPS: N 29 55.05, W 96 44.5559
(29.9175, -96.7426)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch Bait
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: Fish are spawning around the rocks now. Use slip cork to fish above the rocks. You can move down the dam all along the rocks. Use a #6 treble hook.

LOCATION: Granger Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Flats and Shallow Wind Blown Banks
GPS: N 30 41.904, W 97 22.0559
(30.6984, -97.3676)

SPECIES: Blue Catfish and Yellow Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad for Blues and live perch for Yellows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Blue catfish are spawning all over the lake. They are in shallow timbered areas and windy banks. Fresh shad work for most, but a variety of baits also produce. Jug lines will catch them but rod and reel will also work. A good bait for jug lines is Zote soap. Use Mustad #11/0 circle hooks and blues rarely get off when hooked. Now is also the best time to catch big yellow cats that are plentiful in the lake. The good places for them are up river on trotlines and in the wooded areas at the mouth of the river and Willis Creek. Live perch or goldfish work best.

LOCATION: Lake Joe Pool
HOTSPOT: South Tree Flats
GPS: N 32 34.559, W 97 01.803
(32.5760, -97.0301)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Prepared baits
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Fish prepared baits on Carolina rig or trotline. Good action all day.

LOCATION: Lake Lavon
HOTSPOT: Dam Area
GPS: N 33 1.9979, W 96 28.278
(33.0333, -96.4713)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Series 5 KVD Sexy Shad, chartreuse and white spinnerbait, and black and blue jig.
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: In March, keep close to the dam area. Concentrate on ledges that run parallel to the dam. Fish could be 3 feet deep, or 25 feet. You just have to find their pattern. You can either throw a Series 5 KVD Sexy Shad or a chartreuse and white spinnerbait. If it’s super cold, go to a black and blue jig.

LOCATION: Lake LBJ
HOTSPOT: Rock Hump Point
GPS: N 30 33.181, W 98 20.729
(30.5530, -98.3455)

SPECIES: Hybrid/Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: RatLTraps
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Troll 10-15 feet deep with chrome/blue RatLTraps near the point with Carolina-rigged shad; avoid midday, night.

LOCATION: Lake Lewisville
HOTSPOT: Hickory Creek
GPS: N 33 6.14, W 97 3.265
(33.1023, -97.0544)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish tree tops with live minnows or white/yellow jigs; all day.

LOCATION: Lake Limestone
HOTSPOT: Mouth of Blains Creek
GPS: N 31 22.646, W 96 20.008
(31.3774, -96.3335)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish white or chartreuse inline spinnerbaits or jigs. Look for birds and schools; this spot is productive all day.

LOCATION: Lake Palestine
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 5.8679, W 95 27.876
(32.0978, -95.4646)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Jigs
SOURCE: Ricky Vandergriff
903-561-7299 or 903-530-2201
www.rickysguideservice.com
TIPS: Fish brush piles in 18 – 20 feet of water.

LOCATION: Lake Ray Hubbard
HOTSPOT: LR East flats
GPS: N 32 53.175, W 96 29.179
(32.8863, -96.4863)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish chartreuse tail spinnerbaits. Watch for birds and work the flats; morning, dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Ray Roberts Lake
HOTSPOT: Sand Branch
GPS: N 33 22.855, W 96 59.495
(33.380923, -96.991587)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jerk baits, spinnerbaits, bladed jigs, and square bill crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Sand Branch has historically been one of the best places on the lake for largemouth bass this time of year. It has produced many trophy fish. Fish the flats from where they drop into the feeder creeks up to the bank to locate fish. Use the aforementioned lures in these areas and you will be rewarded.

LOCATION: Lake Richland Chambers
HOTSPOT: Coves at Fisherman’s Point Marina
GPS: N 31 56.2799, W 96 7.404
(31.9380, -96.1234)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Small minnows or jigs
SOURCE: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
www.gonefishin.biz
TIPS: Check out the Coves at the marina for early spawning Crappie. Small minnows or jigs in the 2 feet of water could result in a nice catch!

LOCATION: Lake Somerville
HOTSPOT: Big Creek East Shoreline
GPS: N 30 19.992, W 96 33.882
(30.3332, -96.5647)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch Bait/Crawdad
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: This is a windy shore and the shad run shallow. Use tight line or slip corks and fish close to the weeds.

LOCATION: Lake Tawakoni
HOTSPOT: Moon Reach
GPS: N 32 55.176, W 96 3.37
(32.9196, -96.0562)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad, chicken liver
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Drift the area or anchor and fish live or cut shad, or chicken liver; dawn-midday.

LOCATION: Lake Texoma
HOTSPOT: Paw Paw Creek & Mill Creek Cut
GPS: N 33 53.9879, W 96 53.796
(33.8998, -96.8966)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Road Runner and Sassy Shad jigs in white or chartreuse
SOURCE: Bill Carey
903-786-4477
www.striperexpress.com
TIPS: In March the white bass have already spawned, and the stripers are staging up the main tributaries. Structure like main lake points, ditches and creeks will hold stripers. Fish the creeks in 12 to 20 feet of water, with a slow retrieve for fish up to 20 pounds. Pay attention to the seagulls, as they can be your fish finder. When you are fishing under the birds, keep your lure in the top 15 feet of the water. Most activity will be west of the Willis Bridge and north of the railroad bridge on the Washita arm of the lake.

LOCATION: Lake Waco
HOTSPOT: Speegleville Marina Sunken Rd.
GPS: N 31 33.487, W 97 14.01
(31.5581, -97.2335)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work crankbaitss & spinnerbaitss along the sides and top of road bed; early morning, late afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Whitney
HOTSPOT: Sandy Point
GPS: N 31 55.23, W 97 20.8499
(31.9205, -97.3475)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Sassy Shad and Flea Fly
SOURCE: Randy Routh
817-822-5539
TIPS: Spawning whites on the main lake are in Whitney Creek and along Whitney Point, as well as Sandy Point. Use a small swim bait and tie a flea fly about 10 inches above it. Make long casts up on the points and bounce up and down along the edge of the point back to the boat. Catch them two at a time!

 

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Reported by TJ RANFT

HotSPOTLight: Lake Brownwood

Email TJ Ranft at TJRanft17@Gmail.com

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LOCATION: Lake Alan Henry
HOTSPOT: Stained Water
GPS: N 33 2.083, W 101 6.292
(33.0347, -101.1049)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Perch
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish inside the curves and outside the pockets with live perch; avoid dawn, afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Arrowhead
HOTSPOT: Dam Face
GPS: N 33 45.821, W 98 21.83
(33.7637, -98.3638)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the rip rap with minnows or 1/8 oz jigs. Keep the bait at the bottom; dawn through morning, dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Falcon
HOTSPOT: Falcon Dam
GPS: N 26 33.571, W 99 09.823
(26.5595, -99.1637)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish red craw crankbaits on humps, points, and drop-offs. Morning through afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: Tin Top
GPS: N 32 34.559, W 97 49.295
(32.575983, -97.821583)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Small jigs with soft plastics in Electric Chicken and chartreuse colors worked near structure near banks/docks
SOURCE: Michael W. Acosta, Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
TIPS: Swim or bounce your jigs across the bottom. Work the bends in the river and look for fish either in the deeper holes and when active on top of flats adjacent to the deeper water. Crappie will be spawning in most creeks and sloughs all over the lake and in the river. Granbury water temperatures are in the 60’s. Passing cool fronts/storm fronts continue to dominate the weather pattern.

LOCATION: Hubbard Creek Res.
HOTSPOT: Lower Creek Arm
GPS: N 32 45.468, W 99 0.6751
(32.7578, -99.0113)

SPECIES: White Crappie
BEST BAITS: jigs, small spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Lance Benson, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
325-692-0921
TIPS: Historically, anglers have reported catching great numbers of crappie in the lower creek arm in the southern end of the reservoir. Fishing the submersed brush and vegetation with curly-tailed jigs and small spinners may yield a bite.

LOCATION: Kirby Lake
HOTSPOT: Dam
GPS: N 32 23.1205, W 99 44.0777
(32.385343, -99.734629)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Live or cut carp, sunfish, punch baits
SOURCE: Lance Benson
325-692-0921
TIPS: Kirby Lake is a catfishing gem in the Big Country. The reservoir is home to productive blue and flathead catfish. While winds often blow from the south toward the dam, rigging your line heavy will allow you to cast in the windiest of days. Fishing off the dam can yield a catch of a large fish hanging out in the deeper waters. Cut carp, shad, or sunfish on slip sinker, three-way, or slip bobber rigs work well for landing big blues. However, use of live 3-5” carp or live sunfish works well for landing flatheads. Punch baits, cut shad, and carp also work well for landing smaller fish. Be sure to use heavy test line and round sinkers to avoid getting snagged on the rocks too badly—it’s going to happen.

LOCATION: Lake Possum Kingdom
HOTSPOT: Mid Lake
GPS: N 32 54.777, W 98 27.939
(32.912950, -98.466650)

SPECIES: Striped bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad
SOURCE: TJ Ranft
Ranft Guide Service
940-452-8439
TJRanft17@gmail.com
TIPS: Stripers are in their spring pattern and feeding heavy. Water temps are in the 60s. The stripers are moving around, looking for their next meal. There are still a few birds around, so keep an eye out for them. If the birds are there, the fish will be close by—and feeding. Live shad is the best bait, but some stripers can be caught using swim jigs and small spoons, cast into the birds. Don’t be afraid to move around and look for the fish if you can’t find birds. Once you find some fish, stick with them and follow them until you’re done fishing. Good live bait will make or break your trip. Catch your bait fresh and take extra good care of it and it will catch fish.

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