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East Texas

HotSPOTLight: Lower Lake Fork

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LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin
HOTSPOT: Dam Area Ridge
GPS: N 33 4.672, W 95 0.374
(33.0779, -95.0062)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Live and artificial trout bait
TIPS: Morning through afternoon are best times for this spot.

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LOCATION: Brandy Branch Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Cove to Island Ridge
GPS: N 32 26.447, W 94 29.01
(32.4408, -94.4835)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
TIPS: Fish the ridge and edges of hydrilla. In colder weather, fish the cove; dawn, morning.

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LOCATION: Caddo Lake
HOTSPOT: Alligator Bayou and Big Cypress Bayou
GPS: N 32 41.5019, W 94 2.2319
(32.6917, -94.0372)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: V&M Paddletail Frog and V&M Porkpin Worm
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.

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LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: Little Lake Creek Power Pole
GPS: N 30 24.683, W 95 37.318
(30.4114, -95.6220)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
TIPS: Work vertically in brush with minnows or green/red jigs; should produce action all day.

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LOCATION: Lake Cooper/Jim Chapman
HOTSPOT: Deep Well
GPS: N 33 18.574 , W 95 41.189
(33.3096, -95.6865)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
TIPS: Fish gold or firetiger deep crankbaits. Work them down and stop. Dawn through afternoon.

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LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Horseshoe Ridge
GPS: N 32 51.824, W 95 37.146
(32.8637, -95.6191)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
TIPS: Fish soft plastic Carolina rigs and dropshots on the break lines; afternoon.

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LOCATION: Lake Houston
HOTSPOT: McKay Bridge
GPS: N 30 0.845, W 95 7.468
(30.0141, -95.1245)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Minnows
TIPS: Cut minnows, use Mudcat flagging juglines.

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LOCATION: Lake Livingston
HOTSPOT: Ann’s Lump
GPS: N 30 41.346, W 95 2.737
(30.6891, -95.0456)

SPECIES: Hybrid Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, shad
TIPS: Jig yellow jigs or live shad off the bottom; dawn through dusk.

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LOCATION: Lake Murvaul
HOTSPOT: Dam Hump
GPS: N 32 2.08, W 94 25.827
(32.0347, -94.4305)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
TIPS: Hit top in spring, perimeter the rest of year; dawn, morning, dusk, night

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LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Loco Bend #4
GPS: N 31 38.236, W 94 48.229
(31.6373, -94.8038)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
TIPS: Drag your lure over the edges. Fish move between the bends. Avoid midday.

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LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Pleasure Point Cove
GPS: N 32 50.614, W 94 40.232
(32.8436, -94.6705)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Minnows, RatLTraps
TIPS: Watch for birds. Morning through midday.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Buckmore
GPS: N 31 10.219, W 94 03.575
(31.1703, -94.0596)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Roadrunners, minnows
TIPS: Work 4- to 6-foot water with white/chartreuse Roadrunners or live minnows. Dawn to late morning, dusk and night.

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LOCATION: Toledo Bend
HOTSPOT: Brittains Bend
GPS: N 31 36.954, W 93 49.547
(31.615900, -93.825783)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Tail-spinnerbaits
TIPS: Hit the river bend bottom near sand bars with chrome tailspinners; dawn through morning, dusk.

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LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Moss Creek
GPS: N 33 16.285, W 94 24.259
(33.2714, -94.4043)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Live bait on jugline
TIPS: Juglines work great here. Drift about 3 feet off the bottom. Morning through night.

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